Vakhtang Kopaleishvili
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Full name
Vakhtang Kopaleishvili
Date of birth
26 December 1954
Place of birth
Samtredia, Georgian SSR
Date of death
13 February 2015 (aged 60)
| 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 | 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]