Vitali But

{{short description|Russian footballer and official}}

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = Vitali But

| image =

| fullname = Vitali Vladimirovich But

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1972|11|16}}

| birth_place = Novorossiysk, Soviet Union

| height = 1.87 m

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = EShVSM Moscow

| years1 = 1989 | clubs1 = Tsement Novorossiysk | caps1 = 3 | goals1 = 1

| years2 = 1989–1992 | clubs2 = Dynamo Moscow | caps2 = 12 | goals2 = 1

| years3 = 1993 | clubs3 = Lokomotiv Moscow | caps3 = 4 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 1993–1995 | clubs4 = Chernomorets Novorossiysk | caps4 = 78 | goals4 = 18

| years5 = 1996–1998 | clubs5 = Arsenal Tula | caps5 = 62 | goals5 = 5

| nationalyears1 = 1991 | nationalteam1 = USSR U-20 | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 1992 | nationalteam2 = USSR U-21 | nationalcaps2 = 4 | nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 1992–1993 | nationalteam3 = Russia U-21 | nationalcaps3 = 2 | nationalgoals3 = 0

| manageryears1 = 2009–2010 | managerclubs1 = Chernomorets Novorossiysk (general director)

| manageryears2 = 2018–2022 | managerclubs2 = Chernomorets Novorossiysk (general director)

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Vitali Vladimirovich But ({{langx|ru|Виталий Владимирович Бут}}; born 16 November 1972) is a Russian football official and a former player who played as a midfielder.

Playing career

During his professional career, which ended at the age of just 27, But played for Tsement Novorossiysk, Dynamo Moscow, Lokomotiv Moscow, Chernomorets Novorossiysk and Arsenal Tula. He represented the Soviet Union at the 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship in Portugal.

In May 2009, But re-joined former team Chernomorets, as its general director. His younger brother, Vladimir, was also a footballer — and a midfielder. He too represented Chernomorets Novorossiysk, but spent the better part of his professional career in Germany, namely with Borussia Dortmund.

Traffic incident

On 5 October 2019, it was reported that he was being investigated on two charges - leaving the place of an incident and driving under influence after running over a child with his Range Rover a day before and driving away.{{cite web|publisher=Izvestia|url=https://iz.ru/929052/2019-10-05/v-novorossiiske-pianyi-deputat-sbil-rebenka-i-skrylsia|title=В Новороссийске пьяный депутат сбил ребенка и скрылся|date=5 October 2019|language=Russian}}

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