Mikhail Butusov

About Mikhail Butusov

Mikhail Pavlovich Butusov was a Soviet football player and coach and a bandy player. He was the brother of Vasily Butusov.

International career:

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.

Teams managed:

1936-1938:Dynamo Leningrad

1939-1940:FC Dinamo Tbilisi

1941:FC Dynamo Kyiv

1946:Zenit Leningrad

1947:FC Dynamo Kyiv

1948-1953:Dynamo Leningrad

Mikhail Butusov Achievements

Honours:

RSFSR Champion: 1924, 1932.

Leningrad Champion: 1928, 1929, 1931, 1933, 1935.

Soviet Bandy League bronze: 1936 (with Dynamo Leningrad).