Anzor Kavazashvili

Summary

Anzor Amberkovich Kavazashvili (Georgian: ანზორ ყავაზაშვილი, Russian: Анзор Амберкович Кавазашвили, born 19 July 1940) is a Soviet former football goalkeeper of Georgian nationality.

Anzor Kavazashvili
Personal information
Full name Anzor Amberkovich Kavazashvili
Date of birth (1940-07-19) 19 July 1940 (age 83)
Place of birth Batumi, Adjar ASSR, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1957–1959 FC Dinamo Tbilisi 5 (0)
1960 Zenit Leningrad 30 (0)
1960–1968 FC Torpedo Moscow 165 (0)
1969–1971 FC Spartak Moscow 74 (0)
1972 FC Torpedo Kutaisi 31 (0)
Total 305 (0)
International career
1965–1970 USSR 29 (0)
Managerial career
1973 FC Spartak Kostroma
1976–1977 Chad
1978 RSFSR U-19
1981–1983 RSFSR U-19
1985–1986 Guinea
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

International career edit

He played for Soviet Union national team (29 matches), and was a participant at the 1966 FIFA World Cup and 1970 FIFA World Cup. After ending his playing career, he worked as a coach of several teams, including Spartak Kostroma and national teams of Chad and Guinea.

Honours edit

FC Torpedo Moscow

FC Spartak Moscow

Individual

  • Soviet Goalkeeper of the Year: 1965, 1967

References edit

  • (in Russian) RussiaTeam biography

External links edit

  • Anzor Kavazashvili Interview