Career
He was the brother of Vasily Butusov. Butusov made his debut for Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics 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 Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics.