Vitaliy Volodymyrovych Starukhin (; 6 June 1949 – 9 August 2000) was a Soviet and 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.Football at the 1979 Spartakiad of the Peoples of 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 + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeSuper CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsShakhtar Donetsk19732810330000311319742811840000361519752590000002591976 (s)1103100001411976 (a)1040052001561977269310000291019782579420003611197932262120003627198021587210031131981113520010175Total21784412311310270110
Honours Shakhtar Donetsk Soviet Top League: runner-up 1975, 1979; bronze 1978 Soviet Cup: 1980
Individual Soviet Top League top scorer: 1979 (26 goals) Soviet Footballer of the Year: 1979 Best rookie player: 1973
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