Ilya Ilyich Datunashvili (russian: Илья Ильич Датунашвили; ka, ილია დათუნაშვილი; 1 September 1937 – 11 February 2022) was a
Soviet
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Georgian
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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. Among his many achievements, there is one for which he is remembered most often: He scored five goals in a 5–0 away win against
Dinamo Tbilisi
Dinamo Tbilisi is a sports club from Tbilisi, Georgia. It was founded in 1925.
Among its highest honors, is the European trophy earned by its football team which won the Cup Winners' Cup in 1981, beating FC Carl Zeiss Jena of East Germany 2–1 i ...
's Soviet-time arch-rivals
Ararat Yerevan
Football Club Ararat Yerevan ( hy, Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ Արարատ Երևան), commonly known as Ararat Yerevan, is an Armenian football club based in Yerevan that plays in the Armenian Premier League.
Since 1999, the club is ...
of Armenia. He died on 11 February 2022, at the age of 84.
Honours
Dinamo Tbilisi
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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 ...
: 1964; third place 1962, 1967
Individual
* Soviet Top League top scorer: 20 goals (1966)
* Top-33 season best players list: 1964, 1966 (both #2)
References
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1937 births
2022 deaths
People from Kobuleti
Soviet footballers
Footballers from Georgia (country)
Association football forwards
Soviet Top League players
FC Guria Lanchkhuti players
FC Torpedo Kutaisi players
FC Dinamo Tbilisi players
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