David Kipiani

David Kipiani
Olympic medal record
Competitor for USSR
Men’s Football
Bronze 1976 Montreal Team competition
David Kipiani
Personal information
Full name David Kipiani
Date of birth 18 June 1951(1951-06-18)
Place of birth Tbilisi, USSR
Date of death 17 September 2001(2001-09-17) (aged 50)
Place of death Tbilisi, Georgia
Playing position Midfielder
Youth career
School No. 35 Tbilisi
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1968 FC Lokomotivi Tbilisi 1 (0)
1969 FC Dinamo Tbilisi 0 (0)
1970 FC Lokomotivi Tbilisi 28 (3)
1971-1982 FC Dinamo Tbilisi 246 (79)
National team
1974-1981 USSR 19 (7)
Teams managed
1984-1985 FC Dinamo Tbilisi
1988 FC Dinamo Tbilisi
1990-1991 FC Dinamo Tbilisi
1992-1993 Olympiakos Nicosia
1995-1997 FC Dinamo Tbilisi
1997 Georgia
1998 FC Shinnik Yaroslavl
1999-2001 FC Torpedo Kutaisi
2000-2001 Georgia
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

David Kipiani (Georgian: დავით ყიფიანი; 18 June 1951 - 17 September 2001) was a Georgian football midfielder and manager.

Kipiani was born in Tbilisi, Georgian SSR. He played for FC Dinamo Tbilisi and Soviet Union National Team and also for a year for Lokomotiv Tbilsi. After retirement, he coached FC Dinamo Tbilisi, FC Torpedo Kutaisi, Shinnik Yaroslavl (Russia), Mechelen (Belgium), Olympiakos Nicosia (Cyprus) and Georgian National Team.

He died at Tbilisi, Georgia from injuries sustained in a car crash on 17 September 2001. He was 49 years old.

Among his titles as a player are Soviet League championship (1978), Soviet Cup (1976 and 1979) and UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1981) all with FC Dinamo Tbilisi. David Kipiani was named Soviet Footballer of the Year in 1977. As a coach, he led FC Dinamo Tbilisi to 6 Georgian titles and FC Torpedo Kutaisi to 2.

Kipiani was not given a chance to play World Cup finals. Many think his peak was in 1982, but missed the Spain and quit playing altogether due to severe leg injury sustained against Kuban Krasdodar on 26 April (Round 4).

The Georgian Cup and the stadium in the town of Gurjaani were named after him.

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