Revaz Dzodzuashvili

Revaz Mikheilis dze Dzodzuashvili (Georgian: რევაზ მიხეილის ძე ძოძუაშვილი; born 15 April 1945) is a Georgian football manager and a former player. He coaches FC Dinamo Sukhumi. He earned 49 caps for the USSR national football team, and participated in the 1970 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 1972. After the UEFA Euro 1972 along with his teammates by Soviet Union national football teamMurtaz Khurtsilava and Evgeni Rudakov – he was named by UEFA in the official Team of the Tournament, where also were presented such great players like Franz Beckenbauer, Gerd Müller, Paul Breitner, Uli Hoeness and Günter Netzer.[1][2]

Revaz Dzodzuashvili
Personal information
Full name Revaz Mikheilis dze Dzodzuashvili
Date of birth (1945-04-15) 15 April 1945
Place of birth Kutaisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Youth career
1963–1964 Torpedo Kutaisi
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1964–1967 Torpedo Kutaisi 67 (1)
1968–1976 Dinamo Tbilisi 234 (4)
Total 301 (5)
International career
1969–1974 USSR 49 (0)
Managerial career
1976 SKA Tbilisi
1977 Lokomotiv Samtredia
1978 Torpedo Kutaisi
1979 FC Kolkheti Poti
1988–1989 Torpedo Kutaisi
1991–1993 FC Dinamo Tbilisi
1993–1995 Metallurg Rustavi
1995 FC Temp Shepetivka
1998–1999 Latvia
1999–2000 Locomotive Tbilisi
2000 Al-Ittihad Jeddah
2000–2001 Georgia
2001–2002 Torpedo Kutaisi
2002 FC Uralan Elista
2003 FC Alania
2005 Dynamo Makhachkala
2007 Olimpi Rustavi
2008–2009 Shakhter Karagandy
2010 Turan Tovuz
2013–2014 Georgia U-21
2014 Torpedo Kutaisi
2017–2018 Dinamo Sukhumi
2023– Shukura
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
UEFA European Championship
Runner-up1972 Belgium
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1972 MunichTeam competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

After retiring from competitions he became a football manager, including a stint as head coach of the Latvia national football team. He was a manager of FC Shakhter Karagandy at the start of 2008 season, but his contract was terminated soon.

Personal life

Dzoduashvili's son, Mikheil Dzodzuashvili, is married to Georgian singer Sopho Khalvashi. Together they have two daughters.[3]

International career

Dzodzuashvili was capped 49 times for Soviet Union national football team, made his debut against Colombia in international friendly match, which was held on Estadio Nemesio Camacho El Campín in Bogota 20 February 1969.[4]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by national team and year[5]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Soviet Union 196960
197080
197180
1972160
197390
197420
Total490

Honours

Player

Dinamo Tbilisi

Soviet Union

Individual

Manager

Dinamo Tbilisi

Torpedo Kutaisi

Olimpi Rustavi

References

  1. "1972 team of the tournament". UEFA. 2 May 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
  2. "Team of the tournament of the 1972 UEFA European Championship". uefa.com. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  3. Omanidze, Tsitsi (8 July 2013). "სოფო ხალვაში მეორე გოგონას დედა გახდა". reitingi.ambebi.ge. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  4. "Colombia v USSR, 20 February 1969". footballfacts.ru. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  5. "Revaz Dzodzuashvili". footballfacts.ru. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  6. "1972 team of the tournament". Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 23 January 2015.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.