Gocha Gogrichiani (born 12 August 1964) is a
Georgian
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football
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coach and former player.
He won nine international caps and scored two goals for the
Georgia national team, including the fourth goal in a 5–0 rout of
Wales
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in
Tbilisi
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in November 1994, during the qualifiers for
Euro 96
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.
At club level, he spent his peak years with
Tskhumi Sukhumi,
Zhemchuzhina Sochi, and
Omonia Nicosia
Athletic Club Omonia Nicosia ( el, Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Oμόνοιας Λευκωσίας, ΑΣΟΛ; ''Athlitikos Sillogos Omonias Lefkosias'', ''ASOL''), commonly known as Omonia Nicosia, or simply Omonia (" Harmony"; also tran ...
.
Personal life
His son, also called
Gocha Gogrichiani Gocha Gogrichiani may refer to:
* Gocha Gogrichiani (footballer, born 1964)
* Gocha Gogrichiani (footballer, born 2000)
{{hndis, Gogrichiani, Gocha ...
, is a professional footballer as well.
Honours
*
Russian First Division
The Russian First League (russian: Первая лига, Pervaya liga), formerly called Russian First Division (russian: Первый дивизион) and Russian Football National League (FNL) (russian: Первенство Футбольн ...
Zone West top scorer: 1992 (26 goals).
External links
*
FIFA.com
1964 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Sukhumi
Soviet men's footballers
Men's footballers from Georgia (country)
Men's association football forwards
Georgia (country) men's international footballers
Erovnuli Liga players
Russian Premier League players
Cypriot First Division players
FC Dinamo Tbilisi players
FC Dinamo Sukhumi players
FC Zhemchuzhina-Sochi players
AC Omonia players
Nea Salamis Famagusta FC players
FC Guria Lanchkhuti players
FC Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod players
FC Oryol players
FC SKA Rostov-on-Don players
Football managers from Georgia (country)
Expatriate men's footballers from Georgia (country)
Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Cyprus
Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Russia
Expatriate men's footballers in Russia
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