Vladimir But

Vladimir But

Personal information
Full name	Vladimir Vladimirovich But
Date of birth	(1977-09-07) 7 September 1977
Place of birth	Novorossiysk, Soviet Union
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1992–1994	Chernomorets Novorossiysk	41	(5)
1994–2000	Borussia Dortmund	76	(8)
2000–2004	SC Freiburg	67	(7)
2004–2005	Hannover 96	4	(0)
2005	FC Shinnik	7	(0)
2008	Chernomorets Novorossiysk	37	(4)
2009–2010	OFI Crete	3	(0)
International career
1999–2000	Russia	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Vladimir Vladimirovich But (Russian: Владимир Владимирович Бут; born 7 September 1977 in Novorossiysk, Krasnodar Krai) is a retired Russian footballer who played as a midfielder.

Football career

Once regarded as one of the most promising players in Europe, But signed in 1994, at not yet 17, with German side Borussia Dortmund, from local FC Chernomorets Novorossiysk, but spent his first years with the juniors.

On 21 August 1996, he finally made his first team debut, appearing in 10 minutes of a 4–0 home league win against Fortuna Düsseldorf. But finished his first season with 11 matches and one goal, and added two games (three minutes total) in the club's victorious UEFA Champions League 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 Matthias Sammer, and joined SC Freiburg 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 Hannover 96, 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 free agent, but retired from football after one unassuming season. He collected two caps for Russia whilst at Borussia.

Honours

FC Chernomorets

• Russian National Football League: 1994

Borussia Dortmund

• Bundesliga: 1995–96
• DFB-Supercup: 1996
• UEFA Champions League: 1996–97
• Intercontinental Cup: 1997

SC Freiburg

• 2. Bundesliga: 2002–03

Club statistics

Seasons	Club	League	Apps/Gls
1992	Chernomorets	First Division	4/0
1993			15/3
1994			22/2
1995–96	Borussia Dortmund	Bundesliga	0/0
1996–97			11/1
1997–98			23/3
1998–99			23/3
1999–00			19/1
2000–01	Freiburg		24/4
2001–02			28/3
2002–03		2. Bundesliga	15/0
2003–04	Hannover 96	Bundesliga	3/0
2004–05			1/0
2005	Shinnik	Premier League	7/0
2008	Chernomorets	First Division	37/4
2009–10	OFI	Football League	3/0

Personal

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

External links

• RussiaTeam biography and profile (Russian)
• LegionerKulichi profile (Russian)
• Vladimir But profile at Fussballdaten
• Vladimir But at National-Football-Teams.com