Mikheil Meskhi

Mikheil Meskhi
Personal information
Full name	Mikheil Meskhi
Date of birth	12 January 1937
Place of birth	Tbilisi, USSR
Date of death	22 April 1991 (aged 54)
Place of death	Tbilisi, USSR
Height	1.69m (5ft 6¾in)
Position(s)	Winger
Youth career
	School No. 35 Tbilisi
	FShM Tbilisi
Senior career*
Years	Team
1954–1969	FC Dinamo Tbilisi
1970	FC Lokomotivi Tbilisi
International career
1959–1966	USSR
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mikheil Meskhi (Georgian: მიხეილ მესხი; Russian: Михаил Шалвович Месхи; born 12 January 1937 in Tbilisi; died 22 April 1991 in Tbilisi) was a Georgian footballer. Nicknamed the "Georgian Garrincha" for his dazzling wing play, Meskhi was a creative force on the left flank for the Soviet Union.

During his career he played for Dynamo Tbilisi (1954-1969) and Lokomotiv Tbilisi (1970). He earned 35 caps for the USSR national football team, and participated in the 1962 World Cup. He also appeared on the Soviet squad for the first ever European Nations' Cup in 1960, which the Soviets won.

In 1998, Meskhi was voted the best player in the history of Georgian football, and a member of the 20th Century Georgian "Dream Team."^[1]

References

^ Goduadze, Lasha (2006). "Georgian Dream Team". Georgian Football Federation website. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 30 July 2008. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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[dreamteam-1] Goduadze, Lasha (2006). "Georgian Dream Team". Georgian Football Federation website. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 30 July 2008. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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