Gela Ketashvili

Gela Giorgis dze Ketashvili (Georgian: გელა გიორგის ძე კეტაშვილი, Russian: Гела Георгиевич Кеташвили) (born 27 September 1965 in Tbilisi) is a retired Soviet and Georgian football player. He won the gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Gela Ketashvili
Personal information
Full name Gela Georgiyevich Ketashvili
Date of birth (1965-09-27) 27 September 1965
Place of birth Tbilisi, Georgian SSR
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983 FC Torpedo Kutaisi 27 (0)
1984–1990 FC Dinamo Tbilisi 137 (4)
1991 FC Guria Lanchkhuti 7 (0)
1993–1994 FC Tetri Artsivi
1995 FC Dinamo Tbilisi 3 (0)
International career
1986–1988 USSR 3 (0)
1990 Georgia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Olympic medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
Men's football
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul Team

He is the father of Giorgi Ketashvili.

Honours

International career

Ketashvili made his debut for USSR on 10 May 1989 in a 1990 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Turkey. He was not selected for the World Cup squad. He also played for Georgia.

References

  • Gela Ketashvili • Articles on FC Dinamo Tbilisi Official Website
  • Gela Ketashvili • Articles on sovsport.ru
  • Gela Ketashvili • Articles on sport-express.ru
  • Gela Ketashvili • Profile on allfutbolist.ru
  • Gela Ketashvili at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
  • Gela Ketashvili at National-Football-Teams.com
  • Gela Ketashvili • Profile on rusteam.permian.ru
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gela Ketashvili". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.


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