Vitalis Takawira

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Vitalis "Digital" Takawira (born September 24, 1972 in Harare) is a Zimbabwean football (soccer) player. He has played forward and attacking midfield professionally in Zimbabwe and the United States, as well as for the Zimbabwe national team.

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, scoring 28 goals and making 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 scored 12 goals in 26 appearances.

He came to prominence in Zimbabwe while playing for popular Harare outfit, Dynamos, where he was top goal scorer for five seasons.