Vitalis Takawira
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Vitalis "Digital" Takawira (born September 24, 1972[1] 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.
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 four 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).[2] Takawira spent the next four years with Kansas City, playing 110 times, with 29 goals scored and 19 assists in the league.[1] 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 to 1999,[3] and scored 12 goals in 26 appearances.
Honors
Individual
References
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- Milwaukee Wave United players
- Dynamos F.C. players
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