Vasili Berezutski: Pillar of Defense of the Russian football

Throughout his career Berezutski brothers were a favorite target of ridicule and mockery of all football fans. External awkwardness, not the highest speed, the absence of filigree techniques - all this, of course, inherent in the domestic defenders. But now, looking back on the past few years, we can see that all the shortcomings of Vasili Berezutski bathed its reliability and tireless athleticism. To this day, it is an indispensable element in the defense of the Russian team CSKA Moscow and the main central defender.

Childhood

Born future CSKA Moscow, we began to engage in the nursery school, the football club "Change". But after a while the adult team relegated, and the brothers have stopped exercising. For a time, Vasili Berezutski, whose biography could have been different, even thought about basketball career, the benefit that the high growth allowed it to him.

Brothers often enjoy the benefits of soy similarity. Weaker who studied Vasily sent to Alexei board, which regularly earned "five".

Still, after a while the passion for football has prevailed, and the brothers began to be engaged in the Academy of the Moscow "Torpedo". A great contribution to this made Kobzev Valery, who personally tried to persuade promising kids.

Early career

With 19 years of Vasili Berezutski began his professional career. It is becoming the first club player Moscow "Torpedo-ZIL". Soon, a promising defender with excellent physical ability is in sight CSKA scouts. In 2001 he made his transition to a new team, where he was soon joined by brother Alex. His first match Vasily held in July 2002 against the Samara club. Since he made his debut for CSKA. Vasili Berezutski a year has become the main defender of CSKA and conducts all the matches from the first to the last minute. Then coach Valery Gazzaev Moscow club used a scheme with three central defenders. In the center was located Sergei Ignashevich and Vasily together with his brother Alex were on either side of him. Thus, the central CSKA defense zone was completely impassable for the attackers. As a coach and national team Valery Gazzaev uses a bunch of club and in the main team of the country.

In 2004, the game Basil comes a recession. He was sent to the reserve. In addition, the voice did not cease critics who accused Berezutsky brothers for being too slow, lack of equipment. New coach unhooks Vasily and Alexei on the composition, and they miss the opportunity to play at the European Championships in Portugal.

Victory against CSKA

Criticism of Basil does not pass in vain. He worked hard in the offseason on his physical and technical preparation, and again earned the trust of coaches. In 2005, Vasili Berezutski is returned to the core of CSKA Moscow and has since played for the team almost continuously.

Finest hour for Basil and all the army came in 2005. For the first time in the history of CSKA reach the UEFA Cup final. Rival army were the players of the Portuguese "Sporting". It was a strong club, some players the year before in the national team of Portugal became the vice-champions of Europe.

However, CSKA Moscow in the evening was unstoppable and won with a huge advantage. Great contribution to the final victory made and Vasili Berezutski, through which many of the Portuguese attack broke on the protection of the army still on the way to the penalty.

In those years, CSKA was unstoppable. Not once CSKA won the championship of Russia, took the Cup.

The bronze medalist of the European Championships

In 2008, the enchanting performance of the Russian team in its modern history in major tournaments. The team reached the semi-final and shared the bronze medal with the Turkish team. I do not stay on the sidelines and Vasili Berezutski, who also was a member of the legendary team. Unfortunately, Guus Hiddink, the Russian national team coached then, relied on a high-speed and mobile defenders, so most of the football tournament held on the bench.

However, the soldier, as well as all other members of the team, was captured at the final victory photo. Vasili Berezutski still got his share of playing time in the last match of the tournament. Nevertheless, later the defender was able to prove his worth to the team and has since been constantly out in the lineup.

The second decade in CSKA and the national team

New young defensive players have come and gone, but Vasili Berezutski was a real indispensable element of defense of CSKA and Russian national team.

And in 2014 he became captain of the national team. As a true leader, he led the team in the most difficult moments. From the defender does not wait for action in attack goals. But it was Vasili Berezutski scored the only goal in the 2016 European Championships, the national team of England, who saved the team from defeat. Unfortunately, the attackers did not support his captain and a Russian team ignominiously flew from the tournament.

Life

Vasili Berezutski wife is familiar with the sport, not only because of her husband. Her parents - professional basketball player, she herself was engaged in synchronized swimming, she won medals at the Russian championships. After the end of a sports career, she has actively plunged into show business. Over her shoulders part in dance shows on MTV, stay in a group of "Vintage". Vasili Berezutski does not approve of such vigorous activity of his wife outside the home, but took her choice. In 2010, the couple had a son, Vladimir.

Despite the ongoing criticism of the player address his place in central defense club and firmly. For fifteen years in the army he managed to win six titles Russian Champion, seven cups of the country. His brilliant career continues to this day.