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Vitaly Kukhinovich Daraselia (Georgian: ვიტალი დარასელია; 9 January 1957 – 13 December 1982) was a Georgian football player.

Vitaly Daraselia

Daraselia in the Netherlands in 1981
Personal information
Full name	Vitaly Kukhinovich Daraselia
Date of birth	(1957-01-09)9 January 1957[1][2]
Place of birth	Ochamchire, Georgia
Date of death	13 December 1982(1982-12-13) (aged 25)
Place of death	Zestaponi, Georgia
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1974	Amirani Ochamchire
1975–1982	FC Dinamo Tbilisi	192	(26)
National team
1978–1982	USSR	22	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Club

Daraselia was born to a Georgian father and Abkhaz mother on 9 January 1957. His birth date was later changed by Soviet sports officials to 9 October 1957 so that he could play longer for the national junior team.[1][2] Daraselia also played for FC Dinamo Tbilisi and Soviet Union senior national team. He scored a winning goal for FC Dinamo Tbilisi in 1981, in the final game of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, rushing into the penalty area past two defenders, just 3 minutes before the full-time whistle.

International

In 1982 he played his only World Cup.[3]

Personal life

His son, Vitaly Daraselia Jr. (born 1978), also played internationally as an association football midfielder, while his daughter Christina became a football official.[1] In September 1978, when FC Dinamo Tbilisi was going to play against SSC Napoli in Italy, 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.[3]

Death

Daraselia died in a traffic accident on 13 December 1982 when his car plunged from a mountain cliff into a river. His body was carried away by the river and was completely buried in sand. It was found 13 days later using a search and rescue dog.[2]

Legacy

The stadium in Daraselia's home town of Ochamchire in Georgia bears his name. In December 2009, Daraselia's mother reported that the footballer's house-museum in Ochamchire was plundered and burned down.[4]

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vitaly Daraselia.

• pictures of Vitali Daraselia
• Vitaly Daraselia at National-Football-Teams.com
• Vitaly Daraselia – FIFA competition record (archived)

На других языках

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- [en] Vitaly Daraselia

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[es] Vitaly Daraselia

Vitaly Kukhinovich Daraselia (en georgiano, ვიტალი დარასელია, en ruso, Виталий Кухинович Дараселия; 9 de octubre de 1957 – 13 de diciembre de 1982) fue un futbolista internacional soviético de Georgia y orígenes abjasios que jugó como centrocampista. Daraselia desarrolló toda su carrera futbolística en el FC Dinamo Tbilisi con el que se proclamó campeón de liga en 1978 y de la Recopa de Europa en 1981. Falleció trágicamente en un accidente de tráfico a los 25 años de edad.

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[fr] Vitali Daraselia

Vitali Daraselia (en géorgien : ვიტალი დარასელია), né le 9 octobre 1957 et mort le 13 décembre 1982, est un footballeur géorgien, international soviétique.

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[it] Vit'ali Daraselia

Vit'ali Daraselia (in georgiano: ვიტალი დარასელია?, in russo: Виталий Кухинович Дараселия?, traslitterato: Vitalij Kuchinovič Daraselija; Ochamchira, 9 ottobre 1957 – Zestaponi, 23 dicembre 1982) è stato un calciatore sovietico, di ruolo centrocampista.

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[ru] Дараселия, Виталий Кухинович

Виталий Кухинович Дараселия (груз. ვიტალი დარასელია; абх. Витали Дараселиа; 9 января 1957[3], Очамчира, Абхазская АССР — 13 декабря 1982, Зестафони, Имеретия) — советский футболист, полузащитник, заслуженный мастер спорта СССР (1981), мастер спорта международного класса (1980). Известен по выступлениям за тбилисское «Динамо» и сборную СССР.

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