Givi Nodia Explained

Givi Nodia
Fullname:Givi Georgiyevich Nodia
Height:1.68 m
Birth Date:1948 1, df=y
Birth Place:Kutaisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Death Place:Tbilisi, Georgia
Position:Striker
Youthclubs1:Torpedo Kutaisi
Years1:1965–1966
Clubs1:Torpedo Kutaisi
Caps1:36
Goals1:9
Years2:1967–1975
Clubs2:Dinamo Tbilisi
Caps2:210
Goals2:75
Years3:1976–1978
Clubs3:Lokomotiv Moscow
Caps3:68
Goals3:9
Totalcaps:314
Totalgoals:93
Nationalyears1:1967–1973
Nationalteam1:USSR
Nationalcaps1:21
Nationalgoals1:5
Manageryears1:1980–1981
Managerclubs1:Dinamo Tbilisi (assistant)
Manageryears2:1982
Managerclubs2:Torpedo Kutaisi
Manageryears3:1983
Managerclubs3:Dinamo Tbilisi (assistant)
Manageryears4:1984–1986
Managerclubs4:Torpedo Kutaisi
Manageryears5:1987
Managerclubs5:Dinamo Tbilisi (assistant)
Manageryears6:1988–1992
Managerclubs6:Gorda Rustavi
Manageryears7:1993
Managerclubs7:Dinamo Tbilisi (assistant)
Manageryears8:1993–1994
Managerclubs8:Dinamo Tbilisi
Manageryears9:1995–2000
Managerclubs9:Lokomotiv St. Petersburg
Manageryears10:2001
Managerclubs10:Locomotive Tbilisi
Manageryears11:2001
Managerclubs11:Dinamo Tbilisi
Manageryears12:2002–2003
Managerclubs12:Dinamo Tbilisi (director of football)

Givi Georgiyevich Nodia (Georgian: გივი ნოდია; Russian: Гиви Георгиевич Нодия; 2 January 1948 – 7 April 2005) was a Soviet Georgian association football player.

Honours

International career

Nodia made his debut for USSR on 29 November 1967 in a friendly against the Netherlands. He was selected for the UEFA Euro 1968 squad, but did not play in any games at the tournament. He played at the 1970 FIFA World Cup, making history as the first player in World Cup history to receive a yellow card.[1] He also played at UEFA Euro 1972, where USSR were the runners-up.

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Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20140222153229/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition%3D32/results/matches/match%3D1902/report.html Mexico – Soviet Union. 1970 FIFA World Cup Mexico