Vladimir Margania (Georgian: ვლადიმერ მარღანია; 8 February 1928 – 6 September 1958) was a Georgian and Soviet football player. He was a reserve goalkeeper of the Soviet Union football team that took part in the 1952 Summer Olympics.[1][2]
![]() Margania on a 2009 stamp of Abkhazia | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Vladimir Margania | ||
Date of birth | (1928-02-08)8 February 1928 | ||
Place of birth | Gulripshi, Georgian SSR | ||
Date of death | 6 September 1958(1958-09-06) (aged 30) | ||
Place of death | Ochamchire, Georgian SSR | ||
Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1945 | Dinamo Sokhumi | 0 | (0) |
1946 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 5 | (0) |
1947–1958 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 180 | (0) |
National team | |||
1952 | USSR | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Margania died in a car accident at the age of 30.[3][4][5]
Soviet Union squad – 1952 Summer Olympics | ||
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