Vitaliy Starukhin
Vitaliy Vladimirovich Starukhin 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.Honours
- Soviet Top League top scorer: 1979.
- Soviet Top League runner-up: 1975, 1979.
- Soviet Top League bronze: 1978.
- Soviet Cup winner: 1980.
- Soviet Footballer of the Year: 1979.
- Best rookie player: 1973.
