- Aleksei Berezutski
Football player infobox
playername = Aleksei Berezutski
fullname = Aleksei Vladimirovich Berezutski
height = 1.90 m
weight = 82 kg
nickname = Brat (Brother)
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1982|6|20
cityofbirth =Moscow
countryofbirth =Soviet Union
currentclub = CSKA Moscow
clubnumber = 6
position = Defender
youthyears =
youthclubs = Smena
years = 1999-2000
2001
2001-present
clubs = Torpedo-ZIL
Chernomorets Novorossiysk
CSKA Moscow
caps(goals) = 2 (0)
14 (1)
159 (3)
nationalyears = 2003-present
nationalteam = Russia
nationalcaps(goals) = 32 (0)
pcupdate = June 22, 2008
ntupdate = August 22, 2008Aleksei Vladimirovich Berezutski ( _ru. Алексей Владимирович Березуцкий) (born
June 20 ,1982 inMoscow ) is aRussia n 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 aRussia national football team regular. 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.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.Berezutski's current contract with CSKA Moscow runs until 2011.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.
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.
Honours
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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
*UEFA European Football Championship Bronze medalist: 2008
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