Akhrik Sokratovich Tsveiba (Russian: Ахрик Сократович Цвейба; born 10 September 1966) is a former Soviet association footballer.

Akhrik Tsveiba

Tsveiba in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Akhrik Sokratovich Tsveiba
Date of birth	(1966-09-10) 10 September 1966 (age 56)
Place of birth	Gudauta, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1983–1984	Dinamo Sukhumi
1984	SKA Khabarovsk	4	(0)
1984–1989	Dinamo Tbilisi	79	(0)
1990–1993	Dynamo Kyiv	79	(3)
1992–1993	→ Dynamo-2 Kyiv	12	(0)
1993	KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny	11	(0)
1994	Qingdao Hainiu
1994–1996	Gamba Osaka	75	(2)
1997	Alania Vladikavkaz	24	(0)
1998	Qianwei Huandao	18	(0)
1999–2000	Uralan Elista	44	(1)
2001	Dynamo Moscow	11	(0)
2001–2002	AEK Larnaca
National team
1990–1991	Soviet Union	18	(1)
1992	CIS	7	(1)
1992	Ukraine	1	(0)
1997	Russia	8	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Tsveiba started his career at FC Dinamo Sukhumi before playing regularly for FC Dinamo Tbilisi. In 1990, he left for FC Dynamo Kyiv, where he was nominated by Ukraine. He then played briefly in Russia before signing with Gamba Osaka. He returned to Russia for FC Alania Vladikavkaz, where he was nominated by Russia. Tsveiba left for the Chinese team Shanghai Pudong, before spending his late career with the Russian teams Uralan Elista and Dynamo Moscow.

In 2009, he was part of the Russian squad that won the 2009 Legends Cup.

International career

He was a non-playing squad member at the 1990 FIFA World Cup for the Soviet Union, and at Euro 1992 for the CIS. Tsveiba played for the Ukraine national team against Hungary in a friendly match in August 1992.

He changed his allegiance to Russia in 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification.

Post-playing career

He worked as a scout with FC Dynamo Moscow when the club was managed by Stanislav Cherchesov from 2014 to 2015.

Personal life

His son Sandro Tsveiba is also a professional footballer.

Club statistics

National team statistics

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References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Akhrik Tsveiba.

• Akhrik Tsveiba – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Akhrik Tsveiba at National-Football-Teams.com
• Akhrik Tsveiba at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
• Akhrik Sokratovich Tsveiba at RSSSF
• Akhrik Tsveiba at WorldFootball.net
• Akhrik Tsveiba at J.League (in Japanese)
• Akhrik Tsveiba at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)

На других языках

[de] Achrik Sokratowitsch Zweiba

[es] Ájrik Tsveiba

[fr] Akhrik Tsveiba

[it] Achrik Cvejba

[ru] Цвейба, Ахрик Сократович