Full name Vitalis Takawira Height 1.75 m | Years Team Role Football player Name Vitalis Takawira | |
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Date of birth (1972-09-24) 24 September 1972 (age 43) | ||
1992 African Nations qualifier in Harare: Zimbabwe 4 South Africa 1
Vitalis "Digital" Takawira (born September 24, 1972 in Salisbury) is a retired Zimbabwean football player. He has played forward and attacking midfield professionally in Zimbabwe, Switzerland and the United States, as well as for the Zimbabwe national team.
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- 1992 African Nations qualifier in Harare Zimbabwe 4 South Africa 1
- Knowledge Musonas hat trick a move to join the Zims greatest Peter Ndlovu and Vitalis Takawira
- Career
- References
Knowledge Musona's hat trick, a move to join the Zim's greatest Peter Ndlovu and Vitalis Takawira
Career
He came to prominence in Zimbabwe while playing for popular Harare outfit, Dynamos, where he was top goal scorer for five seasons. Takawira was the top scorer in the Zimbabwean First Division three times and won the African Golden Boot in 1994. He signed with Major League Soccer in 1996, and was allocated to Kansas City Wiz (later Wizards). Takawira spent the next four years with Kansas City, playing 110 times, with 29 goals scored and 19 assists in the league. After goals, he would often celebrate with the Digital Crawl, where he would get down and walk on all fours as teammates joined in.
After leaving MLS, Takawira moved down to the A-League, where he played for Milwaukee Rampage and Milwaukee Wave United. He was named A-League MVP in 2000 and helped Rampage to the league title in 2002.
For Zimbabwe, Takawira played from 1992–1999, and scored 12 goals in 26 appearances.