Vitalis Takawira

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.

'Digital' earnt his nickname after he began performing Bobby Digital songs in American bars. This in turn led to his establishing a friendship and creative partnership with Bobby. The two are currently working on their first album, which has the working title 'Digital Crawl; Digital Brawl'.

Takawira led the Zimbabwean First Division in goals three times and won the African Golden Boot in 1994. He signed with Major League Soccer in 1996, and was allocated to the Kansas City Wiz (later Wizards). Takawira would spend the next four years with Kansas City, scoring 28 goals and 19 assists in league play. 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 the Milwaukee Rampage and Milwaukee Wave United. He was named A-League MVP in 2000 and helped the Rampage to the league title in 2002.

For Zimbabwe, Takawira scored 12 goals in 26 appearances.