Beka Gotsiridze
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 February 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, USSR | ||
| Date of death | 8 February 2026 (aged 37) | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2004 | Ameri Tbilisi | 22 | (2) |
| 2004–2008 | FC Zestaponi | 68 | (11) |
| 2009–2012 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 3 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih (on loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2013 | Dila Gori | 0 | (0) |
| 2014 | FC Sasco | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Merani Martvili | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2005–2007 | Georgia U19 | 8 | (3) |
| 2006–2008 | Georgia U20 | 6 | (3) |
| 2005–2008 | Georgia U21 | 19 | (9) |
| 2008–2009 | Georgia | 12 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Beka Gotsiridze (Georgian: ბექა გოცირიძე; 21 February 1988 – 8 February 2026) was a Georgian footballer who played as a forward.
Gotsiridze was born in Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union on 21 February 1988. He began his career at FC Zestaponi, in Georgia's Umaglesi Liga before his transfer to Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk on a €1 million deal in January 2009.[1]
In June 2009, he was involved in a car accident while driving to Tbilisi, Georgia from a nearby village. His spleen had to be removed due to his injuries.[2]
His health condition did not allow Gotsiridze to play in highly ambitious clubs any longer. Although later he was a squad member of several Georgian teams such as Dila Gori, Merani Martvili, Racha Ambrolauri and Gareji Sagarejo, the career of this player ended prematurely.