Vakhtang Kopaleishvili
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vakhtang Kopaleishvili | ||
| Date of birth | 26 December 1954 | ||
| Place of birth | Samtredia, Georgian SSR | ||
| Date of death | 13 February 2015 (aged 60) | ||
| Place of death | Tbilisi, Georgia | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1973−1974 | Dinamo Tbilisi | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1975−1980 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 73 | (1) |
| 1980−1982 | Guria Lanchkhuti | 101 | (26) |
| 1983 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 11 | (1) |
| 1984−1987 | Guria Lanchkhuti | 125 | (37) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1996−1999 | Georgia U18 | ||
| 1997−1998 | Georgia U17 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Vakhtang Kopaleishvili (Georgian: ვახტანგ კოპალეიშვილი) (born 26 December 1954 in Samtredia - died 13 February 2015 in Tbilisi) was a Georgian and Soviet football player and manager.
Kopaleishvili played for Dinamo Tbilisi and Guria Lanchkhuti during his career. [1]
After retirement, Kopaleishvili took charge of Georgia national under-18 football team, which qualified for 1999 UEFA European Under-18 Championship under his management. [2]
Kopaleishvili died in 2015. [3]
Honours
- Soviet Top League winner: 1978.
- Soviet Cup winner: 1976, 1979.
References
- ^ "Vakhtang Kopaleishvili profile". National Parliamentary Library of Georgia. 26 December 2017.
- ^ "სამძიმარი: ვახტანგ კოპალეიშვილი გარდაიცვალა" (in Georgian). Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs of Georgia. 16 February 2015.
- ^ "ვახტანგ კოპალეიშვილი – თაობების გამზრდელი კაცი" (in Georgian). World Sport. 13 February 2015.
External links
- (in Russian) Footballfacts Profile