Vitali Kutuzov

Vitali Kutuzov

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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)
International career‡
1998–2001	Belarus U21	24	(9)
2002–2011	Belarus	53	(13)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2012 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 September 2010

Vitali Vladimirovich Kutuzov (Template:Lang-be, born 20 March 1980) is a retired Belarusian football striker.

Club career

Kutuzov was born in Pinsk.

In 2001, he joined Italian side A.C. Milan from BATE Borisov, Belarus. During the half of the season he spent with the team he failed to establish himself in the first team, playing only two games.

For 2002–03 football season he was loaned to Portuguese side Sporting Lisbon. 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-favourite. 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 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. He was loaned to newly promoted Serie B side Pisa on July 2007. He returned to Parma during the summer of 2008.

In January 2009, he left for A.S. Bari.

International career

Kutuzov has over 50 caps for the Belarus national football team. On 17 April 2002, he made his debut for the national side, contributing 2 goals in the 5:2 away win over Hungary in a friendly match.

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	17 April 2002	Stadion Oláh Gábor Út, Debrecen, Hungary	Hungary	2–1	5–2	Friendly
2				3–1
3	21 August 2002	Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia	Latvia	1–0	4–2	Friendly
4	29 March 2003	Dynama Stadium (Minsk), Belarus	Moldova	1–1	2–1	Euro 2004 qualifier
5	30 April 2003	Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan	Uzbekistan	2–1	2–1	Friendly
6	8 September 2004	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway	Norway	1–1	1–1	World Cup 2006 qualifier
7	9 October 2004	Dynama Stadium (Minsk), Belarus	Moldova	2–0	4–0	World Cup 2006 qualifier
8	7 September 2005	Dynama Stadium (Minsk), Belarus	Italy	1–0	1–4	World Cup 2006 qualifier
9	8 October 2005	Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland	Scotland	1–0	1–0	World Cup 2006 qualifier
10	24 March 2007	Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg	Luxembourg	2–0	2–1	Euro 2008 qualifier
11	17 November 2007	Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania	Albania	2–2	4–2	Euro 2008 qualifier
12				3–2
13	26 March 2008	Dynama Stadium (Minsk), Belarus	Turkey	1–0	2–2	Friendly

Honours

BATE Borisov

• Belarusian Premier League champion: 1999

Sporting CP

• Portuguese Super Cup: winner 2002

External links

• Vitali Kutuzov profile on Parma’s F.C. website
• Statistics in Serie A/B and Portugal Superleague