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Vitaliy Vladimirovich Starukhin (Russian: Старухин, Виталий Владимирович; born 6 June 1949 in Minsk; died 9 August 2000 in Donetsk of pneumonia) was a Ukrainian professional footballer who played as a forward. He is considered by many fans to one be the greatest players to ever play for Shakhtar Donetsk.[1]

Vitaliy Starukhin

Personal information
Full name	Vitaliy Vladimirovich Starukhin
Date of birth	(1949-06-06)6 June 1949
Place of birth	Minsk, Belarusian SSR
Date of death	9 August 2000(2000-08-09) (aged 51)
Place of death	Donetsk, Ukraine
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1968–1971	SKA Odessa	56	(28)
1971–1972	Budivelnyk	24	(20)
1973–1981	Shakhtar	217	(84)
Total		297	(132)
National team
1979	Soviet Union	1	(0)
Teams managed
1981–2000	Shakhtar (youth teams)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

In 1979, he was awarded Player of the year award.[2] In 1979 Starukhin played couple of games for Ukraine at the Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR.[3]

In 2011 Vitaly Starukhin, together with Oleg Blohin and Igor Belanov was named as "the legends of Ukrainian football" at the Victory of Football awards.[4]

Statistics for Shakhtar

Club	Season	League		Cup		Europe		Super Cup		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Shakhtar	1973	28	10	3	3	-	-	-	-	31	13
	1974	28	11	8	4	-	-	-	-	36	15
	1975	25	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	25	9
	1976 (s)	11	0	3	1	-	-	-	-	14	1
	1976 (a)	10	4	-	-	5	2	-	-	15	6
	1977	26	9	3	1	-	-	-	-	29	10
	1978	25	7	9	4	2	0	-	-	36	11
	1979	32	26	2	1	2	0	-	-	36	27
	1980	21	5	8	7	2	1	-	-	31	13
	1981	11	3	5	2	-	-	1	0	17	5
Total		217	84	41	23	11	3	1	0	270	110

Honours

• Soviet Top League top scorer: 1979 (26 goals).
• Soviet Top League runner-up: 1975, 1979.
• Soviet Top League bronze: 1978.
• Soviet Cup winner: 1980.
• Soviet Footballer of the Year: 1979.
• Best rookie player: 1973.

References

External links

• Vitaliy Vladimirovich Staruhin at KLISF.ru at archive.today (archived 2013-09-05)

На других языках

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- [en] Vitaliy Starukhin

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[fr] Vitali Staroukhine

Vitali Vladimirovitch Staroukhine (en russe : Виталий Владимирович Старухин) ou Vitali Volodymyrovytch Staroukhine (en ukrainien : Віталій Володимирович Старухін) (né le 6 juin 1949 à Minsk en URSS (aujourd'hui en Biélorussie) et décédé le 9 août 2000 à Donetsk, en Ukraine d'une pneumonie) est un joueur et un entraîneur de football soviétique puis ukrainien.

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[it] Vitalij Staruchin

Vitalij Volodymyrovyč Staruchin (in ucraino: Віталій Володимирович Старухін?; Minsk, 6 giugno 1949 – Donec'k, 9 agosto 2000) è stato un calciatore sovietico, di ruolo attaccante.

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[ru] Старухин, Виталий Владимирович

Вита́лий Влади́мирович Стару́хин (6 июня 1949, Минск, Белорусская ССР, СССР — 9 августа 2000, Донецк, Украина) — советский футболист, мастер спорта СССР, нападающий, украинский тренер. Мастер игры головой.

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