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Givi Nodia
Givi Georgiyevich Nodia (Georgian: გივი ნოდია; Russian: Гиви Георгиевич Нодия; 2 January 1948 – 7 April 2005) was a Soviet Georgian association football player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Givi Georgiyevich Nodia | ||
| Date of birth | 2 January 1948 | ||
| Place of birth | Kutaisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Date of death | 7 April 2005 (aged 57) | ||
| Place of death | Tbilisi, Georgia | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FC Torpedo Kutaisi | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1965–1966 | FC Torpedo Kutaisi | 36 | (9) |
| 1967–1975 | FC Dinamo Tbilisi | 210 | (75) |
| 1976–1978 | FC Lokomotiv Moscow | 68 | (9) |
| Total | 314 | (93) | |
| International career | |||
| 1967–1973 | USSR | 21 | (5) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1980–1981 | FC Dinamo Tbilisi (assistant) | ||
| 1982 | FC Torpedo Kutaisi | ||
| 1983 | FC Dinamo Tbilisi (assistant) | ||
| 1984–1986 | FC Torpedo Kutaisi | ||
| 1987 | FC Dinamo Tbilisi (assistant) | ||
| 1988–1992 | Gorda Rustavi | ||
| 1993 | FC Dinamo Tbilisi (assistant) | ||
| 1993–1994 | FC Dinamo Tbilisi | ||
| 1995–2000 | FC Lokomotiv St. Petersburg | ||
| 2001 | FC Lokomotivi Tbilisi | ||
| 2001–2003 | FC Dinamo Tbilisi | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Honours edit
- Soviet Top League bronze: 1967, 1969, 1971, 1972.
- Soviet Top League top scorer: 1970.
- Grigory Fedotov Club member.
- UEFA Euro 1972 runner-up.
International career edit
Nodia made his debut for USSR on 29 November 1967 in a friendly against the Netherlands. He was selected for the UEFA Euro 1968 squad, but did not play in any games at the tournament. He played at the 1970 FIFA World Cup, making history as the first player in World Cup history to receive a yellow card.[1] He also played at UEFA Euro 1972, where USSR were the runners-up.
References edit
- ^ . FIFA.com
External links edit
- RussiaTeam biography (in Russian)