Evstaphiy Pechlevanidis, also known as Yevstafi Alkiviadorovich Pekhlevanidi (russian: Евстафий Алкивиадорович Пехлеваниди; born 29 October 1960 in
Shymkent
Shymkent (; Шымкент, Şymkent), known until 1993 as Chimkent ( uz, Çımkent, چىمكېنت; Yañalif: Çimkent ()); russian: Чимкент, translit=Chimkent (), is a city in Kazakhstan. It is near the border with Uzbekistan. It is one ...
,
Kazakh SSR
; kk, Қазақ Советтік Социалистік Республикасы)
*1991: Republic of Kazakhstan (russian: Республика Казахстан; kk, Қазақстан Республикасы)
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) is a retired
Soviet
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and
Greek
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*Greeks, an ethnic group.
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professional
football
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player. He is of
Caucasus Greek ethnic origin and immigrated from the
Soviet Union
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to
Greece
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in 1990.
His father
Alkiviad Pekhlevanidi played for
FC Dinamo Tbilisi
FC Dinamo Tbilisi ( ka, დინამო თბილისი, ) is a Georgian professional football club based in Tbilisi, Georgia, that competes in the Erovnuli Liga, the top flight of Georgian football.
Dinamo Tbilisi was one of the mo ...
in the 1940s.
Honours
*
USSR Federation Cup
The Cup of Football Federation of USSR, az, SSRİ Futbol Federasiyasının Kuboku, kk, КСРО футбол федерациялары кубогы, KSRO fwtbol federacïyaları kwbogı, lt, TSRS Futbolo Lygos Taurė, ro, Cupa Federației de ...
winner: 1988.
References
External links
Career summary by KLISF
1960 births
Living people
Pontic Greeks
Soviet footballers
Greek footballers
Greek expatriate footballers
Soviet Top League players
Super League Greece players
FC Kairat players
Levadiakos F.C. players
Kazakhstani people of Greek descent
Soviet people of Greek descent
Soviet emigrants to Greece
Association football forwards
People from Shymkent
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