Rinat Fayzrakhmanovich Dasayev (russian: Ринат Файзрахманович Дасаев, tt-Cyrl, Ринат Фәйзерахман улы Дасаев, translit=Rinat Fäyzerakhman uly Dasaev; born 13 June 1957) is a Russian

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coach and a former Soviet

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. Throughout his club career, he played for Volgar Astrakhan,

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, and

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. At international level, he played in three

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with the Soviet national team, also winning a bronze medal at the

1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ...

, and a runners-up medal at

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. Regarded as one of the best goalkeepers in the world during the 1980s, he is considered the second best Russian goalkeeper ever behind

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. In a 1999 poll by the same organisation, he was elected the sixteenth greatest European goalkeeper of the twentieth century, alongside

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, and the seventeenth greatest goalkeeper of the century. In 2004, he was named by

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and Spartak's youth teams.

Club career

Dasayev played as a goalkeeper for the Russian football club

during most of the 1980s. He won the Soviet championship in 1979 and 1987 and was named Best Soviet Goalkeeper by ''Ogonyok'' (''Огонëк'') magazine in 1980, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1988. In 1982, he was named

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. After his contract ran out with the Spanish club

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in the early 1990s, Dasayev retired from the sport.

International career

Dasayev played for the Soviet national team at the

, winning the

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. He appeared in the

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and

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s, as well as the

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, where the Soviet Union reached the final, only to lose out to the

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. In total, he was

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91 times from 1979 to 1990, being the second-most capped player ever for the Soviet Union.

Style of play

Nicknamed "The Iron Curtain" and "The Cat", Dasayev is considered to be one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time, and one of the best players in the world in his position during the 1980s; he is also regarded as the second-best Russian goalkeeper ever after Yashin. In addition to his shot-stopping abilities as a goalkeeper, Dasayev was also known for his trademark sudden long throws, which he would make immediately after stopping a shot, in order to start quick counter-attacks from the back; he was also known for his particular diving technique, which often saw him attempt saves with only one arm, in a similar manner to his Italian contemporary Franco Tancredi. A tall and well-rounded goalkeeper with a slender physique, he possessed an excellent positional sense, and often positioned himself in very deep positions, rarely straying from his goal-line, and preferring to remain between the posts throughout the course of a match. He was also known for his efficient, rather than spectacular, playing style, as well as his ability to organise his defence. Considered to be the goalkeeping heir of Lev Yashin in Soviet football, he often drew wide praise for his ability in the press. However, critical opinion of Dasayev was occasionally divided; Italian sports journalist Gianni Brera, for example, believed that he was overrated in the media.

After retirement

Dasayev retired from professional football in the early 1990s, following his time with Sevilla. In 2001, he traveled to Vietnam to play a friendly matches between legend players of

and Hanoi XI, which ended 3–3. He was appointed as the

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Ambassador. Dasayev was a member of Russia's committee that won the bid to hold the

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. Unlike most of other legends and football pundits in Russia following Russia's quarter-finals feat in 2018 World Cup, Dasayev criticized the Russian team and believed quarter-finals can't be considered as an achievement. He had to retire from active coaching in late 2018 due to knee injuries and currently works as goalkeeping consultant with

and Spartak's youth teams.

Personal life

Rinat Dasayev is a Muslim.

Honours

Spartak Moscow *

Soviet Top League The Soviet Top League, known after 1970 as the Higher League (russian: Чемпионат СССР по футболу: Высшая лига), served as the top division of Soviet Union football from 1936 until 1991. The professional top level ...

: 1979, 1987; runner-up: 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985 *

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runner-up: 1981 Soviet Union *

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runner-up:

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Individual *

: 1982 * Soviet Goalkeeper of the Year Award (5) *

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: 1988 *

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Goalkeeper of the Decade (1980s): 1999 * Golden Foot Legends Award: 2015 *

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References

External links

Rinat Dasayev at goalkeepersaredifferent.com
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