Aleksei Berezutski

Aleksei Berezutski

Berezutski with CSKA Moscow in October 2015
Personal information
Full name	Aleksei Vladimirovich Berezutski
Date of birth	20 June 1982
Place of birth	Moscow, Russian SFSR
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position	Centre back, Left Back
Club information
Current team	CSKA Moscow
Number	6
Youth career
	Smena
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1999–2000	Torpedo-ZIL Moscow	2	(0)
2001	Chernomorets Novorossiysk	14	(1)
2001–	CSKA Moscow	301	(6)
National team^‡
2003–	Russia	57	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 April 2016. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 March 2016

Aleksei Vladimirovich Berezutski (Russian: Алексей Владимирович Березуцкий; born 20 June 1982 in Moscow) is an association footballer who plays as a defender for CSKA Moscow and Russia.

Career

He began his professional career in 1999 at the age of 17 in Torpedo-ZIL. He is now playing for CSKA Moscow.^[1] He tends to play as a central defender but he can play as fullback, wingback, defensive midfielder or even as a winger. He is a defender who can join attacks from the wing. He scored CSKA Moscow's first goal as they came from behind to win the 2005 UEFA Cup Final.

Following his side's Champions League match against Manchester United at Old Trafford on 3 November, Berezutski (along with colleague Sergei Ignashevich) tested positive for the banned substance sudafed. The two players were provisionally suspended until the case was heard by the European governing body's disciplinary committee on 17 December, according to a UEFA statement. It was later revealed that they had taken a cold medicine which had not been reported, and both players were suspended for 1 game, which was applied retroactively.

In 2014, he scored a 90th minute equaliser against A.S. Roma in the Champions League. Berezutski's current contract with CSKA Moscow runs until 2014.

International

Berezutski is a Russia national football team regular, making 32 appearances since 2003.^[2] Aleksey took a big part in Russia's second goal against England in a vital euro 2008 qualification match which Russia won 2–1. He was on the attack and took a shot from just outside the box which Paul Robinson could only parry away. Roman Pavlyuchenko then quickly ran to it and touched it in to the net.

Aleksei was selected Russia's captain for the 0–3 friendly defeat against Romania, though it was speculated that Hiddink only gave him the captain's armband so he could differentiate between Aleksei and Vasili.

He was confirmed for the finalized UEFA Euro 2012 squad on 25 May 2012.^[3]

Career statistics

Club

As of 24 April 2016

Club	Div	Season	League		Cup		Europe		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Torpedo-ZIL	D2	2000	2	0	0	0	—		2	0
	Total		2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Chernomorets	D1	2001	14	1	0	0	—		14	1
	Total		14	1	0	0	0	0	14	1
CSKA Moscow	D1	2002	16	0	1	0	2	0	19	0
		2003	30	0	3	0	1	0	34	0
		2004	27	0	2	0	10	0	39	0
		2005	27	2	8	0	15	1	50	3
		2006	29	0	8	0	8	0	45	0
		2007	26	0	4	0	8	0	38	0
		2008	24	2	3	0	5	2	32	4
		2009	16	0	3	0	9	0	28	0
		2010	23	1	1	0	8	0	32	1
		2011–12	40	0	5	0	10	0	55	0
		2012–13	5	0	5	0	0	0	10	0
		2013–14	13	0	4	0	5	0	22	0
		2014–15	7	0	1	0	2	0	10	0
		2015–16	17	1	1	0	9	0	27	1
	Total		300	6	49	0	83	2	441	8
Career total			313	7	49	0	92	2	457	9

Honours

Club

CSKA

• UEFA Cup (1): 2005
• Russian Premier League (5): 2003, 2005, 2006, 2012–13, 2013–14
• Russian Cup (7): 2001–02, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2012–13
• Russian Super Cup (5): 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2013

International

Russia

• UEFA European Football Championship: 2008 bronze medalist

Individual

• In the list of 33 best football players of the championship of Russia (6): 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010

Personal life

Aleksei started to play football in sport school Smena in Moscow. He is married and has a daughter named Alyona. His identical twin brother, Vasili, is also a CSKA defender.

References

1. Березуцкий Алексей Владимирович (in Russian). Sportbox.ru. Retrieved 7 July 2009.
2. Arnhold, Matthias. "Russia – Record International Players". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 2 June 2009. Retrieved 7 July 2009.
3. "Advocaat announced the finalized Euro Squad" (in Russian). 25 May 2012.

External links

• Player profile on CSKA official website (English)
• Aleksei Berezutski at National-Football-Teams.com