Vitaly Daraselia Explained

Vitaly Daraselia
Fullname:Vitaly Kukhinovich Daraselia
Height:1.72m (05.64feet)
Birth Date:1957 1, df=yes[1]
Birth Place:Ochamchire, Abkhaz ASSR, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Death Place:Zestaponi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Position:Midfielder
Years1:1974
Years2:1975–1982
Clubs1:Amirani Ochamchire
Clubs2:FC Dinamo Tbilisi
Caps2:192
Goals2:26
Nationalyears1:1978–1982
Nationalteam1:USSR
Nationalcaps1:22
Nationalgoals1:3

Vitaly Kukhinovich Daraselia (Georgian: ვიტალი დარასელია; Abkhaz: Витали Кәыхьын-иԥа Дараселиа; 9 January 1957 – 13 December 1982) was a Georgian football player.

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] 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.

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.[2]

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.[3]

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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.sports.ru/tribuna/blogs/viktor2009/1550549.html Виталий Дараселия-младший: Уровень моего отца — мадридский «Реал»!
  2. http://www.rusteam.permian.ru/players/daraseliya.html Виталий ДАРАСЕЛИЯ
  3. Revaz Chelebadze (28 January 2011) РАЗГОВОР ПО ПЯТНИЦАМ. sport-express.ru
  4. В Абхазии сожгли дом известного грузинского футболиста Виталия Дараселия . Rosbalt, 18 December 2009