- Vitaly Daraselia
Football player infobox2
playername = Vitaly Daraselia
fullname = Vitaly Kukhinovich Daraselia
height =
nickname =
dateofbirth = Birth date|1957|10|9
cityofbirth =Ochamchira
countryofbirth =USSR
dateofdeath = Death date and age|1982|12|13|1957|10|9
position =Midfielder
youthyears =
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years = 1975-1982
clubs =FC Dinamo Tbilisi
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nationalyears = 1978-1979
1981-1982
nationalteam = USSR
nationalcaps(goals) = 22 (3)Vitalij Kućinović Daraselija or Vitaly Daraselia ( _ka. ვიტალი დარასელია) (
9 October 1957 –23 December 1982 ) was a famous Georgian football player. He played forFC Dinamo Sokhumi ,FC Dinamo Tbilisi andSoviet Union national team. Daraselia is mostly remembered for his wonderful winning goal forFC Dinamo Tbilisi in 1981, in the final game ofUEFA Cup Winners' Cup , rushing into the penalty area past two defenders, just 3 minutes before full time whistle. He died in a car crash in 1982, the same year he played his only World Cup, at the peak of his career.His son,
Vitaly Daraselia Jr. , is a talented soccer player too. Interestingly, in September 1978, when FC Dinamo Tbilisi was going to play againstSSC Napoli inItaly , Vitaly's wife was expecting their second child. Before the game Daraselia told his teammates, that he would name his son after the one who would score the goal. Vitaly scored himself.The stadium in Daraselia's home town of
Ochamchire bears his name.External links
* [http://www.sportphoto.ge/search.php?person=158&method=3&search=3&personsB=++%E1%83%AB%E1%83%94%E1%83%91%E1%83%9C%E1%83%90++ pictures of Vitali Daraselia]
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