Rinat Fayzrakhmanovich Dasayev is a Russian football coach of Astrakhan Tatars ethnicity and a former goalkeeper.
12 Facts About Rinat Dasayev
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Rinat Dasayev was awarded the title of the World's Best Goalkeeper of the Year award in 1988 by the IFFHS.
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Rinat Dasayev won the Soviet championship in 1979 and 1987 and was named Best Soviet Goalkeeper by Ogonyok magazine in 1980,1982,1983,1985,1987,1988.
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Rinat Dasayev played for the Soviet national team at the 1980 Summer Olympics, winning the bronze medal.
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Rinat Dasayev appeared in the 1982,1986 and 1990 FIFA World Cups, as well as the Euro 88, where the Soviet Union reached the final, only to lose out to the Netherlands.
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Rinat Dasayev was known for his efficient, rather than spectacular, playing style, as well as his ability to organise his defence.
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However, critical opinion of Rinat Dasayev was occasionally divided; Italian sports journalist Gianni Brera, for example, believed that he was overrated in the media.
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Rinat Dasayev retired from professional football in the early 1990s, following his time with Sevilla.
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Rinat Dasayev was appointed as the 2008 UEFA Champions League Final Ambassador.
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Rinat Dasayev was a member of Russia's committee that won the bid to hold the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
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Unlike most of other legends and football pundits in Russia following Russia's quarter-finals feat in 2018 World Cup, Rinat Dasayev criticized the Russian team and believed quarter-finals can't be considered as an achievement.
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Rinat Dasayev had to retire from active coaching in late 2018 due to knee injuries and currently works as goalkeeping consultant with FC Spartak-2 Moscow and Spartak's youth teams.