Vladimir Vladimirovich But (russian: Владимир Владимирович Бут; born 7 September 1977) is a Russian former professional

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who played as a

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. He works as director of sports for

FC Chernomorets Novorossiysk FC Chernomorets Novorossiysk (russian: ФК "Черноморец" Новороссийск) is the oldest Russian association football club based in Novorossiysk. It plays in the third-tier FNL 2. History The club was founded as a part of the ...

Career

Once regarded as one of the most promising players in Europe, But signed in 1994, at not yet 17, with German side

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, from local

, but spent his first years with the juniors. On 21 August 1996, he finally made his first team debut, appearing in ten minutes of a 4–0 home league win against

Fortuna Düsseldorf Düsseldorfer Turn- und Sportverein Fortuna 1895 e.V., commonly known as Fortuna Düsseldorf (), is a German football club in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, which competes in the 2. Bundesliga. Founded in 1895, Fortuna entered the league ...

. But finished his first season with 11 matches and one goal, and added two games (three minutes total) in the club's

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campaign, becoming the second Russian player to win the competition after Igor Dobrovolski. In late October 2000, But left Borussia after falling out with coach

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, and joined

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where he stayed for the next three seasons, appearing regularly (but also being relegated at the end of the 2001–02 campaign). In January 2004, he stayed in the country as he signed with

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, but could only collect four league appearances in one and a half years. But returned to his country in July 2005, and signed for FC Shinnik Yaroslavl. After two years out of the game due to recurrent injuries, the 30-year-old re-joined hometown side Chernomorets, in the second division. In June 2009, But signed with Greece's OFI Crete as a

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, but retired from football after one unassuming season. He collected two

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for

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whilst at Borussia.

Personal life

But's older brother, Vitali, was also a footballer – and a midfielder. He too represented Chernomorets Novorossiysk, later acting as its

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Career statistics

Honours

Chernomorets Novorossiysk * Russian National Football League:

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Borussia Dortmund *

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: 1995–96 * DFB-Supercup:

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: 1996–97 * Intercontinental Cup:

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SC Freiburg *

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: 2002–03

References

External links

RussiaTeam biography and profile

LegionerKulichi profile
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:But, Vladimir 1977 births Living people People from Novorossiysk Russian footballers Association football midfielders Russia youth international footballers Russia under-21 international footballers Russia international footballers Russian Premier League players FC Chernomorets Novorossiysk players FC Shinnik Yaroslavl players UEFA Champions League winning players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Borussia Dortmund players Borussia Dortmund II players SC Freiburg players Hannover 96 players Football League (Greece) players OFI Crete F.C. players Russian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Germany Expatriate footballers in Greece Russian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Russian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Sportspeople from Krasnodar Krai