About Vasili Berezutski
Vasili Vladimirovich Berezutski (Russian: Василий Владимирович Березуцкий; born 20 June 1982) is a Russian football manager and 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. Vasili scored his first goal for Russia during a Euro 2008 Qualification match against Macedonia. On 11 December 2025, Berezutski was hired by Russian First League club Ural Yekaterinburg.
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