Vitali Kutuzov

Vitali Vladimirovich Kutuzov (Belarusian: Віталь Уладзіміравіч Кутузаў; born 20 March 1980) is a Belarusian former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Vitali Kutuzov
Personal information
Full name Vitali Vladimirovich Kutuzov
Date of birth (1980-03-20) 20 March 1980
Place of birth Pinsk, Soviet Union
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1995–1997 RUOR Minsk
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1997 RUOR Minsk 52 (29)
1998–2001 BATE Borisov 99 (55)
2001–2004 Milan 2 (0)
2002–2003 → Sporting CP (loan) 23 (3)
2003–2004 → Avellino (loan) 42 (15)
2004–2006 Sampdoria 62 (7)
2006–2009 Parma 20 (0)
2007–2008 → Pisa (loan) 37 (10)
2009–2012 Bari 51 (7)
Total 388 (126)
International career
1995 Belarus U16 3 (0[1])
1997–1998 Belarus U18 5 (0[1])
1998–2001 Belarus U21 24 (9)
2002–2011 Belarus 53 (13)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Kutuzov was born in Pinsk. He signed with BATE Borisov as an 18-year old in 1998, where he established himself as a major player and top scorer for the team.[1]

In 2001, Kutuzov joined Serie A side A.C. Milan from BATE Borisov, becoming the club's third Russian-speaking player after Andriy Shevchenko and Kakha Kaladze. However, unlike his former USSR compatriots, he failed to establish himself as an important part of the team, getting to play 37 minutes in four games throughout the entire season.

For 2002–03 football season he was loaned to Primeira Liga side Sporting CP. He played 30 games for them and scored 7 goals, including games in UEFA Cup and the domestic cup.

For the following, 2003–04 season he was again loaned, this time to the Italian Serie B side Avellino. Kutuzov established himself as one of the most important players of the side and a fan-favorite. He played 43 games, scoring 15 goals. Despite his efforts, the team was relegated to Serie C1.

After his successful season in Serie B, he was noticed by the Serie A side U.C. Sampdoria. The club bought half of the rights for the footballer from A.C. Milan in 2004 for €1.5 million[2] and signed him until 2008. In the 2004–05 season he played in 32 games (14 times in starting line-up, totaling 1,604 minutes) and scored 4 goals.

On 20 June 2006, F.C. Parma bought the full rights on Kutuzov from Sampdoria (and in earlier Sampdoria bought Milan's half for €1 million). He signed a three-year contract with them.[3] He was loaned to newly promoted Serie B side Pisa in July 2007.[4] He returned to Parma during the summer of 2008.

In January 2009, he left for A.S. Bari where he finished his career.

International career

Kutuzov earned over 50 caps for the Belarus national team. On 17 April 2002, he made his debut, contributing two goals in a 5–2 away win over Hungary in a friendly.[5]

Career statistics
Scores and results list Belarus' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kutuzov goal.
List of international goals scored by Vitali Kutuzov
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
117 April 2002Stadion Oláh Gábor Út, Debrecen, Hungary Hungary2–15–2Friendly
23–1
321 August 2002Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia Latvia1–04–2Friendly
429 March 2003Dinamo Stadium, Minsk, Belarus Moldova1–12–1UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
530 April 2003Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan Uzbekistan2–12–1Friendly
68 September 2004Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway Norway1–11–12006 FIFA World Cup qualification
79 October 2004Dinamo Stadium, Minsk, Belarus Moldova2–04–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification
87 September 2005Dinamo Stadium, Minsk, Belarus Italy1–01–42006 FIFA World Cup qualification
98 October 2005Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland Scotland1–01–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification
1024 March 2007Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg Luxembourg2–02–1UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
11 17 November 2007Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania Albania2–24–2UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
123–2
1326 March 2008Dinamo Stadium, Minsk, Belarus Turkey1–02–2Friendly

Honours

BATE Borisov

Sporting CP

References
  1. "Vitali Kutuzov profile" (in Russian). BATE Borisov official website. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  2. "AC Milan 2006 Annual Report" (PDF). AC Milan (in Italian). April 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
  3. "Kutuzov accepts Parma's call". UEFA.com. 21 June 2006. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
  4. "Preso Kutuzov: oggi la presentazione" (in Italian). Pisa Calcio. 18 July 2007. Archived from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 18 July 2007.
  5. Все матчи сборной Беларуси (1992–2011) (PDF). Belarus Football Federation (in Russian). 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
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