Vitaliy Vladimirovich Starukhin (russian: Старухин, Виталий Владимирович; born 6 June 1949 in
Minsk
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; died 9 August 2000) was a Ukrainian professional
footballer
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who played as a
forward
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* Forward (surname)
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. He is considered by many fans to one be the greatest players to ever play for
Shakhtar Donetsk.
In 1979, he was awarded
Player of the year award
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Association football
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. In 1979 Starukhin played couple of games for
Ukraine
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at the Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR.
In 2011 Vitaly Starukhin, together with
Oleg Blokhin and
Igor Belanov was named as "the legends of Ukrainian football" at the Victory of Football awards.
Career statistics
Honours
Shakhtar Donetsk
*Soviet Top League: runner-up 1975, 1979; bronze 1978
*
Soviet Cup
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: 1980
Individual
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Soviet Top League top scorer: 1979 (26 goals)
*Soviet Footballer of the Year: 1979
*Best rookie player: 1973
References
External links
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1949 births
2000 deaths
Footballers from Minsk
Deaths from pneumonia in Ukraine
Soviet footballers
FC Vorskla Poltava players
FC Shakhtar Donetsk players
Soviet Top League players
Ukrainian footballers
Association football forwards
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