Murtaz Kalistratovich Khurtsilava (Georgian: მურთაზ ხურცილავა, Russian: Муртаз Калистратович Хурцилава, born 5 January 1943) is a former Georgian association football defender.
Khurtsilava was discovered while playing football in the school garden in Gegechkori, a small town in Caucasus – now known as Martvili – where he learned to play football with a ball made of hay and rags.[1]
^"1972 team of the tournament". Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
External links
UEFA.com – Georgia's Golden Player
RussiaTeam biography (in Russian)
January 20, 2023
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