Anzor Amberkovich Kavazashvili ( ka, ანზორ ყავაზაშვილი, russian: Анзор Амберкович Кавазашвили, born 19 July 1940) is a

Soviet The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen nation ...

former football

goalkeeper In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting o ...

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nationality.

Honours

Soviet Top League The Soviet Top League, known after 1970 as the Higher League (russian: Чемпионат СССР по футболу: Высшая лига), served as the top division of Soviet Union football from 1936 until 1991. The professional top level ...

champion: 1965, 1969 *

Soviet Cup The Soviet Cup, or USSR Cup (russian: Кубок СССР),, be, Кубак СССР, uz, СССР Кубоги, kk, КСРО Кубогы, ka, სსრკ თასი, az, ССРИ кубоку, lt, TSRS taurė, ro, Cupa URSS ( Moldov ...

winner: 1968, 1971 *

Soviet Goalkeeper of the Year The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen nation ...

: 1965, 1967

International career

He played for Soviet Union national team (29 matches), and was a participant at the 1966 FIFA World Cup and 1970 FIFA World Cup. After ending his playing career, he worked as a coach of several teams, including

Spartak Kostroma FC Spartak Kostroma (russian: ФК «Спартак» Кострома) is a Russian association football club from Kostroma, founded in 1959. The highest level it achieved in its history was second-highest Soviet First League, where it played in 1 ...

and national teams of Chad and Guinea.

References

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External links

Anzor Kavazashvili Interview
1940 births Living people Sportspeople from Batumi Footballers from Georgia (country) Soviet footballers Soviet Top League players FC Spartak Moscow players FC Zenit Saint Petersburg players FC Torpedo Moscow players FC Dinamo Tbilisi players FC Torpedo Kutaisi players Football managers from Georgia (country) Soviet football managers Soviet expatriate football managers 1966 FIFA World Cup players UEFA Euro 1968 players 1970 FIFA World Cup players Association football goalkeepers Soviet Union international footballers Georgian people of Greek descent Expatriate football managers in Chad Expatriate football managers in Guinea {{Georgia-footy-bio-stub