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Givi Dmitriyevich Chokheli (Georgian: გივი ჩოხელი; Russian: Гиви Дмитриевич Чохели) (27 June 1937 in Telavi – 25 February 1994 in Tbilisi) was a Georgian football defender.[1]

Givi Chokheli

Personal information
Full name	Givi Dmitriyevich Chokheli
Date of birth	(1937-06-27)27 June 1937
Place of birth	Telavi, Georgian SSR, USSR
Date of death	25 February 1994(1994-02-25) (aged 56)
Place of death	Tbilisi, Georgia
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1956	Nadikvari Telavi
1956–1965	Dinamo Tbilisi	159	(4)
National team
1960–1962	USSR	19	(0)
Teams managed
1966–1968	Dinamo Tbilisi (assistant)
1969–1970	Dinamo Tbilisi
1971–1972	Dinamo Tbilisi (assistant)
1974	Dinamo Tbilisi
Honours Representing  Soviet Union UEFA European Championship Winner 1960 France
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Chokheli played most of his career for Dinamo Tbilisi. After ending his playing career he worked in various coaching positions for Dinamo Tbilisi and in 1969-1970 and 1974 was a head coach. He was classified as a Master of Sport of the USSR in 1959.

He played for Soviet Union national team (19 matches), and was a participant at the 1962 FIFA World Cup and at the 1960 UEFA European Football Championship, where the Soviet Union won the gold medal. The Soviet back line was anchored by the famous trio of Chokheli, Anatoli Maslyonkin, and Anatoly Krutikov in the early 1960s.[1]

Telavi's Municipal Stadium features a statue of Chokheli in front of it.

References

External links

• Imedi: On the 70th Birthday of Chokheli Archived 26 December 2018 at the Wayback Machine (in Georgian)
• RussiaTeam biography (in Russian)

На других языках

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- [en] Givi Chokheli

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[es] Givi Chojeli

Givi Dmitriyévich Chojeli (en georgiano, გივი ჩოხელი; en ruso, Гиви Дмитриевич Чохели; Telavi, Unión Soviética, 27 de junio de 1937 — Tiflis, Georgia, 25 de febrero de 1994), fue un futbolista y entrenador georgiano. Se desempeñaba como defensa y jugó toda su carrera deportiva en el Dinamo de Tbilisi,[1] tras su retirada también entrenó al club.

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[fr] Givi Chokheli

Givi Dmitrievitch Chokheli (en russe : Гиви Дмитриевич Чохели, Guivi Dmitrievitch Tchokheli, en géorgien : გივი ჩოხელი), né le 27 juin 1937 à Telavi, est un footballeur géorgien évoluant au poste de défenseur. Il fait partie de l'équipe de l'URSS qui remporte le titre de champion d'Europe lors de l'Euro 1960. Il meurt le 25 février 1994 à Tbilissi.

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[it] Givi Chokheli

Givi Chokheli (in georgiano: გივი ჩოხელი?, in russo: Гиви Дмитриевич Чохели?, traslitterato: Givi Dmitrievič Čocheli; Telavi, 27 giugno 1937 – Tbilisi, 25 febbraio 1994) è stato un calciatore e allenatore di calcio sovietico, dal 1991 georgiano. Campione europeo con la Nazionale sovietica nel 1960.

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[ru] Чохели, Гиви Дмитриевич

Ги́ви Дми́триевич Чохе́ли (груз. გივი დიმიტრის ძე ჩოხელი, 27 июня 1937, Телави, Грузинская ССР, СССР — 25 февраля 1994, Тбилиси, Грузия) — советский футболист, защитник. Заслуженный мастер спорта СССР (1965). Заслуженный тренер Грузинской ССР (1971).

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