Vasili Berezutskiy
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| Vasili Berezutskiy | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Vasili Vladimirovich Berezutskiy | |
| Date of birth | June 20, 1982 | |
| Place of birth | Moscow, Soviet Union | |
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 21⁄2 in) | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | CSKA Moscow | |
| Number | 24 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Smena | ||
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2000-2001 2002-present |
Torpedo-ZIL CSKA Moscow |
29 (0) 113 (4) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2003-present | Russia | 29 (1) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Vasili Vladimirovich Berezutskiy (Russian: Василий Владимирович Березуцкий) (born June 20, 1982 in Moscow) is a Russian football defender. He began his professional career in 1999 at the age of 17 in Torpedo-ZIL. He is now playing for CSKA Moscow. He is a Russia national football team regular. He plays as a fullback or centre back and sometimes is also deployed as wingback or side-midfielder. He is a good defender who can also attack well.
Vassili started to play football in sport school Smena in Moscow. His identical twin brother, Aleksei, is also a CSKA defender.
Berezutskiy's current contract with CSKA Moscow runs until 2011. Vasilli scored his only goal so far for Russia during a euro 2008 qualification match against Macedonia.
- Marital status: single
- Residence: Moscow, Russia
Honours
- Russian Premier League Winner: 2005
- Russian Premier League Runner-Up: 2004
- Russian Cup Winner: 2004/2005
- Parlament Russian Super Cup Winner: 2004, 2006
- UEFA Cup Winner: 2005
- UEFA Super Cup Runner-Up: 2005
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