Akhrik Tsveiba
Akhrik Sokratovich Tsveiba (Russian: Ахрик Сократович Цвейба; born 10 September 1966) is a former professional footballer. At international level, he represented Soviet Union, CIS, Ukraine and Russia national teams.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Akhrik Sokratovich Tsveiba | ||
| Date of birth | 10 September 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Gudauta, Abkhaz ASSR, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1984 | Dinamo Sukhumi | ||
| 1984 | SKA-Khabarovsk | 4 | (0) |
| 1984–1989 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 79 | (0) |
| 1990–1993 | Dynamo Kyiv | 79 | (3) |
| 1992–1993 | → Dynamo-2 Kyiv | 12 | (0) |
| 1993 | KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny | 11 | (0) |
| 1994 | Qingdao Hainiu | ||
| 1994–1996 | Gamba Osaka | 75 | (2) |
| 1997 | Alania Vladikavkaz | 24 | (0) |
| 1998 | Qianwei Huandao | 18 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Uralan Elista | 44 | (1) |
| 2001 | Dynamo Moscow | 11 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | AEK Larnaca | ||
| International career | |||
| 1990–1991 | Soviet Union | 18 | (1) |
| 1992 | CIS | 7 | (1) |
| 1992 | Ukraine | 1 | (0) |
| 1997 | Russia | 8 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Born in Gudauta, Tsveiba began playing youth football with local side M. Chachba. He played as a defender for Dinamo Sukhumi, SKA-Khabarovsk, Dinamo Tbilisi and Dynamo Kyiv, appearing in 123 Soviet league matches. Tsveiba won the 1990 Soviet Top League with Dynamo and was awarded Master of Sports of the USSR.[1]
Tsveiba started his career at Dinamo Sukhumi before playing regularly for Dinamo Tbilisi. In 1990, he left for Dynamo Kyiv, where he was nominated by the Ukraine national team. He then played briefly in Russia before signing with Gamba Osaka. He returned to Russia for Alania Vladikavkaz, where he was nominated by the Russia national team. Tsveiba left for the Chinese team Shanghai Pudong, before spending his late career with the Russian teams Uralan Elista and Dynamo Moscow.
In 2009, he was part of the Russia national team squad that won the 2009 Legends Cup.
International career
Tsveiba was a non-playing squad member at the 1990 FIFA World Cup for the Soviet Union, and at Euro 1992 for the CIS. Tsveiba played for the Ukraine national team against Hungary in a friendly match in August 1992.
He changed his allegiance to Russia in 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification.
Post-playing career
Tsveiba worked as a scout with Dynamo Moscow when the club was managed by Stanislav Cherchesov from 2014 to 2015.
Personal life
His son Sandro Tsveiba is also a professional footballer.
Career statistics
Club
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| Club | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | League cup[lower-alpha 2] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dinamo Sukhumi | 1984 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| SKA-Khabarovsk | 1984 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 1985 | Soviet Top League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1986 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| 1987 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||||||
| 1988 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||||||
| 1989 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 79 | 0 | 79 | 0 | ||||||
| Dynamo Kyiv | 1990 | Soviet Top League | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||||
| 1991 | 24 | 1 | 24 | 1 | ||||||
| 1992 | Ukrainian Premier League | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||||
| 1992–93 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 65 | 1 | 6 | 1 | ||||||
| KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny | 1993 | Top League | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Gamba Osaka | 1994 | J1 League | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| 1995 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 40 | 1 | |||
| 1996 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| Total | 75 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 94 | 3 | ||
| Alania Vladikavkaz | 1997 | Top League | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||||
| Shanghai Pudong | 1998 | Jia-B League | ||||||||
| Uralan Elista | 1999 | Top Division | 20 | 1 | 20 | 1 | ||||
| 2000 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||||||
| Russia | 44 | 1 | 44 | 1 | ||||||
| Dynamo Moscow | 2001 | Top Division | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 313 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 332 | 4 | ||
- Includes Soviet Cup, Ukrainian Cup, Russian Cup, Emperor's Cup, Chinese FA Cup
- Includes Federation Cup, Russian Premier League Cup, J.League Cup
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soviet Union | 1990 | 8 | 1 |
| 1991 | 10 | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 1 | |
| CIS | 1992 | 7 | 1 |
| Total | 7 | 1 | |
| Ukraine | 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
| Russia | 1997 | 8 | 0 |
| Total | 8 | 0 | |
References
- Mereminsky, S.G. "ЦВЕ́ЙБА". old.bigenc.ru (in Russian). Great Russian Encyclopedia.
- Akhrik Tsveiba at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
- Akhrik Tsveiba – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Akhrik Tsveiba at National-Football-Teams.com
- Akhrik Tsveiba at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
- Akhrik Sokratovich Tsveiba at RSSSF
- Akhrik Tsveiba at WorldFootball.net
- Akhrik Tsveiba at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Akhrik Tsveiba at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)
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