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]
Personal information | |||
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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]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Super Cup | Total | |||||
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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 | |
Soviet Top League top scorers | |
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Soviet Footballer of the Year | |
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Ukrainian Footballer of the Year | |
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Football Federation of the Ukrainian SSR (and predecessors) |
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Sportyvna Hazeta (Komsomolskoye Znamia) |
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Molod Ukrayiny |
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Ukrainskiy Football (newspaper) |
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Ukrainskiy Football (website) | |
Kyiv Institute of Physical Culture (MVP of Ukrainian clubs) |
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Football Federation of Ukraine (MVP of the Vyshcha Liha) |
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Komanda (MVP of the UPL) |
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Komanda1 (MVP of the UPL) | |
Best player of the UPL season |
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Football Stars of Ukraine |
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