Known as ‘The Cat’ for his outstanding agility, Rinat Dasayev will, for some, be best remembered as the goalie for the Soviet Union when Netherlands striker Marco van Basten scored, what many consider to be, one of the greatest goals of all time in the final of Euro '88, Dasayev was named the world’s best goalkeeper by the IFFHS that year.
Capped 91 times by his country between 1979 and 1990, the second most for the Soviet Union, Dasayev also featured in three consecutive World Cup finals. He was, during that time, considered to be the world’s best goalkeeper.
