Vakhtang Koridze
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Vakhtang Ionovich Koridze (Georgian: ვახტანგ ქორიძე) (born 24 December 1949 in Batumi) is a retired Georgian and Soviet football player. He was an integral member of the FC Dinamo Tbilisi side that won the Soviet league championship in 1978 and eliminated Liverpool in the European Cup the following year.
Full name
Vakhtang Ionovich Koridze
Date of birth
24 December 1949
Place of birth
Batumi, Georgian SSR
Positions
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vakhtang Ionovich Koridze | ||
| Date of birth | 24 December 1949 | ||
| Place of birth | Batumi, Georgian SSR | ||
| Positions | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1967–1969 | FC Dinamo Batumi | 104 | (6) |
| 1969–1970 | FC Dinamo Tbilisi | 2 | (0) |
| 1971–1974 | FC Dinamo Batumi | ||
| 1975–1980 | FC Dinamo Tbilisi | 143 | (22) |
| 1981 | FC Guria Lanchkhuti | 26 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 1979 | USSR | 4 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career statistics
Honours
- Soviet Top League winner: 1978 [2][3]
- Soviet Cup (2): 1976,[4] 1979[5]
International career
Koridze made his debut for USSR on 28 March 1979 in a friendly against Bulgaria. He played in a UEFA Euro 1980 qualifier against Hungary and scored a goal in a friendly against Czechoslovakia.
