Vitaliy Starukhin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Vitaliy Starukhin

Soviet footballer

Date of Birth: 06-Jun-1949

Place of Birth: Minsk, Belarus

Date of Death: 09-Aug-2000

Profession: association football manager, association football player

Nationality: Ukraine

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Vitaliy Vladimirovich Starukhin (Russian: ????????, ??????? ????????????; 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.In 1979, he was awarded Player of the year award.
In 1979 Starukhin played couple of games for Ukraine at the Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR.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.