His birth date was later changed by Soviet sports officials to 9 October 1957 so that he could play longer for the national junior team.

[1][2] Daraselia also played for FC Dinamo Tbilisi and Soviet Union senior national team.

[1] In September 1978, when FC Dinamo Tbilisi was going to play against SSC Napoli in Italy, Vitaly's wife was expecting their second child.

[3] Daraselia died in a traffic accident on 13 December 1982 when his car plunged from a mountain cliff into a river.

In December 2009, Daraselia's mother reported that the footballer's house-museum in Ochamchire was plundered and burned down.