Rinat Dasayev is a famous football goalkeeper who defended the gates of Moscow Spartak and Spanish Sevilla. What is interesting about the biography and personal life of the athlete?
Goalkeeper biography
The future footballer was born on June 13, 1957 in Astrakhan. From childhood, the boy began to play sports. First, he signed up for the swimming section. There Rinat achieved certain successes and even managed to participate in all-Union competitions. But a shoulder injury sustained in the summer camp put an end to the career of a gifted young man.
Then his parents advised him to enroll in the football school of the local Volgar club. The team just at that moment went on promotion to a stronger division. At first, Dasaev played as a striker, but did not achieve much success. Once, the coach suggested that a young man with high growth try himself on the goalkeeper position. This was a fateful decision in the career of an outstanding athlete.
Already at his first tournament as part of the youth team of the club, Dasayev received the title of best goalkeeper. After two seasons, he became the main goalkeeper in the main team of Astrakhan. Young footballer became interested in Moscow “Spartak”. As a result, in 1977 Rinat moved to Moscow to play for the national team.
At first, Rinat was a substitute for another legend of Moscow Spartak Alexander Prokhorov. But gradually replaced him from the main structure. In 1979, Dasaev for many years took a place at the gates of the country's main team. In Spartak, Rinat played about 10 seasons and managed to become a two-time champion of the USSR and five times took second place. The manner of playing Dasaev is revolutionary for those times. He confidently plays not only with his hands, but also kicks the ball. Also, partners use it in their combinations when they throw the ball back to their goalkeeper. Rinat successfully guards the gates of Spartak and deserves an invitation to the USSR national team.
First, he becomes the bronze medalist of the Olympic Games in Moscow. Then he repeatedly participates in world football championships. But the greatest success is achieved with the team at the 1988 European Championships when it wins the silver medals of the championship. That loss in the final of the Dutch national team forever entered the history of world football.
For several years, Dasayev was recognized as the country's best goalkeeper, and in 1982 he became the best athlete of the USSR. All these successes at home make it possible to draw the attention of titled European clubs to him. In 1988, Rinat moved to play in Spanish Seville.
For three seasons in Spain, Dasayev could not win the love of the public and achieve any significant victories with the team. But he finished his sports career and got into the club as a goalkeeper coach. Then Rinat went into business, but quickly realized that he did not like this occupation.
In 1998, the great goalkeeper returned to his homeland and began to work with goalkeepers of Moscow Spartak. He also helped Georgy Yartsev in the Russian team for several years. And since 2013, he has been training the young goalkeepers of Spartak-2.
