Vasiliy Vladimirovich Berezutski (??????? ???????????? ??????????; born 20 June 1982) is a Russian football coach and a former player who played as a defender.
He began his professional career in 1999 at the age of 17.
He was a Russia national football team regular, earning his 100th cap on 6 September 2016 in a friendly against Ghana.
He played as a fullback or centre-back and sometimes was also deployed as wingback or midfielder.
Vasili started to play football in sport school Smena in Moscow.
His identical twin brother, Aleksei, was also a defender for CSKA Moscow.
He officially announced his retirement from playing on 21 July 2018.