Ramaz Shengelia
Georgian footballer
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| Intro | Georgian footballer | ||||
| Places | Russia | ||||
| was | Athlete Football player Association football player | ||||
| Work field | Sports | ||||
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| Birth | 1 January 1957, Kutaisi, Imereti, Georgia | ||||
| Death | 21 June 2012Tbilisi, Georgia (aged 55 years) | ||||
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Biography
Ramaz Shengelia (Georgian: რამაზ შენგელია; 1 January 1957 – 21 June 2012) was a Soviet footballer of Georgian origin. In 1981, with Dinamo Tbilisi, he became the winner of UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, which is the biggest success in the history of Georgian football. USSR footballer of the year (1978,1981).
Shengelia died of cerebral hemorrhage, aged 55.
International career
He played in 26 games scoring 10 goals for the USSR national football team, including performance at the 1982 FIFA World Cup (5 matches, 1 goal). He also represented his country in 5 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.
International goals
- Score and results list Soviet Union's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 28 March 1979 | Lokomotiv Republican Sports Complex, Simferopol | Bulgaria | 2–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 2. | 19 April 1979 | Dinamo Stadium, Tbilisi | Sweden | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 3. | 5 May 1979 | Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow | Czechoslovakia | 2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 4. | 19 May 1979 | Dinamo Stadium, Tbilisi | Hungary | 2–2 | 2–2 | Euro 1980 qualifying |
| 5. | 23 September 1981 | Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow | Turkey | 4–0 | 4–0 | World Cup 1982 qualifying |
| 6. | 7 October 1981 | Atatürk Stadium, Izmir | Turkey | 0–1 | 0–3 | World Cup 1982 qualifying |
| 7. | 28 October 1981 | Dinamo Stadium, Tbilisi | Czechoslovakia | 1–0 | 2–0 | World Cup 1982 qualifying |
| 8. | 2–0 | |||||
| 9. | 5 May 1982 | Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow | East Germany | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 10. | 22 June 1982 | Estadio La Rosaleda, Málaga | Scotland | 2–1 | 2–2 | World Cup 1982 |
Death
He died of a brain haemorrhage in Tbilisi in June 2012, only three weeks after his fellow 1982 World Cup squad member Yuri Susloparov died.