Berezutsky Vasily Vladimirovich - leading defender of the Russian national team. In the national championship stands for the Moscow club CSKA. Repeatedly ranked among the best players in Russia for the year. Master of Sports, captain of the national team. He is the owner of the UEFA Cup. Vasily has a twin brother, whose name is Alex. He also plays for CSKA and the national team. The roles of both brothers are the central defender.
Children's dreams come true
Berezutsky’s hometown is Moscow. It was there that in June 1982, Vasily was born with his brother. Since childhood, he loved to play football. Parents were not opposed to this hobby, but advised him to make a specific choice: either in favor of sports, or to take another profession.
Vasily and Alexei Berezutsky without hesitation preferred football. At the age of 8, the brothers began attending the Smena sports school. However, after 3 years, unexpectedly for everyone, they abandoned their favorite pastime. The main reason for this decision was the lack of prospects. At that time, “Change” flew into the lower division.
At one time, Vasily even wanted to become a basketball player, since growth allowed. Parents almost gave the documents to the appropriate section when they received a call from the Torpedo school. The coaching staff really wanted to see promising twins. The brothers did not think for a long time. A few days later they arrived at the location of the Torpedo-ZIL Academy.
Vasily came to training with special trepidation, dreaming that he would once become a great football player. At that time, “Torpedo” was an ideal option for talented youth to prove themselves at the national level. At the age of 17, Vasily first signed his contract, officially becoming a professional player.
Football career
Vasily Berezutsky, whose biography is full of great victories at the national and international level, began playing for Torpedo-ZIL in 1999. The path to professional sports for the defender opened as soon as he graduated from high school.
The addiction to tough men's game lasted the first few months. Already in his second season for the Moscow team, Vasily began to regularly get into the base. By the end of 2000, he was the main defender of Torpedo-ZIL, regularly rescuing partners from an inevitable goal, but he did not distinguish himself with goals scored by opponents.
In the offseason, a promising defender was lured to another Moscow grand - CSKA. It is noteworthy that the contract with Berezutsky was signed immediately for 10 years.
The debut of the defender for the “army” took place in 2002. Then the rival CSKA was FC “Wings of the Soviets”. Basil came on as a substitute during the break. In total, during his debut season for the new team, the football player appeared on the field several times. But this gave him the opportunity to show himself in the youth team of the country.
Strengthening Positions
In 2003, Vasily Berezutsky played almost the entire season in the starting lineup. In conjunction with his brother, he made the defensive order of CSKA impassable. Largely due to this, in 2003, “CSKA” became champions of Russia.
At that time, the national team was coached by Valery Gazaev, who also led CSKA. It was he who first invited the brothers to the main national team. Vasily made his debut for the national team in the qualifying match for Euro 2004 against Switzerland. The game ended in a productive draw, and the young defender was praised by reputable football experts.
The season of 2004 Vasily Berezutsky began on the bench. According to the coaches, he did not give his best in training, so he went very rarely on the field. In the offseason, the football player worked hard on physics and technology. The efforts did not go unnoticed. In 2005, the defender returned to the main cage.
Over the next few seasons, Vasily Berezutsky played all matches from the start to the final whistle without replacements. Many European stars could envy his physical readiness. In 2008, together with the national team, the footballer reached the decisive stages of the European Championship. In the quarter-final Russia enchantingly passed the Dutch, but in the next round lost to Spain.
In total, Vasily spent more than 80 matches for the national team, scoring several important goals. CSKA is still the main defender.
Professional achievements
During his career, Vasily Berezutsky repeatedly became the champion of Russia. Also, as part of CSKA, he won the country's Cup 6 times and four times the Russian Super Cup.
The football player has several silver medals of the championship of Russia, bronze of the European Championship. In 2005, he was one of the winners of the UEFA Cup.
During his long career, Berezutsky was three times recognized as the country's best footballer.
Personal life
Currently, Vasily is married to the beautiful Olga. The football player’s wife is familiar with sports firsthand. In her youth, she was professionally engaged in synchronized swimming. Repeatedly won gold medals.
After the athlete’s career, Olga was a member of the Vintage group for some time. However, pregnancy made the girl move away from the big stage. Today, Olga is raising a young son, Vladimir. In the future, he also dreams of becoming a great athlete.
Vasily has a warm relationship with his brother. In everyday life, they are very attached to each other.