Gocha Gogrichiani (born 12 August 1964) is a
Georgian 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
Tbilisi ( ; ka, თბილისი, ), in some languages still known by its pre-1936 name Tiflis ( ), ( ka, ტფილისი, tr ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Georgia (country), largest city of Georgia ( ...
in November 1994, during the qualifiers for
Euro 96
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.
At club level, he spent his peak years with
Tskhumi Sokhumi,
Zhemchuzhina Sochi
FC Zhemchuzhina-Sochi () was a Russian association football club based in Sochi, Krasnodar Krai founded in 1991 and dissolved in 2012.
History
Zhemchuzhina Sochi was founded in 1991 and named after a hotel which was one of the founders. Zhemchuzh ...
, and
Omonia Nicosia
Athletic Club Omonia Nicosia (; ''Athlitikós Sýllogos Omónoia Lefkosías''), commonly known as Omonia Nicosia, or simply Omonia (also transliterated as Omonoia), is a Cypriot professional multi-sport club, established on 4 June 1948 in Nico ...
.
Personal life
His son, also called
Gocha Gogrichiani, is a professional footballer as well.
Honours
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Russian First Division
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The Russian Professional Football League (PFL) used to ...
Zone West top scorer: 1992 (26 goals).
External links
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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 Sokhumi 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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