| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tamaz Giviyevich Kostava | ||
| Date of birth | 29 February 1956 | ||
| Place of birth | Kutaisi, Georgian SSR | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1973-1976 | FC Torpedo Kutaisi | 106 | (0) |
| 1977-1982 | FC Dinamo Tbilisi | 102 | (1) |
| 1983-1984 | FC Torpedo Kutaisi | 58 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1978 | USSR | 3 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Tamaz Giviyevich Kostava (Russian: Тамаз Гивиевич Костава) (born 29 February 1956 in Kutaisi) is a retired Soviet football player.
Kostava made his debut for USSR on November 19, 1978 in a friendly against Japan. In fact, all of the national team games he played in were against Japan (USSR played three friendlies against them in 8 days).