David Kipiani
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Aleksandr Chivadze, Vladimir Gutsaev, David Kipiani in 1981
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| Full name | David Kipiani | ||
| Date of birth | 18 November 1951 | ||
| Place of birth | Tbilisi, USSR | ||
| Date of death | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. | ||
| Place of death | Tbilisi, Georgia | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| School No. 35 Tbilisi | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1968 | Lokomotivi Tbilisi | 1 | (0) |
| 1969 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 0 | (0) |
| 1970 | Lokomotivi Tbilisi | 28 | (3) |
| 1971-1982 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 246 | (79) |
| International career | |||
| 1974-1981 | USSR | 19 | (7) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1984-1985 | Dinamo Tbilisi | ||
| 1988 | Dinamo Tbilisi | ||
| 1990-1991 | Dinamo Tbilisi | ||
| 1992-1993 | Olympiakos Nicosia | ||
| 1995-1997 | Dinamo Tbilisi | ||
| 1997 | Georgia | ||
| 1998 | Racing Mechelen | ||
| 1998 | Shinnik Yaroslavl | ||
| 1999-2001 | Torpedo Kutaisi | ||
| 2000-2001 | Georgia | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
| Olympic medal record | ||
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| Representing USSR | ||
| Men’s Football | ||
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1976 Montreal | Team competition |
David Kipiani (Georgian: დავით ყიფიანი; 18 November 1951 – 17 September 2001) was a Georgian football midfielder and manager.
Playing career
Kipiani was born in Tbilisi, Georgian SSR. He played for FC Dinamo Tbilisi and the Soviet Union National Team and also for a year for Lokomotiv Tbilsi.
Kipiani was not given a chance to play World Cup finals. Many think his peak was in 1982, but missed the Spain and quit playing altogether due to severe leg injury sustained against Kuban Krasdodar on 26 April (Round 4).
Managerial career
After retirement, he coached FC Dinamo Tbilisi, FC Torpedo Kutaisi, Shinnik Yaroslavl (Russia), Mechelen (Belgium), Olympiakos Nicosia (Cyprus) and Georgian National Team.
Death
He died in Tbilisi, Georgia from injuries sustained in a car crash near Tserovani on 17 September 2001.[1] He was 50 years old. The Georgian Cup and the stadium in the town of Gurjaani were named after him.
Honours
Among his titles as a player are Soviet League championship (1978), Soviet Cup (1976 and 1979) and UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1981) all with FC Dinamo Tbilisi. David Kipiani was named Soviet Footballer of the Year in 1977. As a coach, he led FC Dinamo Tbilisi to 6 Georgian titles and FC Torpedo Kutaisi to 2.
- Soviet Top League Champion: 1978
- Soviet Cup Champion: 1976, 1979
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Champion: 1981
- Soviet Footballer of the Year: 1977
- U-19 UEFA Championship Champion: 1976
- Grigory Fedotov club: 155 goals
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References
- ↑ Georgian Legend Kipiani Dies in Car Crash - New York Times
External links
- Biography of David Kipiani (Russian)
- Articles containing Georgian-language text
- Pages with broken file links
- Articles with Russian-language external links
- Use dmy dates from October 2012
- 1951 births
- 2001 deaths
- Sportspeople from Tbilisi
- Svan people
- Association football midfielders
- Footballers from Georgia (country)
- Football managers from Georgia (country)
- Footballers at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Georgia national football team managers
- FC Dinamo Tbilisi players
- Olympiakos Nicosia managers
- Olympic footballers of the Soviet Union
- Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union
- Road incident deaths in Georgia (country)
- Soviet footballers
- Soviet football managers
- Soviet Union international footballers
- K.R.C. Mechelen managers
- FC Dinamo Tbilisi managers
- FC Shinnik Yaroslavl managers
- Russian Football Premier League managers
- Expatriate football managers in Russia
- Olympic medalists in football
- Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics
