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Aleksandre Chivadze

Aleksandre Chivadze (Georgian: ალექსანდრე გაბრიელის ძე ჩივაძე; Russian: Александр Габриэлович Чивадзе) (born 8 April 1955 in Klukhori), is a former Georgian and Soviet football player and coach.

Chivadze spent his entire club career at FC Dinamo Tbilisi, playing from 1974 to 1987. He earned 46 caps for the Soviet Union national team and was included in the squads of the 1982 and 1986 World Cups. (In 1982 World Cup he was the captain of the Soviet team).

After retirement from playing he was head-coach of the Georgian national team from 1993 to 1997, and again from 2001 to 2003. On 31 January 2012, he became the head coach of the Georgia national under-21 football team.

Honours

  • Soviet Top League Champion: 1978
  • Soviet Cup Champion: 1976, 1979
  • UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Champion: 1981
  • Soviet Footballer of the Year: 1980
  • U-21 UEFA Championship winner: 1980

External links

  • Profile in Russian
  • Aleksandr Gavrilovich Chivadze – International Appearances
  • Aleksandre Chivadze at National-Football-Teams.com