Mikhail Butusov
Encyclopedia
Mikhail Pavlovich Butusov (born June 18, 1900 in Saint Petersburg
; died April 11, 1963 in Leningrad
) was a Soviet
football player and coach and a bandy
player. He was the brother of Vasily Butusov
.
on November 16, 1924 in a friendly against Turkey
. He was the captain of the team and scored 2 goals in a 3:0 victory. This was the first official game of the Soviet Union in international football, and therefore Butusov scored the first ever goal for the USSR.
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
; died April 11, 1963 in Leningrad
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
) was a Soviet
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
football player and coach and a bandy
Bandy
Bandy is a team winter sport played on ice, in which skaters use sticks to direct a ball into the opposing team's goal.The rules of the game have many similarities to those of association football: the game is played on a rectangle of ice the same size as a football field. Each team has 11 players,...
player. He was the brother of Vasily Butusov
Vasily Butusov
Vasily Pavlovich Butusov was a Russian amateur football player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics....
.
Honours
- RSFSR Champion: 1924, 1932.
- Leningrad Champion: 1928, 1929, 1931, 1933, 1935.
- Soviet Bandy League bronze: 1936.
International career
Butusov made his debut for USSRUSSR national football team
The Soviet Union National Football Team was the national football team of the Soviet Union. It ceased to exist after the break up of the Union...
on November 16, 1924 in a friendly against Turkey
Turkey national football team
The Turkey national football team represents Turkey in association football and is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Turkey. They are affiliated with UEFA...
. He was the captain of the team and scored 2 goals in a 3:0 victory. This was the first official game of the Soviet Union in international football, and therefore Butusov scored the first ever goal for the USSR.