Aleksei Berezutski

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Aleksei Berezutski
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Berezutski coaching CSKA Moscow in 2021
Personal information
Full name Aleksei Vladimirovich Berezutski
Date of birth (1982-06-20) 20 June 1982 (age 39)
Place of birth Moscow, Russian SFSR
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Center-back / Left-back
Club information
Current team
 CSKA Moscow (Manager)
Youth career
Smena
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2000 Torpedo Moscow 2 (0)
2001 → Chernomorets Novorossiysk (loan) 14 (1)
2001–2018 CSKA Moscow 341 (8)
Total 357 (9)
National team
2001–2003 Russia U-21 7 (0)
2003–2016 Russia 58 (0)
Teams managed
2019 Vitesse (assistant)
2021 CSKA Moscow (assistant)
2021– CSKA Moscow
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
In this Eastern Slavic naming convention, the patronymic is Vladimirovich and the family name is Berezutski.

Aleksei Vladimirovich Berezutski (Алексей Владимирович Березуцкий; born 20 June 1982) is a Russian football coach and a former player who played as a centre-back, and is the current head coach of CSKA Moscow.

Career[]

Club[]

He began his professional career in 1999 at the age of 17 at Torpedo Moscow, graduating from the club's famed academy. 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 2009, Berezutsky (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.[2]

In 2014, he scored a 90th-minute equaliser against Roma in the Champions League.

He officially announced his retirement from playing on 21 July 2018.[3]

International[]

Berezutski is a Russia national football team regular, making 32 appearances since 2003.[4] 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.[citation needed]

He was confirmed for the finalized UEFA Euro 2012 squad on 25 May 2012.[5]

On 7 March 2018, he officially retired from international football.[6]

Coaching career[]

On 3 January 2019, Aleksei and his twin brother Vasili joined Dutch club Vitesse as assistant coaches to Leonid Slutsky, who trained them with CSKA and national team.[7]

In February 2021, he joined Vasili as an assistant to Viktor Goncharenko back at CSKA Moscow. In April 2021, Goncharenko moved to FC Krasnodar, with Vasili following him as an assistant. Aleksei remained at CSKA to assist the new manager (and former CSKA teammate) Ivica Olić.

On 15 June 2021, Berezutski was announced as CSKA Moscow caretaker manager after Ivica Olić left his role as manager by mutual consent.[8] A little over a month later, 19 July 2021, Berezutski was confirmed as CSKA's new permanent head coach.[9]

Personal life[]

Aleksei started to play football in sport school in Moscow, before moving to Torpedo's academy. He is married and has a daughter named Alyona. His identical twin brother, Vasili, is also a professional footballer, coming through the Torpedo academy alongside his brother, who he played with at CSKA too.

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 14 May 2018
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Torpedo-ZIL 2000 2 0 0 0 — 2 0
Total 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Chernomorets 2001 14 1 0 0 — 14 1
Total 14 1 0 0 0 0 14 1
CSKA Moscow 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 21 1 4 0 9 0 34 1
2016–17 18 1 2 0 5 0 25 1
2017–18 19 1 0 0 10 0 29 1
Total 341 8 54 0 98 2 502 10
Career total 357 9 54 0 98 2 518 11

Managerial statistics[]

As of 12 September 2021

Team Nat From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
CSKA Moscow Russia 19 July 2021 Present 7 3 1 3 10 8 +2 042.86
Total 7 3 1 3 10 8 +2 042.86

Honours[]

Club[]

CSKA

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

References[]

  1. ^ Березуцкий Алексей Владимирович (in Russian). Sportbox.ru. Archived from the original on 4 September 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2009.
  2. ^ "CSKA Moscow pair given doping ban". BBC News. 17 December 2009. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Братья Березуцкие завершили профессиональную карьеру" (in Russian). PFC CSKA Moscow. 21 July 2018.
  4. ^ Arnhold, Matthias. "Russia – Record International Players". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 2 June 2009. Retrieved 7 July 2009.
  5. ^ "Advocaat announced the finalized Euro Squad" (in Russian). 25 May 2012.
  6. ^ БРАТЬЯ БЕРЕЗУЦКИЕ ЗАВЕРШИЛИ ВЫСТУПЛЕНИЯ ЗА СБОРНУЮ РОССИИ (in Russian). Sport-Express. 7 March 2018.
  7. ^ "VITESSE MET 25 SPELERS NAAR PORTUGAL" [VITESSE WITH 25 PLAYERS TO PORTUGAL] (in Dutch). Vitesse. 2 January 2019.
  8. ^ "Ивица Олич покидает ПФК ЦСКА". pfc-cska.com/ (in Russian). PFC CSKA Moscow. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Алексей Березуцкий утвержден главным тренером ПФК ЦСКА". pfc-cska.com/ (in Russian). PFC CSKA Moscow. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.

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Preceded by
Andrei Arshavin 		Russia national football team captain
2008 		Succeeded by
Sergei Semak
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