How many caps did Vitaly Daraselia win for Georgia?

Vitaly Daraselia won 22 caps for Georgia, scoring 3 goals.

Which clubs did Vitaly Daraselia play for?

FC Dinamo Tbilisi (1975–1982).

Where does Vitaly Daraselia rank among Georgia's greatest footballers?

The 33 Legends almanac ranks Vitaly Daraselia #12 of Georgia's 33 greatest players of all time, in the Icon tier.

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Georgia · 1976–82

Vitaly Daraselia

Icon CM

Rating

Caps

Goals

Life

1957–1982

Clubs

FC Dinamo Tbilisi

#12

Editorial rank of 33 for Georgia

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The people's rank, live from duel votes

Three minutes from the end in Düsseldorf, he collected the ball in midfield, drove past two Carl Zeiss Jena defenders into the area and struck the goal that won Dinamo Tbilisi the 1981 Cup Winners' Cup. The European trophy came with the Soviet championship of 1978 and 22 caps for the USSR; in December 1982 his car left a mountain road near Zestaponi and he died at 25. Career record: 22 caps and 3 goals for Georgia; club career at FC Dinamo Tbilisi.

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Career record

1975–1982	FC Dinamo Tbilisi
Georgia	22 caps, 3 goals

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Around Daraselia in the almanac

One rank above: Tengiz Sulakvelidze at #11.

One rank below: Vladimir Gutsaev at #13.

Georgia's editorial top five: Slava Metreveli · David Kipiani · Khvicha Kvaratskhelia · Kakha Kaladze · Mikheil Meskhi.