Top facts about Rinat Dasayev, the cat

Rinat Fayzrakhmanovich Dasayev (born 13 June 1957) is a retired USSR goalkeeper and Russian soccer manager.

Rinat Dasayev’s age

is 64. Here you can find out the most important facts about Rinat Dasayev, the former legendary goalkeeper.

Dasaev was widely regarded as the world's greatest goalkeeper in the 1980s - the Lev Yashin of the color-TV era. He was the highest ranked goalkeeper in the Ballon d'Or - European Player of the Year award - in 1982, 1983, 1985, and 1988 with his incredible reflexes and a positional sense.

The first fact about Rinat Dasayev is that he featured for Volgar Astrakhan,

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during his club career. He represented the Soviet Union in three World Cups, as well as collecting a bronze medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics and a runners-up medal at UEFA Euro 1988.

An important fact about Rinat Dasayev is that he is regarded as the second greatest Russian goalie ever, after Lev Yashin, and was one of the top goalkeepers in the world throughout the 1980s.

In 1988, the IFFHS honored him with the title of World's Best Goalkeeper of the Year. He was voted the sixteenth best European goalkeeper of the twentieth century, with Gianpiero Combi, and the seventeenth best goalkeeper of the century in a survey conducted by the same organization in 1999. Pelé rated him one of the top 125 best living players in 2004.

Following his retirement, he served as a goalkeeping coach for FC Spartak-2 Moscow and Spartak's youth teams, and he presently acts as a goalkeeping consultant for FC Spartak-2 Moscow and Spartak's junior teams.

Top facts about Rinat Dasayev:

During the majority of the 1980s, Dasayev was a goalkeeper for the Russian football team Spartak Moscow. In 1979 and 1987, he won the Soviet championship, while in 1980, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, and 1988, he was awarded Best Soviet Goalkeeper by Ogonyok (oнк) magazine.

Rinat Dasayev early life

As a child, Rinat Dasayev went in for swimming, participated in all-Union children's competitions, and then he underwent a surgery on his arm. After that, there was no more desire to go in for swimming, he made a choice in favor of football. Unfortunately, there is no information about

Rinat Dasayev’s parents

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At the age of 9, he was admitted to join the Volgar football school. The first trainer was Herald of the Pale. At first, he played on the field, in the position of a striker. At this position, he looked weak. As Dasayev later explained, he got into the goal by accident.

Speaking about

Rinat Dasayev’s childhood

, it should be mentioned that once in the winter he came 20 minutes before the workout, out of nothing to do he went to the goal. The coach looked and said, "Today, let's try you at the goal." From that day his goalkeeper's life began.

He once said about playing football, "I watch football on TV, but everything is boiling inside - I want to play!"

In this role, he participated in numerous children's and youth republican competitions. In 1973, Dasayev first received the "Best Goalkeeper of the Tournament" prize at the zonal competitions of the USSR championship held in Novorossiysk. He graduated from the Moscow Regional State Institute of Physical Culture.

Rinat Dasayev personal life

Rinat Dasayev has married for the second time and has four daughters and a son. Actor Alexander Fatyushin was a witness at the first wedding of Dasayev in 1985.

His first wife is Nellie Gaas, a gymnast. After leaving for Spain, they divorced, the wife opened a gymnastics school in Zaragoza, taking the children there. The eldest daughter Elmira is the Spanish champion in rhythmic gymnastics, the youngest is Christina.

In Spain, since 1994, he began to live with a local girl Maria del Mar (the marriage was registered in 2002), whom he took along with her son from his first marriage, Miguel. They had daughters Beatrice and Alia and a son, Salim.

Rinat Dasayev professional career

Regarded as one of the best goalkeepers in the world during the 1980s, he is considered the second best Russian goalkeeper ever behind

. He was awarded the title of the World’s Best Goalkeeper of the Year award in 1988 by the IFFHS.

In a 1999 poll by the same organization, he was elected the sixteenth greatest European goalkeeper of the twentieth century, alongside Gianpiero Combi, and the seventeenth greatest goalkeeper of the century. In 2004, he was named by

as one of the top 125 greatest living footballers.

Following his retirement when his contract with Seville ended in 1991, he worked as a coach, and currently serves as a goalkeeping consultant with FC Spartak-2 Moscow and Spartak's youth teams.

Rinat Dasayev club career

An important fact about Rinat Dasayev is that he started his football career in Astrakhan, where in 1975 he took a place at the Volgar goal. Dasayev played his first game on August 5, 1975 in Volgar's away game in Grozny against Terek (round 22 match). Grozny that year were one of the leaders of the group, were in excellent shape and won without visible difficulty with a score of 2: 0.

On August 7, 1975, Dasayev again defended Volgar's goal in a duel with Dynamo Stavropol, but at the end of the meeting he received a meniscus injury and was out of action.

Astrakhan also lost this match with a score of 0: 1. Dasayev became the real leader of the team in the following year, 1976, when he spent more than half - 26 games out of 40 - and ousted the main goalkeeper Yuri Makov from the composition.

In 1977, he was irreplaceable - in the main line-up of the Astrakhan team he played 30 out of 31 matches.

Spartak Moscow

On September 11, 1977, Dasayev put on the Volgar uniform for the last 58th time and went to Moscow, to Spartak Moscow, which that season played in the 1st league of the USSR football championship.

In "Spartak" he was recommended by the head coach of "Volgar" Fedor Novikov, who himself in 1978 entered the coaching staff of the Moscow team.

In Spartak he had to compete with the experienced Alexander Prokhorov for a place at the base, for a long time Dasayev was not trusted with a place at the goal.

The first match for Spartak was played in Voroshilovgrad against Zorya, where he defended to zero. Then Spartak won the match against Lokomotiv, and Dasayev again did not concede.

While playing for Spartak, he began to develop his own playing style:

“I was good at playing at the exits. Konstantin Ivanovich insistently taught not to kick the ball into the game, but to throw the ball to his partners with his hand, so much more accurately - you can immediately start a counterattack.

He learned to lead the players, and not only defenders, but also midfielders, forwards. After all, the goalkeeper can clearly see the whole drawing of the game. Over time, my own style was formed.”

In addition, the coaches noted a characteristic feature of Dasayev's game - jumping after the ball with feet forward. For which Rinat was repeatedly criticized by the Honored Master of Sports of the USSR, the goalkeeper of the Soviet Union national team, and later - one of the masters of Soviet sports journalism, Vladimir Maslachenko.

Being a graduate of the classic Soviet goalkeeper school, Vladimir Maslachenko argued that the goalkeeper is obliged to rush after the ball only with his hands forward, the attacker at the feet. Dasayev, in turn, noticed that he used this technique only in those episodes when he saw that his foot would reach the ball faster.

In 1979-1988 he was the main goalkeeper of the Spartak, from 1979 to 1990 - the goalkeeper of the USSR national team. As part of the Spartak became twice the champion of the USSR - in 1979 and 1987. Silver medalist of the championship of the Soviet Union in 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985. Winner of bronze medals in the Higher League of the Union Championship in 1982 and 1986.

A notable

fact about Rinat Dasayev

is that he was selected the best footballer of the Soviet Union in 1982, according to a survey of the main sports football publication of the Soviet Union - the weekly Football-Hockey. In 1988 he became the first winner of the international trophy "The best goalkeeper in the world".

He set an absolute record for Soviet football goalkeepers, becoming the owner of the Ogonyok magazine prize for the best goalkeeper of the USSR six times - in 1980, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987 and 1988.

Over the years of his career at Spartak, for ten years in a row, he was included in the list of the 33 best footballers of the USSR. At the same time, nine times - in the first position: in 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987 and 1988.

And only in 1984 he occupied the second position in this list, losing first place to Mikhail Biryukov, the goalkeeper of Zenit Leningrad, who that year became the champion of the USSR.

Sevilla

In November 1988 for two million dollars, he moved to the Spanish Sevilla. At the same time in Seville, Spartak played a friendly match (1: 2), in which the first half Dasayev played for the Muscovites, the second for Sevilla.

However, adaptation in the new club was not easy - after three weeks Dasayev decided that it was better to return to the USSR, and told the president of Sevilla about this desire.

The next day, a whole delegation from the club came to his house, which persuaded Rinat to stay in the team. After that, Dasayev realized that they believed in him and did not want him to leave.

The fans, in turn, expected that, together with Dasayev, Sevilla would become the champion of Spain. With Dasayev, Sevilla began to play better, but the maximum they achieved was that they won the right to play in the UEFA Cup in the 1989/1990 season.

In the new season, Dasayev was injured, an operation was required. At this time, he was replaced by the young

goalkeeper Juan Carlos Unsue, who proved to be successful in the championship games.

When Dasayev recovered, he was offered to move to Brazil, but he refused - he was not satisfied with the terms of the contract. As a result, Dasayev was left without work. “I thought to return to Moscow, but called my friends, they advised me to stay in Spain for now, if possible.”

Rinat Dasayev international career

His first match for the USSR national team was played on September 5, 1979 against the GDR national team (1: 0), the last - on June 9, 1990, against the Romanian national team (0: 2).

An important

fact about Rinat Dasayev

is that he was the winner of the 1979 Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR with the Moscow team. As part of the USSR national team, he was the bronze medalist of the 1980 Olympic Games and the silver medalist of the 1988 European Championship.

He participated in three final tournaments of the world championships as part of the national team of the Soviet Union - in 1982, 1986 and 1990. Among football goalkeepers, he played the most games for the USSR national team - 91 matches.

He defended the colors of the Soviet national team at three world championships (1982, 1986, 1990) and one European championship (1988). For the USSR Olympic team, he played 6 matches at the Olympic Games in Moscow.

He takes second place among the footballers of the USSR national team (after O. Blokhin) in terms of the number of matches played for it (91).

Rinat Dasayev after retirement

Rinat Dasayev became a coach in the second team of "Sevilla", a year later they took in the first - to work with goalkeepers. At this time, Sevilla was coached by Luis Aragones, with whom he developed an excellent relationship.

After Aragones, the head coach of the team was the Portuguese Toni Oliveira, with whom Dasayev did not have a good relationship. As a result, he went to work as the head coach of one of the teams in the lower Spanish division. He took several players from Sevilla to his team, but after some time the club's management decided that only local players should play. After that, Dasayev left the team.

A notable

fact about Rinat Dasayev

is that he went into business in Spain - at the beginning of 1992 he opened his own shop selling sporting goods. However, he quickly realized that the business does not bring any pleasure (moreover, the store went bankrupt, and devoted himself entirely to coaching with children.

In the late 1990s, Komsomolskaya Pravda correspondent Sergei Yemelyanov tried to find Dasayev in order to interview him for the newspaper. It turned out that even his mother and brother Rafik did not know about Dasayev's whereabouts in Spain.

With the mediation of basketball player Jose Biryukov, it was possible to establish a connection with Dasayev. Emelyanov and Dasayev's relatives who flew to Spain managed to persuade Rinat to return to his homeland.

Since the summer of 1998 he became a coach at Spartak, worked with double goalkeepers. At the same time, he soon became a coach in the Moscow youth football team (born in 1986), which took part in various international competitions. After the dismissal of head coach Oleg Yuzvinsky, he also left the team.

On September 23, 1998, a farewell match of Rinat Dasayev was organized in Moscow, in which the national team of Russian clubs and the national team of USSR veterans met. The game ended with a score of 3: 1 in favor of the Russian national team.

At the same time, he continued to perform in veteran tournaments, played for the team of veterans of Spartak, spending up to 80 matches per season.

In 1999, he left Spartak because the club did not fulfill its obligations to Dasayev. In 2000, he became the president of the Formula Motorsport Association, which includes the ASR racing team (played in the F-1600 class).

Since 2003, he is the president of the Academy of Football and Goalkeeper Art of Rinat Dasayev founded by him.

In September 2003, after being appointed head coach of the Russian national team, Georgy Yartsev, he became his assistant, and was responsible for the training of goalkeepers. In April 2005, after the dismissal of Yartsev, he also left the national team.

In July 2006, negotiations were held with Dasayev to resume work in the Russian national team as a coach of goalkeepers and to supervise the training of goalkeepers in the youth and youth national teams of Russia. However, the agreement was never signed. In 2008 he was the Ambassador of the UEFA Champions League final in Moscow.

In 2007-2008, he was one of the coaches of the Torpedo football club (Moscow). Awarded with the jubilee medal "80 years of the State Sports Committee of Russia".

He starred in television commercials. In co-authorship with A. Lvov, he wrote the book "The team begins with the goalkeeper" (M., Soviet Russia, 1986).

Rinat Dasayev style of play

Dasayev, popularly known as "The Iron Curtain" and "The Cat," is recognized as one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time and one of the top players in his position in the world during the 1980s; he is also regarded as the second-best Russian goalkeeper ever behind Yashin.

Dasayev was known for his trademark sudden long throws, which he would make immediately after stopping a shot in order to start quick counter-attacks from the back; he was also known for his unique diving technique, which saw him attempt saves with only one arm, similar to his Italian contemporary Franco Tancredi.

With a thin body, he is a tall and well–rounded goalie. He had superb positional awareness and often positioned himself in extremely deep positions, seldom deviating from his goal–line and preferring to stay between the posts during a match. He was also recognized for his defensive organization and his effective, rather than spectacular, playing style.

In Soviet football, he was regarded as the goalkeeping successor to Lev Yashin, and he received widespread recognition for his abilities in the press. However, critical opinion of Dasayev was sometimes varied; for example, Italian sports writer Gianni Brera claimed he was overvalued in the media.

Rinat Dasayev quotes

About Famous Van Basten goal agains himself, he said, “That shot was a stroke of luck for Van Basten. Give him a hundred more chances to attempt it, and he'll never hit it that way again. That day, I was quite sad since we had a strong chance of defeating the Dutch and winning the trophy.

They were lucky, and we also missed a penalty kick. But, in retrospect, I can see some advantages to that fantastic goal. We both have a place in history because Marco scored it and I conceded it.”

In an interview, when he was asked if Euro 88 were his best days in his career, he has said:

“Yes, I'm sure it was. It was, without a doubt, the most thrilling competition. We were on the verge of winning it and played excellent football. Beating England 3-1 on the last day of the group stage was crucial, since it allowed us to finish first in the group.

I remember the game well, and

was not in the greatest of form at the time, notwithstanding Tony Adams' headed goal. In the second half, I made a couple excellent saves.”

I now cannot train goalkeepers properly owing to my knee problems, Rinat said in an interview. Both my knees were operated on back when I was young.

And people were left surprised I have made it through my entire professional career almost with no injuries. But I’m not young anymore, I had to go through training session with pain recently. The doctors advise me to play it safe.”

Some quick facts about Rinat Dasayev:

A notable

fact about Rinat Dasayev

is that he was selected Soviet Footballer of the Year in 1982. Dasayev withdrew from football when his contract with Sevilla FC in Spain expired in the early 1990s.

Dasayev won a bronze medal for the Soviet national team at the 1980 Summer Olympics. He played in the FIFA World Cups in 1982, 1986, and 1990, as well as Euro 88, when the Soviet Union reached the final but lost to the

. From 1979 through 1990, he was capped 91 times, making him the second-most capped player in Soviet Union history.

Following his stint with Sevilla, Dasayev withdrew from professional football in the early 1990s. He flew to Vietnam in 2001 to play a friendly match between famous Spartak Moscow players and Hanoi XI, which finished 3–3. He was named the Ambassador for the 2008 UEFA Champions League Final.

A notable fact about Rinat Dasayev is that he was a member of the Russian bid committee that won the 2018 FIFA World Cup bid. Unlike most other Russian heroes and football analysts, Dasayev condemned the Russian squad after their quarter-finals performance in the 2018 World Cup, believing that quarter-finals cannot be regarded a success.

Due to knee issues, he had to resign from active coaching in late 2018 and now works as a goalkeeping consultant for FC Spartak-2 Moscow and Spartak's junior teams.

According to a poll by France Football magazine, he was ranked the following on the list of the best football players in Europe: 6th place 1982, 6th place 1983, 22nd place 1984, 9th place 1985, 16th place 1986, 21st place 1987, 13th place 1988

An important fact about Rinat Dasayev is that he was 17th among the best football goalkeepers of the 20th century in a poll by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS)

For more than 28 years (from August 24, 1987 to October 31, 2015) he occupied the first line in the list of members of the Lev Yashin Club.

Throughout most of the 1980s, Soviet goalkeeper Rinat Dasayev was regarded as one of the best in his position. He started his career in 1976 with Volgar Astrakhan, where he played for two seasons before being signed by Spartak Moscow. In the fall of 1979, he garnered international notice for the first time after quickly establishing himself as Spartak's first choice goalkeeper.

Spartak won the Soviet league championship the same year, while Rinat Dasayev's international fame grew when Spartak lost in the quarterfinals of the European Cup to

.

Dasayev's first experience of a big international competition was the 1982 World Cup in Spain, although despite keeping two clean sheets in the second round group games against Poland and Belgium, the Soviets barely missed out on reaching the final four.

Spartak finished second in the league five times in six seasons from 1980 to 1985, but Rinat Dasayev gained unusual individual success for a goalie when he was voted Soviet player of the year in 1982. A second participation in the World Cup, in Mexico in 1986, ended in disappointment with a 4-3 extra-time loss to

in the second round.

Spartak ultimately ended their second-place streak in 1987, with Rinat Dasayev winning his second league championship medal, and the following year bringing his most significant participation in an international competition.

In the European Championships in West Germany, the Soviet Union won their first round group, and Dasayev maintained a clean sheet as Italy lost 2-0 in the semi-final. He was unable to save Marco van Basten's stunning volleyed goal in the final, as the Netherlands triumphed 2-0 to avenge a group stage setback.

Rinat Dasayev left the Soviet Union in 1988 to play for Seville in Spain, although his career was winding down at the time.

A notable fact about Rinat Dasayev is that he was pulled for the remaining two group games and did not play for his nation again after capturing the Soviet squad in their first game of the 1990 World Cup in Italy, a 2-0 loss to

.

When his contract with Seville expired in 1991, he retired from playing and went on to serve as an assistant coach for the Russian national team and Torpedo Moscow.

Rinat Dasayev social media

Regarding

Rinat Dasayev social media

, it should be mentioned that he does not have any pages on any social media platforms.

Rinat Dasayev body measurements

Speaking about

Rinat Dasayev body measurements

, it should be mentioned that the former star is 186 cm and 76 kg.

Rinat Dasayev net worth and salary

Rinat Dasayev's net worth

is estimated to be $11 million, according to Wikipedia, Forbes, and Business Insider. From his main profession as a soccer player, he has amassed his assets.

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