Mikhail Butusov
Mikhail Pavlovich Butusov (; 18 June 1900 in Saint Petersburg – 11 April 1963 in Leningrad) was a Soviet football player and coach and a bandy player. He was the brother of Vasily Butusov. Honours RSFSR Champion: 1924, 1932. Leningrad Champion: 1928, 1929, 1931, 1933, 1935. Soviet Bandy League bronze: 1936 (with Dynamo Leningrad). International career Butusov made his debut for USSR on 16 November 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. References External links Profile Soviet men's footballers Soviet Union men's international footballers Soviet football managers FC Dynamo Saint Petersburg players FC Dynamo Saint Petersburg managers FC Dinamo Tbilisi managers FC Zenit Saint Petersburg managers FC Dynamo Kyiv managers Soviet bandy players 1900 births 1963 deaths Men's association football forwards