Vitali But

Vitali But
Personal information
Full name	Vitali Vladimirovich But
Date of birth	16 November 1972
Place of birth	Novorossiysk, Soviet Union
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Chernomorets Novorossiysk (general director)
Youth career
	EShVSM Moscow
Senior career*
Teams managed
2009–2010	Chernomorets Novorossiysk (general director)
2018–	Chernomorets Novorossiysk (general director)
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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. He is the general director for FC Chernomorets Novorossiysk.

Playing career

During his professional career, ended at the age of just 27, But played for Tsement Novorossiysk, FC Dynamo Moscow, FC Lokomotiv Moscow, FC Chernomorets Novorossiysk and FC 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 has been reported that he is 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]

References

^ "В Новороссийске пьяный депутат сбил ребенка и скрылся" (in Russian). Izvestia. 5 October 2019.

External links

Vitali But at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
Vitali But – FIFA competition record

[1] "В Новороссийске пьяный депутат сбил ребенка и скрылся" (in Russian). Izvestia. 5 October 2019.

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