Vitali Kutuzov

Vitali Kutuzov

Personal information
Full name	Vitali Vladimirovich Kutuzov
Date of birth	(1980-03-20) 20 March 1980 (age 44)
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

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

Club career

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

In 2001, Kutuzov joined

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

and the domestic cup.

For the following, 2003–04 season he was again loaned, this time to the Italian

.

After his successful season in Serie B, he was noticed by the Serie A side

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,

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

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
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	Dinamo Stadium, Minsk, Belarus	Moldova	1–1	2–1	UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
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	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
7	9 October 2004	Dinamo Stadium, Minsk, Belarus	Moldova	2–0	4–0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
8	7 September 2005	Dinamo Stadium, Minsk, Belarus	Italy	1–0	1–4	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
9	8 October 2005	Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland	Scotland	1–0	1–0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
10	24 March 2007	Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg	Luxembourg	2–0	2–1	UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
11	17 November 2007	Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania	Albania	2–2	4–2	UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
12				3–2
13	26 March 2008	Dinamo Stadium, Minsk, Belarus	Turkey	1–0	2–2	Friendly

Honours

BATE Borisov

• Belarusian Premier League: 1999

Sporting CP

• Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2002

References

External links

• Statistics in Serie A/B and Portugal Superleague