Vasili Berezutski

{{family name hatnote|Vladimirovich|Berezutski|lang=Eastern Slavic}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Vasiliy Berezutski

| image = Vasili Berezutski 2014.jpg

| image_size = 280px

| caption = Berezutski with Russia in 2014

| fullname = Vasiliy Vladimirovich Berezutski

| height = 1.89 m

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1982|6|20}}

| birth_place = Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union

| currentclub = Sabah (head coach)

| clubnumber =

| position = {{flatlist|

Centre back
Right back}}

| youthyears1 = 1990–1997 | youthclubs1 = Smena Moscow

| youthyears2 = 1997–1999 | youthclubs2 = Torpedo Moscow

| years1 = 1999–2001 | clubs1 = Torpedo-ZIL Moscow | caps1 = 29 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2002–2018 | clubs2 = CSKA Moscow | caps2 = 376 | goals2 = 9

| totalcaps = 405 | totalgoals = 9

| nationalyears1 = 2001–2003 | nationalteam1 = Russia U-21 | nationalcaps1 = 5 | nationalgoals1 = 1

| nationalyears2 = 2003–2016 | nationalteam2 = Russia | nationalcaps2 = 101 | nationalgoals2 = 5

| manageryears1 = 2024– | managerclubs1 = Sabah

}}

{{family name hatnote|Vladimirovich|Berezutski|lang=Eastern Slavic}}

Vasiliy Vladimirovich Berezutski ({{langx|ru|Василий Владимирович Березуцкий}}; born 20 June 1982) is a Russian football coach and a former player who played as a defender, head coach of the Azerbaijani club Sabah. He began his professional career in 1999 at the age of 17 with Torpedo Moscow, having graduated from their famed academy.{{Sportbox.ru|Futbol/Vasiliy-Vladimirovich-Berezuckiy-Futbol-20061982}} He was a Russia national football team regular, earning his 100th cap on 6 September 2016 in a friendly against Ghana.{{cite web|publisher=Russian Football Union|url=http://rfs.ru/main/news/national_teams/84852.html|script-title=ru:Василий Березуцкий: 100 матчей за сборную|date=6 September 2016|language=ru}} He played as a fullback or centre-back and sometimes was also deployed as wingback or midfielder.

Vasili started to play football in sport school Smena in Moscow before going to Torpedo. His identical twin brother, Aleksei, also came through the Torpedo academy with him and played as a defender for CSKA Moscow.

He officially announced his retirement from playing on 21 July 2018.{{cite web|publisher=PFC CSKA Moscow|url=https://pfc-cska.com/novosti/vse-novosti/novosti-osnovy/bratya-berezutskie-zavershili-professionalnuyu-kareru/|title=Братья Березуцкие завершили профессиональную карьеру|date=21 July 2018|language=ru}}

International career

Vasili scored his first goal for Russia during a Euro 2008 Qualification match against Macedonia.

He was called up to Russia's Euro 2008 squad and came on as a late substitute in their second game against Greece in Salzburg and started the semi-final against Spain in Vienna.

He was named in Russia's provisional squad for UEFA Euro 2012, but had to drop out before the tournament began due to a thigh injury.

On 2 June 2014, he was included in the Russia's 2014 FIFA World Cup squad,{{cite web|publisher=Russian Football Union|url=http://rfs.ru/main/news/79322.html|script-title=ru:Состав национальной сборной России на ЧМ-2014|date=2 June 2014|language=ru}} and appointed as the team captain. He was chosen in Russia's squad for Euro 2016 and scored an injury time equaliser in Russia's opening game against England.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/36450648|title= England 1 Russia 1|date=11 June 2016|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=13 June 2016}}

On 7 March 2018, he officially retired from international football.{{cite web|publisher=Sport-Express|url=http://www.sport-express.ru/football/rusteam/news/bratya-berezuckie-zavershili-vystupleniya-za-sbornuyu-rossii-1381098/|script-title=ru:БРАТЬЯ БЕРЕЗУЦКИЕ ЗАВЕРШИЛИ ВЫСТУПЛЕНИЯ ЗА СБОРНУЮ РОССИИ|date=7 March 2018|language=ru}}

Coaching career

On 3 January 2019, Vasili and his twin brother Aleksei joined Dutch club Vitesse as assistant coaches to Leonid Slutsky, who trained them with CSKA and national team.{{cite web|publisher=Vitesse|url=https://www.vitesse.nl/nl/nieuws/detail/7594/vitesse-met-25-spelers-naar-portugal|title=VITESSE MET 25 SPELERS NAAR PORTUGAL|trans-title=VITESSE WITH 25 PLAYERS TO PORTUGAL|date=2 January 2019|language=nl}} In August 2020 he returned to CSKA Moscow as assistant to Viktor Goncharenko, where he was joined by Aleksei once again in February 2021. In April 2021, Goncharenko was fired by CSKA and hired by FC Krasnodar, and Vasili followed him as an assistant, with Aleksei staying back at CSKA. On 5 January 2022, Krasnodar fired Goncharenko and Berezutski.{{cite web|publisher=FC Krasnodar|url=https://fckrasnodar.ru/team/news/object/?object_id=141007|title="КРАСНОДАР" РАСТОРГ КОНТРАКТ С ВИКТОРОМ ГАНЧАРЕНКО|date=5 January 2022|language=ru}} On 10 January 2022, he returned to CSKA as an assistant to his brother Aleksei, who was promoted to head coach by that time.{{cite web|publisher=PFC CSKA Moscow|url=https://www.pfc-cska.com/novosti/vse-novosti/novosti-osnovy/vasiliy-berezutskiy-voshel-v-trenerskiy-shtab-pfk-cska-1/|title=Василий Березуцкий вошел в тренерский штаб ПФК ЦСКА|date=10 January 2022|access-date=10 January 2022|language=ru}} On 15 June 2022, he left CSKA by mutual consent, together with his brother.{{cite web|publisher=PFC CSKA Moscow|url=https://pfc-cska.com/novosti/vse-novosti/novosti-osnovy/aleksey-berezutskiy-pokinul-post-glavnogo-trenera-pfk-cska/|title=Алексей Березуцкий покинул пост главного тренера ПФК ЦСКА|date=15 June 2022|accessdate=15 June 2022|language=ru}}

In early 2024, Berezutski moved to Chinese club Shanghai Shenhua, once again as an assistant to Slutsky.{{cite web|publisher=Sports.ru|url=https://www.sports.ru/football/1115719242-leonid-sluczkij-vozglavit-shanxaj-shenxua-v-kitaj-s-nim-edut-vasilij-b.html|title=Слуцкий возглавит "Шанхай Шэньхуа". В Китай с ним едут Василий Березуцкий и Яровинский|date=19 December 2023|language=ru}}

On 25 November 2024 Berezutski signed a 2.5-year contract with Azerbaijani club Sabah, becoming the team's head coach.{{Cite web |date=2024-11-25 |title="Sabah" yeni baş məşqçisini açıqlayıb |url=https://report.az/futbol-xeberleri/sabah-yeni-bas-mesqcisini-aciqladi/ |access-date=2024-11-25 |website=Report İnformasiya Agentliyi |language=az}} He led Sabah FK to a 2:2 (3:1 by penalty) win over Turan Tovuz PFK in the Azərbaycan Kuboku 2024/2025 Round of 16. [https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2024-12-03/turan-tovuz-pfk-vs-sabah-fk/3560656/]

Career statistics

=Club=

rowspan=2\|Club !rowspan=2\|Season !colspan=3\|League !colspan=2\|Cup !colspan=2\|Continental !colspan=2\|Other !colspan=2\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="3"\|Torpedo-ZIL Moscow \|2000 \|Russian First League \|3	0	0	0	colspan=2\|–	colspan=2\|–	3	0
2001 \|Russian Premier League \|26	0	2	0	colspan=2\|–	colspan=2\|–	28	0
colspan=2\|Total !29	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	31	0
rowspan="17"\|CSKA Moscow \|2002 \|Russian Premier League \|2	0	0	0	0	0	colspan=2\|–	2	0
2003 \|Russian Premier League \|23	0	0	0	1{{efn\|name=UCL\|Appearances in the UEFA Champions League}}	0	2{{efn\|One appearance in the Russian Super Cup, one appearance in the Russian Premier League Cup}}	0	26	0
2004 \|Russian Premier League \|6	0	1	0	5{{efn\|name=UCL}}	0	0	0	12	0
2005 \|Russian Premier League \|27	2	7	0	15{{efn\|Fourteen appearances, two goals in the UEFA Cup, one appearance in the UEFA Super Cup}}	2	colspan=2\|–	49	4
2006 \|Russian Premier League \|26	1	7	0	6{{efn\|name=UCL}}	0	1{{efn\|name=RSC\|Appearances in the Russian Super Cup}}	0	40	1
2007 \|Russian Premier League \|26	1	4	0	7{{efn\|Five appearances in the UEFA Champions League, two appearances in the UEFA Cup}}	0	1{{efn\|name=RSC}}	0	38	1
2008 \|Russian Premier League \|28	0	4	0	5{{efn\|Appearances in the UEFA Cup}}	0	colspan=2\|–	37	0
2009 \|Russian Premier League \|28	2	3	0	10{{efn\|Six appearances, one goal in the UEFA Champions League, four appearances in the UEFA Cup}}	1	1{{efn\|name=RSC}}	0	42	3
2010 \|Russian Premier League \|22	0	1	0	11{{efn\|Four appearances in the UEFA Champions League, seven appearances in the UEFA Europa League}}	0	1{{efn\|name=RSC}}	0	35	0
2011–12 \|Russian Premier League \|36	0	6	0	12{{efn\|Eight appearances, one goal in the UEFA Champions League, four appearances in the UEFA Europa League}}	1	1{{efn\|name=RSC}}	0	55	1
2012–13 \|Russian Premier League \|29	0	1	0	2{{efn\|Appearances in the UEFA Europa League}}	0	colspan=2\|–	32	0
2013–14 \|Russian Premier League \|23	0	3	0	2{{efn\|name=UCL}}	0	1{{efn\|name=RSC}}	0	29	0
2014–15 \|Russian Premier League \|30	1	3	0	6{{efn\|name=UCL}}	1	1{{efn\|name=RSC}}	0	40	2
2015–16 \|Russian Premier League \|18	0	1	0	5{{efn\|name=UCL}}	0	colspan=2\|–	24	0
2016–17 \|Russian Premier League \|27	1	0	0	5{{efn\|name=UCL}}	0	0	0	32	1
2017–18 \|Russian Premier League \|25	1	0	0	14{{efn\|Nine appearances in the UEFA Champions League, five appearances in the UEFA Europa League}}	0	colspan=2\|–	39	1
colspan=2\|Total !376	9	41	0	106	5	9	0	532	14
colspan=3\|Career total !405	9	43	0	106	5	9	0	563	14

=International goals=

:Scores and results list Russia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Berezutski goal.{{soccerway|vassili-berezoutski/4534}}

scope="col"\|No. !scope="col" data-sort-type="date"\|Date !scope="col"\|Venue !scope="col"\|Cap !scope="col"\|Opponent !scope="col"\|Score !scope="col"\|Result !scope="col"\|Competition
class="wikitable sortable" \|+ List of international goals scored by Vasili Berezutski
align="center"\|1 \|8 September 2007	Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow, Russia	22	{{fb\|Macedonia}}	align="center"\|1–0	align="center"\|3–0	UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
align="center"\|2 \|5 September 2009	Petrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia	39	{{fb\|Liechtenstein}}	align="center"\|1–0	align="center"\|3–0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
align="center"\|3 \|10 September 2013	Petrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia	73	{{fb\|Israel}}	align="center"\|1–0	align="center"\|3–1	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
align="center"\|4 \|6 June 2014	Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow, Russia	79	{{fb\|Morocco}}	align="center"\|1–0	align="center"\|2–0	Friendly
align="center"\|5 \|11 June 2016	Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France	97	{{fb\|England}}	align="center"\|1–1	align="center"\|1–1	UEFA Euro 2016

Managerial statistics

class=wikitable style="text-align: center" \|+ Managerial record by team and tenure
rowspan=2\|Team !rowspan=2\|From !rowspan=2\|To !colspan=8\|Record
{{Tooltip\|G\|Games managed}} !{{Tooltip\|W\|Games won}} !{{Tooltip\|D\|Games drawn}} !{{Tooltip\|L\|Games lost}} !{{Tooltip\|GF\|Goals for}} !{{Tooltip\|GA\|Goals against}} !{{Tooltip\|GD\|Goal difference}} !{{Tooltip\|Win %\|Winning percentage}}
align=left\|Sabah \|align=left\|25 November 2024 \|align=left\| {{WDL\|11\|3\|6\|2\|for=11\|against=11\|diff=yes}}
colspan=3\|Total {{WDLtot\|11\|3\|6\|2\|for=11\|against=11\|diff=yes}}

class=wikitable style="text-align: center"

|+ Managerial record by team and tenure

rowspan=2|Team

!rowspan=2|From

!rowspan=2|To

!colspan=8|Record

!{{Tooltip|W|Games won}}

!{{Tooltip|D|Games drawn}}

!{{Tooltip|L|Games lost}}

!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}

!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}

!{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}}

!{{Tooltip|Win %|Winning percentage}}

align=left|Sabah

|align=left|25 November 2024

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colspan=3|Total

Honours

File:BerezV.JPG

CSKA

Russian Premier League (6): 2003, 2005, 2006, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2015–16
Russian Cup (7): 2001–02, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2012–13
Russian Super Cup: 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2013
UEFA Cup: 2004–05

Russia

UEFA European Football Championship: 2008 bronze medalist

Individual

In the list of 33 best football players of the championship of Russia (9): 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2012–13, 2013–14.

References

External links

[http://en.pfc-cska.com/team/players/*36/ Vasili Berezutski] at CSKA Moscow official website
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rowspan=2\|Club !rowspan=2\|Season !colspan=3\|League !colspan=2\|Cup !colspan=2\|Continental !colspan=2\|Other !colspan=2\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="3"\|Torpedo-ZIL Moscow \|2000 \|Russian First League \|3	0	0	0	colspan=2\|–	colspan=2\|–	3	0
2001 \|Russian Premier League \|26	0	2	0	colspan=2\|–	colspan=2\|–	28	0
colspan=2\|Total !29	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	31	0
rowspan="17"\|CSKA Moscow \|2002 \|Russian Premier League \|2	0	0	0	0	0	colspan=2\|–	2	0
2003 \|Russian Premier League \|23	0	0	0	1{{efn\|name=UCL\|Appearances in the UEFA Champions League}}	0	2{{efn\|One appearance in the Russian Super Cup, one appearance in the Russian Premier League Cup}}	0	26	0
2004 \|Russian Premier League \|6	0	1	0	5{{efn\|name=UCL}}	0	0	0	12	0
2005 \|Russian Premier League \|27	2	7	0	15{{efn\|Fourteen appearances, two goals in the UEFA Cup, one appearance in the UEFA Super Cup}}	2	colspan=2\|–	49	4
2006 \|Russian Premier League \|26	1	7	0	6{{efn\|name=UCL}}	0	1{{efn\|name=RSC\|Appearances in the Russian Super Cup}}	0	40	1
2007 \|Russian Premier League \|26	1	4	0	7{{efn\|Five appearances in the UEFA Champions League, two appearances in the UEFA Cup}}	0	1{{efn\|name=RSC}}	0	38	1
2008 \|Russian Premier League \|28	0	4	0	5{{efn\|Appearances in the UEFA Cup}}	0	colspan=2\|–	37	0
2009 \|Russian Premier League \|28	2	3	0	10{{efn\|Six appearances, one goal in the UEFA Champions League, four appearances in the UEFA Cup}}	1	1{{efn\|name=RSC}}	0	42	3
2010 \|Russian Premier League \|22	0	1	0	11{{efn\|Four appearances in the UEFA Champions League, seven appearances in the UEFA Europa League}}	0	1{{efn\|name=RSC}}	0	35	0
2011–12 \|Russian Premier League \|36	0	6	0	12{{efn\|Eight appearances, one goal in the UEFA Champions League, four appearances in the UEFA Europa League}}	1	1{{efn\|name=RSC}}	0	55	1
2012–13 \|Russian Premier League \|29	0	1	0	2{{efn\|Appearances in the UEFA Europa League}}	0	colspan=2\|–	32	0
2013–14 \|Russian Premier League \|23	0	3	0	2{{efn\|name=UCL}}	0	1{{efn\|name=RSC}}	0	29	0
2014–15 \|Russian Premier League \|30	1	3	0	6{{efn\|name=UCL}}	1	1{{efn\|name=RSC}}	0	40	2
2015–16 \|Russian Premier League \|18	0	1	0	5{{efn\|name=UCL}}	0	colspan=2\|–	24	0
2016–17 \|Russian Premier League \|27	1	0	0	5{{efn\|name=UCL}}	0	0	0	32	1
2017–18 \|Russian Premier League \|25	1	0	0	14{{efn\|Nine appearances in the UEFA Champions League, five appearances in the UEFA Europa League}}	0	colspan=2\|–	39	1
colspan=2\|Total !376	9	41	0	106	5	9	0	532	14
colspan=3\|Career total !405	9	43	0	106	5	9	0	563	14

scope="col"\|No. !scope="col" data-sort-type="date"\|Date !scope="col"\|Venue !scope="col"\|Cap !scope="col"\|Opponent !scope="col"\|Score !scope="col"\|Result !scope="col"\|Competition
class="wikitable sortable" \|+ List of international goals scored by Vasili Berezutski
align="center"\|1 \|8 September 2007	Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow, Russia	22	{{fb\|Macedonia}}	align="center"\|1–0	align="center"\|3–0	UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
align="center"\|2 \|5 September 2009	Petrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia	39	{{fb\|Liechtenstein}}	align="center"\|1–0	align="center"\|3–0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
align="center"\|3 \|10 September 2013	Petrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia	73	{{fb\|Israel}}	align="center"\|1–0	align="center"\|3–1	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
align="center"\|4 \|6 June 2014	Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow, Russia	79	{{fb\|Morocco}}	align="center"\|1–0	align="center"\|2–0	Friendly
align="center"\|5 \|11 June 2016	Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France	97	{{fb\|England}}	align="center"\|1–1	align="center"\|1–1	UEFA Euro 2016