Givi Chokheli

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Givi Dmitriyevich Chokheli (Georgian: გივი ჩოხელი; Russian: Гиви Дмитриевич Чохели) (27 June 1937 in Telavi - 25 February 1994 in Tbilisi) was a Georgian football player.

Chokheli played most of his career for Dinamo Tbilisi. After ending his playing career he worked in various coaching positions in Dinamo Tbilisi and in 1969-1970 and 1974 was a head coach.

He played for Soviet Union national team (19 matches), and was a participant at the 1962 FIFA World Cup and at the 1960 UEFA European Football Championship, where the Soviet Union won the gold medal.

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(Russian) RussiaTeam biography

v • d • e USSR squad - 1962 FIFA World Cup

1 Yashin • 2 Maslachenko • 3 Kotrikadze • 4 Dubinski • 5 Chokheli • 6 Ostrovskiy • 7 Maslyonkin • 8 Shesternyov • 9 Manoshin • 10 Netto • 11 Sabo • 12 Voronin • 13 Gusarov • 14 Ivanov • 15 Kanevski • 16 Mamykin • 17 Meskhi • 18 Metreveli • 19 Ponedelnik • 20 Serebryanikov • 21 Khusainov • 22 Chislenko • Coach: Kachalin