David Kipiani Explained

David Kipiani
Birth Date:1951 6, df=yes
According to Birth certificate (modified) 1951 11, df=yes
Birth Place:Tbilisi, USSR
Death Place:Tbilisi, Georgia
Height:1.84 m
Position:Attacking midfielder
Youthyears1:1964–1966
Youthclubs1:School No. 35 Tbilisi
Youthyears2:1967–1968
Youthclubs2:Dinamo Tbilisi
Years1:1968
Clubs1:Locomotive Tbilisi
Caps1:1
Goals1:0
Years2:1969
Clubs2:Dinamo Tbilisi
Caps2:0
Goals2:0
Years3:1970
Clubs3:Locomotive Tbilisi
Caps3:28
Goals3:3
Years4:1971–1982
Clubs4:Dinamo Tbilisi
Caps4:245
Goals4:79
Totalcaps:274
Totalgoals:82
Nationalyears1:1974–1981
Nationalteam1:USSR
Nationalcaps1:19
Nationalgoals1:7
Manageryears1:1984–1985
Managerclubs1:Dinamo Tbilisi
Manageryears2:1988
Managerclubs2:Dinamo Tbilisi
Manageryears3:1990–1991
Managerclubs3:Dinamo Tbilisi
Manageryears4:1992–1993
Managerclubs4:Olympiakos Nicosia
Manageryears5:1995–1997
Managerclubs5:Dinamo Tbilisi
Manageryears6:1997
Managerclubs6:Georgia
Manageryears7:1998
Managerclubs7:Racing Mechelen
Manageryears8:1998
Managerclubs8:Shinnik Yaroslavl
Manageryears9:1999–2001
Managerclubs9:Torpedo Kutaisi
Manageryears10:2000–2001
Managerclubs10:Georgia

David Kipiani (Georgian: დავით ყიფიანი; 18 June 1951 – 17 September 2001) was a Georgian and Soviet football midfielder and manager, who played for the USSR national team. Kipiani principally played as a playmaker and is considered one of Georgia's greatest players. He was known for his elegant style of play, dribbling ability and passing range.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Playing career

Kipiani was born in Tbilisi, Georgian SSR. He started playing for the 35th School during the early stages of his career.[7] Kipiani was invited to play for Dinamo Tbilisi in 1967. Due to injuries, he was only able to participate in a single appearances for two season. So, Kipiani went to play for another Tbilisi-based club, Locomotive Tbilisi.

After a successful season with Locomotive, Kipiani was invited back to play for Dinamo again by Gavril Kachalin. Meanwhile, while playing for Locomotive, Kipiani worked with his future manager Nodar Akhalkatsi, under whose managing he later became one of the key figures of Dinamo Tbilisi, which were among the powerful and successful clubs – presented not only at the highest level of Soviet football but internationally by the end of the 1970s and early 1980s.[8] It was a time of the most significant results in the national championship[9] along with the local[10] and international recognition and notable achievements at various prestigious football tournaments.[11] [12] [13]

During the period between 1975 and 1982 – Kipiani was one of the prominent and unanimously recognized leaders of Dinamo Tbilisi, alongside players such as Manuchar Machaidze, Aleksandre Chivadze, Vladimir Gutsaev and Ramaz Shengelia. Georgian team's impressive success against such great football clubs like Liverpool,[14] Inter Milan,[15] [16] Napoli,[17] West Ham United,[18] Feyenoord and others was mainly determined by their obvious personal and professional talent, unique playing abilities and individual skills, great vision of the game, by their exemplary and complete interactions on the football pitch, where Kipiani was probably the most important, illustrious and exquisite player among others.[19] [20] [21] [22] [23]

International career

Kipiani was capped 19 times for the Soviet Union, between April 1974 and May 1981, scoring seven goals. He made his international debut under manager Konstantin Beskov, in a friendly international match on 17 April 1974 in Zenica, when he was a second-half substitute for Vladimir Fedotov. Kipiani has scored his first international goal just after five minutes into his debut for the Soviet team, which became the only goal of the match and Soviet Union beat Yugoslavia 1–0.[24] [25] [26] He played his last national team game on 30 May 1981 in a 1982 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Wales.[27] [28] [29]

Kipiani was not given a chance to play in the World Cup finals. Many think his peak was in 1982, but missed the Spain World Cup and quit playing altogether due to a severe leg injury sustained against Kuban Krasnodar on 26 April (Round 4).

Managerial career

After retirement, Kipiani coached FC Dinamo Tbilisi, Torpedo Kutaisi, Shinnik Yaroslavl (Russia), Racing Mechelen (Belgium), Olympiakos Nicosia (Cyprus) and the Georgia national team.

Death

He died in Tbilisi, Georgia from injuries sustained in a car crash near Tserovani (Mtskheta) on 17 September 2001.[30] He was 49 years old. The Georgian Cup and the David Kipiani Stadium in the town of Gurjaani belong to Alazani Gurjaani, were named after him.[31]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[32]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Locomotive Tbilisi196810––––10
Dinamo Tbilisi1969––––––––
Locomotive Tbilisi197028310––293
Dinamo Tbilisi197123310––243
1972287302[33] 1338
19732053053288
19745134––85
1975241221––2613
1976189552[34] 12515
19772714––523216
19782576141359
19792232142286
198031873404211
19811881050248
198242124094
Total2457934173510314106
Career total2748235173510344109

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[35]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Soviet Union197411
1975––
1976––
197763
197863
197950
1980––
198110
Total197

Honours

Player

Dinamo Tbilisi

1978[36] [37] [38]

1976,[39] 1979[40]

1981

Soviet Union U18

1976

Manager

Dinamo Tbilisi

1990, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97

1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97

Torpedo Kutaisi

1999–2000, 2000–01

2000–01

Individual

1977[41] [42]

155 goals

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Giorgi. Gorgodze. Davit Kipiani – The "Moving Feast" of Football. 27 October 2016. The legendary Russian goalkeeper Lev Yashin wrote: David Kipiani is the most illustrious figure in Soviet football; he is simply unparalleled. The intelligent Kipiani, with his exquisite manner of playing, is able to see his teammates excellently and has the capacity to resolve the most difficult of issues on the football field.. georgiatoday.ge. 7 June 2018. 8 November 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161108013410/http://georgiatoday.ge/news/5011/Davit-Kipiani--The-%E2%80%98Moving-Feast%E2%80%99-of-Football-. dead.
  2. Web site: Media Centre. FC Dinamo Tbilisi. Davit Kipiani – 64. 18 June 2015. FC Dinamo Tbilisi. Today is the birthday of Dinamo’s legendary number 10 player – Davit Kipiani. He played in Dinamo Tbilisi in 1971–1982 years and in 351 matches he scored 126 goals. Davit Kipiani was the champion of Soviet Union, double owner of Soviet Cup, owner of Cup Winners' Cup, the best footballer of Soviet Union, winner of Europe Youth championship. He played in European team as well. He won Georgian championship for six times, Cup for three times and Super Cup for two times as the head coach of Dinamo Tbilisi. Today legend of our club would turn 64 years old.. fcdinamo.ge. 4 June 2018. 12 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612141831/http://fcdinamo.ge/en/news?n=3718. live.
  3. Web site: Dan. Ross. Kakabadze follows the footsteps of his idol. 6 May 2012. UEFA. Georgia right-back Otar Kakabadze: David Kipiani is my idol and role model. He was a great midfield playmaker for Dinamo Tbilisi who won the Cup Winners' Cup and was player of the year in the USSR. (The Georgian team interpreter interjects: "Kipiani was an elegant player, and many people think Kakabadze plays in a similar elegant style. He started out as a midfielder, like Kipiani."). 4 June 2018. 10 May 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120510164017/http://www.uefa.com/under17/news/newsid=1793725.html. live.
  4. News: L. J.. Moñino. Diálogos en la tumba de Kipiani. El cementerio georgiano acoge conversaciones entre exjugadores del Dínamo de Tblisi. 9 September 2012. El País. Se producen frente a la lápida de David Kipiani (Tbilisi, 1951), el mejor jugador de la historia de Georgia, un predecesor, en los finales de los años 70 y principios de los años 80, de la elegancia fría de Zidane, según cuentan en los corrillos futboleros que ayer se montaron alrededor del hotel de concentración de la selección española en la capital georgiana.. 4 June 2018. 8 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171008032457/https://elpais.com/deportes/2012/09/09/actualidad/1347215391_562225.html. live.
  5. Web site: Inal. Khashig. 15 soccer players that the Caucasus is proud of. 11 February 2017. David Kipiani. Although Kipiani was not frequently involved in the USSR national team (only 19 games and 7 goals), but his fantastic performance in Tbilisi 'Dinamo', for which he played from 1971 till 1982, made him the Georgian and Soviet Football legend. David Kipiani was the brilliant star of already stacked team of 'Dinamo Tbilisi', that won the prestigious UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in May 1981. After finishing his playing career, he became a coach. On 17 September 2001, Kipiani died in a car accident at the age of 49.. jam-news.net. 5 June 2018. 18 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170218030635/https://jam-news.net/?p=6458. dead.
  6. Breitner84 (15 October 2009). Web site: David Kipiani. Many think, David Kipiani was the best Georgian midfielder and one of the best Georgian coaches.. pesstatsdatabase.com. 5 June 2018. 12 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612141618/https://pesstatsdatabase.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=13332. dead.
  7. Web site: Lasha. Goduadze. Career in phrases: David Kipiani. 24 March 2016. Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs of Georgia. msy.gov.ge. 4 June 2018. 22 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171222105038/http://msy.gov.ge/index.php?sec_id=1666&lang_id=GEO. live.
  8. News: Jamie. Rainbow. Soviet giants have enjoyed mixed fortunes since the Iron Curtain fell. 19 January 2013. World Soccer. The domestic football league of the old USSR was a vast, vibrant, and powerful competition, containing as it did clubs such as the Moscow giants Dynamo, Spartak, CSKA – and occasionally Torpedo – as well as influential teams from the republics, like the Dynamos of Kiev, Tbilisi, and Minsk. Evidently, the league would have been exceptionally strong and closely contested – it was so strong, in fact, that it rose to second place in UEFA’s league rankings.. worldsoccer.com. 4 June 2018. 12 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612141335/http://www.worldsoccer.com/blogs/soviet-giants-have-enjoyed-mixed-fortunes-since-the-iron-curtain-fell-338900. live.
  9. Web site: USSR, 1978 (Top league). 9 July 2015. WildSoft 2007–2018. 4 June 2018. 6 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160406145956/http://wildstat.com/p/2001/ch/URS_1_1978/stg/all/tour/all. live.
  10. Web site: Hans. Schöggl. Karel and RSSSF. Stokkermans. Football Tournament at the Spartakiads of Peoples of the Soviet Union 1979. 15 August 2013. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Multi-sports event for teams from the Soviet Union, held (roughly) every four years, usually in pre-olympic years. (Below only the summer tournaments are listed; in addition seven winter spartakiads were held between 1962 and 1990, none of them featuring a football tournament.). 4 June 2018. 30 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220930020618/https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/spartakiads.html. live.
  11. Web site: Dinamo Tbilisi 3–0 Liverpool — October 3, 1979. 1979–80 European Cup, Round: One, 2nd Leg, Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi. lfcineurope.com. 4 June 2018. 22 October 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20071022102656/http://www.lfcineurope.com/7980-1.html. live.
  12. Web site: Dinamo Tbilisi 3–0 Liverpool — October 3, 1979. UEFA European Cup 1979/1980 – Boris Paichadze National Stadium, Tbilisi. Thewildbunch22. Fritz the flood. 4 June 2018. 30 April 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130430174720/http://twb22.blogspot.com/2010/12/uefa-european-cup-1979-1980-dinamo.html. live.
  13. Web site: Dinamo Tbilisi 3–0 Liverpool — October 3, 1979. Champions League – 1979/1980. Stadion: Boris Paichadze, Tbilisi. Zuschauer: 90.000. Schiedsrichter: Heinz Aldinger. sport.de. 4 June 2018. 29 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170829035250/http://www.sport.de/fussball/uefa-champions-league/ma648652/dinamo-tbilisi_liverpool-fc/uebersicht/. live.
  14. Web site: Dinamo Tbilisi 3–0 Liverpool — October 3, 1979. UEFA. 1979–80 European Cup, First round, Second leg — 17:00CET (19:00 local time) — Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi. 4 June 2018. 20 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180620011938/https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/history/season=1979/matches/round=1016/match=63613/index.html?iv=true. live.
  15. Web site: Internazionale 0–1 Dinamo Tbilisi — 14 September 1977. UEFA. 1977–78 UEFA Cup, First round, First leg — San Siro, Milan. 11 June 2018. 8 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160308183038/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=1977/matches/round=1085/match=65023/postmatch/lineups/index.html. live.
  16. Web site: "Динамо" (Тбилиси) – "Интернационале" (Милан, Италия) 1–0 . 17 February 2005 . 5 July 2019 . klisf.net . https://archive.today/20161230050243/http://www.klisf.net/ek77_13.htm . 30 December 2016 . live .
  17. Web site: Dinamo Tbilisi 2–0 Napoli — 13 September 1978. UEFA. 1978–79 UEFA Cup, First round, First leg — Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi. 11 June 2018. 7 October 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141007033351/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=1978/matches/round=1091/match=65141/postmatch/lineups/index.html. live.
  18. Web site: Jacob. Steinberg. Alvin Martin: 'Scousers and cockneys get on. It's the mickey-taking. The Guardian. Of course, you qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup and then played against Dinamo Tblisi. Was that the most difficult game you've ever had? Yeah. I think we played them at a stage where we hadn't lost at Upton Park for 10 months so we were pretty formidable at home. All of a sudden, we were playing this Georgian side who had a mid-season break and hadn't played any football for six weeks. I think we went in there thinking these are there for the taking. They had players like David Kipiani in midfield and Aleksandr Chivadze, who was the captain. Ramaz Shengelia was another one. After about 20 minutes we thought, "Whoa, whoa, what's going on here?" They just totally outplayed us and gave us a footballing lesson. We lost it 4–1. We were sitting in the back afterwards. There were about eight or nine of us in there and none of us really spoke. We just sat shocked and numb because we couldn't believe what had happened to us. There was a degree of naivety and complacency, which we proved when we won 1–0 in the return leg. We were an emerging side but they were a completely different level to anyone we'd ever met.. 16 December 2011. 13 August 2019. 6 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180706190923/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/dec/16/alvin-martin-small-talk. live.
  19. Book: Brooking, Trevor. My Life in Football. 25 September 2014. Google Books. Tbilisi were an outstanding team and the fact that the Russian domestic season had only just resumed after their winter break meant we had not seen them play. We had to settle for some film clips of their epic 4–2 aggregate triumph against Liverpool in the European Cup the previous season and their 5–0 aggregate win over Waterford in the Cup Winner's Cup a few months earlier. Technically they were a wonderful side and in the first leg at Upton Park attacked us with breathtaking pace. It was an education to watch them and I was hugely impressed by the movement and individual skills of players such as Aleksandre Chivadze, Vitali Daraselia, David Kipiani and Ramaz Schengeliya. They remain one of the finest European teams I've seen and it was a shame that a broken leg ended Kipiani's career prematurely.. Simon & Schuster. 978-1471130465. 13 August 2019. 20 February 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240220161836/https://books.google.com/books?id=MXN0AwAAQBAJ&q=david+kipiani&pg=PP64#v=snippet&q=david%20kipiani&f=false. live.
  20. News: Jamie. Rainbow. Georgia on my mind: Dynamo Tbilisi's golden age. A forgotten Cup Winner's Cup final gave Georgian football greatest moment, here's the full story. 4 July 2011. World Soccer. They traveled to England again in their Cup Winners Cup run, this time for a quarter-final fixture against West Ham United. If the earlier victories over Kastoria from Greece and Irish side Waterford in the first two rounds were fairly perfunctory then the victory over West Ham and especially the 4–1 win at Upton Park in the first leg was more illuminating.. worldsoccer.com. 11 June 2018. 12 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142349/http://www.worldsoccer.com/blogs/georgia-on-my-mind-dynamo-tbilisis-golden-age-329577. live.
  21. News: Craig. McCracken. How Dinamo Tbilisi enthralled British football fans in the midst of the Cold War. 7 September 2015. The Guardian. By schooling Liverpool and West Ham in the art of fast, passing, composed football, the Dinamo Tbilisi side of the 1970s and 1980s captured the hearts of young British fans who were unaccustomed to watching such expressive play. 4 June 2018. 12 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612144729/https://www.theguardian.com/football/beyond-the-last-man/2015/sep/07/dinamo-tbilisi-liverpool-west-ham. live.
  22. Web site: Miguel. Delaney. Georgian pedigree deserves respect. Incredible Dinamo Tbilisi side that outclassed Liverpool 37 years ago was ahead of its time. The Georgians had already been excellent in the first leg, controlling the game like few dared to even try at Anfield. Most of that was orchestrated by the elegant playmaker David Kipiani, who layered his precision with a power Liverpool struggled to deal with.. Irish Independent. 25 September 2016. 5 June 2018. 12 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612144156/https://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/international-soccer/georgian-pedigree-deserves-respect-35076135.html. live.
  23. Web site: Manuel. Veth. Dinamo Tbilisi vs Carl Zeiss Jena – 1981 Cup Winners' Cup Final Remembered. One can only imagine the modern football hipster galvanising over the limitless talent of Georgian playmaker David Kipiani, striker Ramaz Shengelia or the tactical abilities of Carl Zeiss Jena defender Lothar Kurbjuweit. Kipiani and Shengelia were part of a Dinamo Tbilisi side that dazzled spectators in the Soviet Union.. futbolgrad.com. 21 December 2017. 5 June 2018. 26 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171226004338/http://futbolgrad.com/dinamo-tbilisi-vs-carl-zeiss-jena-cup-winners-cup/. live.
  24. Web site: Yugoslavia 0–1 USSR — 17 April 1974. International Friendly, Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Attendance: 30,000. International Football History and Statistics. 11 June 2018. 29 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170829034653/http://www.11v11.com/matches/yugoslavia-v-ussr-17-april-1974-232793/. live.
  25. Web site: Yugoslavia 0–1 USSR — April 17, 1974. International Friendly, Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Attendance: 30,000. Soccerway. 11 June 2018. 13 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180613203014/https://int.soccerway.com/matches/1974/04/17/world/friendlies/yugoslavia/ussr/1288854/. live.
  26. Web site: Yugoslavia 0–1 USSR — April 17, 1974. International Friendly, Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Attendance: 30,000. footballfacts.ru. 11 June 2018. 29 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170829033758/http://footballfacts.ru/matches/147549-1-0. live.
  27. Web site: Wales 0–0 USSR — May 30, 1981. 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (Group 3), 30 May 1981. Racecourse Ground, Wrexham. Referee: Bruno Galler. Attendance: 29,366. International Football History and Statistics. 11 June 2018. 28 March 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140328115047/https://www.11v11.com/matches/wales-v-ussr-30-may-1981-236544/. live.
  28. Web site: David Kipiani – USSR. Panini Football Sticker Albums – Argentina 78 World Cup.. coleka.com. 5 June 2018. 12 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612140330/https://www.coleka.com/en/panini-stickers/panini-football-sticker-albums/argentina-78-world-cup/david-kipiani-cccp_i162710. live.
  29. Web site: David Kipiani – USSR. Espana 82 No. 395 Panini sticker David Kipiani.. sticker-worldwide.de. 5 June 2018. 12 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612140456/https://www.sticker-worldwide.de/Sticker/football-world-cup-sticker/world-cup-82-sticker/David-Kipiani-Espana-82.html?language=en. live.
  30. Web site: Rob and International Herald Tribune. Hughes. Georgian Legend Kipiani Dies in Car Crash; Striker Herrlich Returns After Brain Surgery : As One Star Is Lost, Another Finds Hope. 19 September 2001. The New York Times. After the most numbing seven days many of us have known, what personal compassion is there left for a single tragic death of a sportsman, or for that matter what joy might we share with a player returning to action after brain surgery? As the European soccer games pick up the threads, we have both those extremes. The death of David Kipiani in a car crash in Georgia on Monday took from us a man who was the equivalent in his day of an East European Zinedine Zidane.. 4 June 2018. 8 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171008030339/https://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/19/sports/georgian-legend-kipiani-dies-in-car-crash-striker-herrlich-returns.html. live.
  31. Web site: David Kipiani. 19 September 2001. nekropole.info. 5 June 2018. 26 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201026232916/https://nekropole.info/en/David-Kipiani. live.
  32. Web site: David Kipiani Club Statistics. footballfacts.ru. 11 June 2018. 12 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142916/http://footballfacts.ru/players/71725. live.
  33. 1972–73 UEFA Cup
    Web site: Dinamo Tbilisi 3–2 Twente. UEFA. Dinamo Tbilisi 3–2 Twente (Enschede, Netherlands) — 1972–73 UEFA Cup, First round, First leg — 13 September 1972 — 16:00CET (19:00 local time) — Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi. 11 June 2018. 13 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180613003654/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/history/season=1972/matches/round=1055/match=64186/index.html. live.
    Web site: Twente 2–0 Dinamo Tbilisi. UEFA. Twente (Enschede, Netherlands) 2–0 Dinamo Tbilisi — 1972–73 UEFA Cup, First round, Sec. leg — 27 September 1972 — 20:00CET (20:00 local time) — Het Diekman, Enschede. 11 June 2018. 8 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170208213701/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=1972/matches/round=1055/match=64187/postmatch/lineups/index.html. live.
  34. 1976–77 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
    Web site: Dinamo Tbilisi Aggregate: 3–1 Cardiff City. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, First round – 15–29 September 1976. 4 June 2015. 11 June 2018. 21 August 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220821090053/https://www.rsssf.org/ec/ec197677.html. live.
    Web site: Dinamo Tbilisi Aggregate: 1–5 MTK-VM Budapest. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Second round – 20 October – 3 November 1976. 4 June 2015. 11 June 2018. 21 August 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220821090053/https://www.rsssf.org/ec/ec197677.html. live.
  35. Web site: David Kipiani International Statistics. footballfacts.ru. 11 June 2018. 12 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142916/http://footballfacts.ru/players/71725. live.
  36. Web site: Andrei. Balitskiy. Mike and RSSSF. Dryomin. Soviet Union 1978 (Championship). 11 July 2013. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Dinamo Tbilisi won the Soviet Union champions title second time in 1978. In those years glorious players were in Dinamo: D. Gogia, V. Koridze, A. Chivadze, S. Khinchagashvili, D. Mujiri, T. Kostava, N. Khizanishvili, P. Kanteladze, G. Machaidze, M. Machaidze, V. Daraselia, D. Kipiani, V. Gutsaev, R. Shengelia, R. Chelebadze.. 18 January 2019. 29 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220929183449/https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/su78.html. live.
  37. Web site: Dinamo Tbilisi won the Soviet Union champions title second time in 1978. 12 July 2016. Georgian Football Federation. Dinamo Tbilisi won the Soviet Union champions title second time in 1978. Dinamo Tbilisi: D. Gogia, V. Koridze, A. Chivadze, S. Khinchagashvili, D. Mujiri, T. Kostava, N. Khizanishvili, P. Kanteladze, Gocha Machaidze, Manuchar Machaidze, V. Daraselia, D. Kipiani, V. Gutsaev, R. Shengelia, R. Chelebadze.. Georgian Football Federation. 4 June 2018. 20 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160920193213/https://www.gff.ge/en/Home/Team/50. dead.
  38. Web site: USSR, 1978 (Top league). 9 July 2015. WildSoft 2007–2018. 11 June 2018. 6 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160406145956/http://wildstat.com/p/2001/ch/URS_1_1978/stg/all/tour/all. live.
  39. Web site: The first Crystal Cup. 3 September 2014. FC Dinamo Tbilisi. September 3 of 1976 is an important date in the history of Dinamo Tbilisi. Our team won the Soviet Cup for the first time. Before that our team competed for the Crystal Cup for five times and failed. Before the final Dinamo beat Metalurh Zaporizhya with penalty shots – 5–4, defeated Zenit Leningrad in 1/8 final with the score – 3–0, won against Karpaty Lviv – 2–1 and defeated Shakhtar Donetsk in semi-final – 2–0. The final match was held in Moscow at Luzhniki stadium and 45 000 supporters attended it. Our team competed with Ararat Yerevan. Dinamo won the match with big score – 3–0. The goals were scored by Davit Kipiani on 27th minute, Piruz Kanteladze (penalty) on 64th minute and Revaz Chelebadze on 68th minute. Davit Kipiani became bombardier of the tournament with 5 scored goals. Dinamo: Gogia, Khizanishvili, Kanteladze, Khinchagashvili, Ebralidze, Chivadze, Manuchar Machaidze (C), Chelebadze, Gutsaev, Kipiani (Tsereteli 75’), Kopaleishvili. Head coach: Nodar Akhalkatsi. fcdinamo.ge. 4 June 2018. 2 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180102073507/http://fcdinamo.ge/en/news?n=3003. live.
  40. Web site: Second Crystal Cup. 11 August 2015. FC Dinamo Tbilisi. In 1979 Dinamo Tbilisi played one more triumph season after the last successful one. Nodar Akhalkatsi’s team won Soviet Crystal Cup for the second time. On August 11 the match between FC Dinamo Tbilisi and FC Dynamo Moscow at Luzhniki Stadium finished without goals. Our team beat the rival 5–4 on penalties. In the beginning Nikolai Gontar saved his team from Davit Kipiani’s and Vladimer Gutsaev’s penalties. On the other hand Otar Gabelia repelled Aleksandr Makhovikov’s and Aleksei Petrushin’s penalties. After that Manuchar Machaidze, Aleksandre Chivadze, Vitali Daraselia, Ramaz Shengelia and Tengiz Sulakvelidze kicked successfully. Gabelia repelled the last penalty of Valeri Gazaev. Before the final our team defeated FC Dynamo Leningrad 2–1, FC Zorya Voroshilovgrad 5–0, FC SKA Rostov-on-Don 2–1, FC Torpedo Moscow 3–0, FC Uralmash Sverdlovsk 2–0, FC Krylia Sovetov Kuybyshev 2–0 and PFC CSKA Moscow 2–1 in additional time. Dynamo Moscow 0–0 (4–5 pen.) Dinamo Tbilisi. Dinamo Tbilisi: Gabelia, Sulakvelidze, Chivadze, Khinchagashvili, Mujiri (Kikalashvili 61), Daraselia, Manuchar Machaidze (C), Koridze (Kipiani 46), Gutsaev, Gocha Machaidze, Shengelia. Coach: Nodar Akhalkatsi. fcdinamo.ge. 4 June 2018. 2 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180102073501/http://fcdinamo.ge/en/news?n=3801. live.
  41. Web site: Rasim and RSSSF. Movsumov. Soviet Union – Player of the Year Awards. 22 August 2007. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Election of the weekly Football (Football-Hockey). 1977. 1. D. Kipiani (Dinamo Tbilisi) – 323; 2. O. Blokhin (Dynamo Kyiv) – 198; 3. Y. Dehteryov (Shakhtar Donetsk) – 171. 4 June 2018. 8 August 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220808190832/https://rsssf.org/miscellaneous/ussrpoy.html. live.
  42. Web site: Sebastian. Kahl. Who Was David Kipiani? (Talks and writes about football history). 8 October 2017. USSR Player of the Year 1977. As a player he never left his native Tbilisi. And for all intents he was a one club man. A 14-year career with Dinamo Tbilisi was only briefly interrupted, in 1970, by a loan move across town to Lokomotiv. After establishing himself at the senior level Kipiani returned to Dinamo and came to dictate their play for the following decade. In 1977 he was voted Soviet Footballer of the Year.. medium.com. 5 June 2018. 1 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190601122609/https://medium.com/@maltacalcio/who-was-david-kipiani-2df3edf9f7a4. live.

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