Georgi (Gocha) Grigoryevich Gavasheli (russian: Георгий (Гоча) Григорьевич Гавашели; ka, გიორგი გავაშელი; born 18 February 1947 in
Gagra
Gagra ( ka, გაგრა; Abkhaz and Russian: Гагра) is a town in Abkhazia/Georgia, sprawling for 5 km on the northeast coast of the Black Sea, at the foot of the Caucasus Mountains. Its subtropical climate made Gagra a popular hea ...
; died 25 December 1997 in
Urengoy
Urengoy (russian: Уренго́й; Nenets: Пюра ңо, ''Pjura ŋo'') is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Purovsky District of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia. Population:
History
Urengoy was founded in 1932 as a ...
,
Russia
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in an accident) was a
Soviet
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Georgian
Georgian may refer to:
Common meanings
* Anything related to, or originating from Georgia (country)
** Georgians, an indigenous Caucasian ethnic group
** Georgian language, a Kartvelian language spoken by Georgians
**Georgian scripts, three scrip ...
football
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player.
Honours
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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 ...
top scorer: 22 goals (1968).
*
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 (Moldova ...
winner: 1976.
References
External links
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1947 births
People from Gagra District
1997 deaths
Soviet men's footballers
Men's footballers from Georgia (country)
FC Dinamo Tbilisi players
FC Locomotive Tbilisi players
Soviet Top League players
Men's association football midfielders
Men's association football forwards
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