Ramaz Shengelia
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ramaz Aleksandrovich Shengelia | ||
| Date of birth | 1 January 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | Kutaisi, Georgian SSR | ||
| Date of death | 21 June 2012 (aged 55) | ||
| Place of death | Tbilisi, Georgia | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1973–1976 | FC Torpedo Kutaisi | 75 | (29) |
| 1977–1988 | FC Dinamo Tbilisi | 283 | (120) |
| 1989–1990 | IFK Holmsund | 13 | (2) |
| National team | |||
| 1979–1983 | USSR | 26 | (10) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Ramaz Shengelia (Georgian: რამაზ შენგელია) (1 January 1957 – 21 June 2012[1]) was a Soviet footballer player of Georgian origin.
International career
He played in 26 games scoring 10 goals for the USSR national football team, including performance at the 1982 FIFA World Cup (5 matches, 1 goal).[2] He also represented his country in 5 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.[3]
International goals
- Score and results list Soviet Union's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 28 March 1979 | Lokomotiv Republican Sports Complex, Simferopol | .svg.png){kind=small} Bulgaria | 2–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 2. | 19 April 1979 | Dinamo Stadium, Tbilisi |  Sweden | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 3. | 5 May 1979 | Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow |  Czechoslovakia | 2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 4. | 19 May 1979 | Dinamo Stadium, Tbilisi |  Hungary | 2–2 | 2–2 | Euro 1980 qualifying |
| 5. | 23 September 1981 | Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow |  Turkey | 4–0 | 4–0 | World Cup 1982 qualifying |
| 6. | 7 October 1981 | Atatürk Stadium, Izmir | Turkey | 0–1 | 0–3 | World Cup 1982 qualifying |
| 7. | 28 October 1981 | Dinamo Stadium, Tbilisi | Czechoslovakia | 1–0 | 2–0 | World Cup 1982 qualifying |
| 8. | 2–0 | |||||
| 9. | 5 May 1982 | Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow |  East Germany | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 10. | 22 June 1982 | Estadio La Rosaleda, Málaga |  Scotland | 2–1 | 2–2 | World Cup 1982 |
Death
He died of a brain haemorrhage in Tbilisi in June 2012,[5] only three weeks after his fellow 1982 World Cup squad member Yuri Susloparov died.
External links
- Ramaz Shengelia at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile in Russian
- Pachkoria, Tengiz. In Memoriam. The star of Dinamo Tbilisi Ramaz Shengelia. Georgia online. (Distributed by Ukrayinska Pravda)
References
- ↑ Скончался легендарный грузинский футболист Рамаз Шенгелия
- ↑ Matthias Arnhold (31 May 2012). "Ramaz Aleksandrovich Shengeliya - Goals in International Matches". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
- ↑ Ramaz Shengelia – FIFA competition record
- ↑ Ramaz Aleksandrovich Shengeliya . EU-Football.info. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
- ↑ Obituary - UEFA
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