Vitali But

Vitali Vladimirovich But (Russian: Виталий Владимирович Бут; born 16 November 1972) is a Russian football official and a former player who played as a midfielder.

Vitali But

Personal information
Full name	Vitali Vladimirovich But
Date of birth	(1972-11-16) 16 November 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth	Novorossiysk, Soviet Union
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	EShVSM Moscow
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1989	Tsement Novorossiysk	3	(1)
1989–1992	Dynamo Moscow	12	(1)
1993	Lokomotiv Moscow	4	(0)
1993–1995	Chernomorets Novorossiysk	78	(18)
1996–1998	Arsenal Tula	62	(5)
International career
1991	USSR U-20	1	(0)
1992	USSR U-21	4	(0)
1992–1993	Russia U-21	2	(0)
Managerial career
2009–2010	Chernomorets Novorossiysk (general director)
2018–2022	Chernomorets Novorossiysk (general director)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

During his professional career, which ended at the age of just 27, But played for Tsement Novorossiysk, Dynamo Moscow, Lokomotiv Moscow, Chernomorets Novorossiysk and Arsenal Tula. He represented the Soviet Union at the 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship in Portugal.

In May 2009, But re-joined former team Chernomorets, as its general director. His younger brother, Vladimir, was also a footballer — and a midfielder. He too represented Chernomorets Novorossiysk, but spent the better part of his professional career in Germany, namely with Borussia Dortmund.

Traffic incident

On 5 October 2019, it was reported that he was being investigated on two charges - leaving the place of an incident and driving under influence after running over a child with his Range Rover a day before and driving away.^[1]