Vasili Berezutski
Vasiliy Vladimirovich Berezutski is a Russian football coach and a former player who played as a defender. He began his professional career in 1999 at the age of 17 with Torpedo Moscow, having graduated from their famed academy. He was a Russia national football team regular, earning his 100th cap on 6 September 2016 in a friendly against Ghana. 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.
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, 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.
On 7 March 2018, he officially retired from international football.
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.Career statistics
Club
International goals
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 8 September 2007 | Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow, Russia | 22 | 1–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying | |
| 2 | 5 September 2009 | Petrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia | 39 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 3 | 10 September 2013 | Petrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia | 73 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 4 | 6 June 2014 | Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow, Russia | 79 | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | |
| 5 | 11 June 2016 | Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France | 97 | 1–1 | 1–1 | UEFA Euro 2016 |
Honours
Club
CSKA- Russian Premier League : 2003, 2005, 2006, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2015–16
- Russian Cup : 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
International
- UEFA European Football Championship: 2008 bronze medalist
Individual
- In the list of 33 best football players of the championship of Russia : 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2012–13, 2013–14.