Aleksei Berezutski
Berezutski coaching CSKA Moscow in 2021
Personal information
Full name Aleksei Vladimirovich Berezutski
Date of birth (1982-06-20) 20 June 1982
Place of birth Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre-back / Left-back
Youth career
Smena
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2001 Torpedo-ZIL Moscow 2 (0)
2001Chernomorets Novorossiysk (loan) 14 (1)
2001–2018 CSKA Moscow 341 (8)
Total 357 (9)
International career
2001–2003 Russia U-21 7 (0)
2003–2016 Russia 58 (0)
Managerial career
2019 Vitesse (assistant)
2021 CSKA Moscow (assistant)
2021–2022 CSKA Moscow
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

Club career

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 career

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

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.[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] On 25 March 2022, Berezutski was named Russian Premier League's coach of the month after CSKA won four games in the preceding month, extending their winning streak to 6 league matches overall.[10]

On 15 June 2022, he left CSKA by mutual consent.[11]

Personal life

Aleksei started to play football in sport school Smena 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
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Torpedo-ZIL 2000 Russian Top Division 200020
Chernomorets 2001 Russian Top Division 14100141
CSKA Moscow 2002 Russian Premier League 1601020190
2003 Russian Premier League 3003010340
2004 Russian Premier League 27020100390
2005 Russian Premier League 27280151503
2006 Russian Premier League 2908080450
2007 Russian Premier League 2604080380
2008 Russian Premier League 2423052324
2009 Russian Premier League 1603090280
2010 Russian Premier League 2311080321
2011–12 Russian Premier League 40050100550
2012–13 Russian Premier League 505000100
2013–14 Russian Premier League 1304050220
2014–15 Russian Premier League 701020100
2015–16 Russian Premier League 2114090341
2016–17 Russian Premier League 1812050251
2017–18 Russian Premier League 19100100291
Total 341854098250210
Career total 357954098251811

Managerial statistics

As of 21 May 2022

Team Nat From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
CSKA Moscow Russia 19 July 2021 15 June 2022 34 18 5 11 50 31 +19 052.94
Total 34 18 5 11 50 31 +19 052.94

Honours

CSKA

Russia

Individual

  • In the list of 33 best football players of the championship of Russia: 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.
  10. "ЯЗЫДЖИ, БЕРЕЗУЦКИЙ И ПРОМЕС – ЛУЧШИЕ В ФЕВРАЛЕ И МАРТЕ!" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 25 March 2022.
  11. "Алексей Березуцкий покинул пост главного тренера ПФК ЦСКА" (in Russian). PFC CSKA Moscow. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
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