Personal information | |||
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Full name | Vakhtang Ionovich Koridze | ||
Date of birth | 24 December 1949 | ||
Place of birth | Batumi, Georgian SSR | ||
Position(s) | Defender/ Midfielder | ||
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 |
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.
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Dinamo Tbilisi | 1969 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
1970 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |
1975 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 2 | – | – | 33 | 6 | |
1976 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 3 | |
1977 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 37 | 4 | |
1978 | 30 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 9 | |
1979 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 3 | |
1980 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2 | |
Career | Total | 145 | 22 | 26 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 187 | 29 |
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.
Dinamo Tbilisi won the Soviet Union champions title second time in 1978. In those years glorious players were in Dinamo: D.Gogia, V.Koridze, A.Chivadze, S.Khinchagashvili, D.Mujiri, T.Kostava, N.Khizanishvili, P.Kanteladze, Gocha Machaidze, Manuchar Machaidze, V.Daraselia, D.Kipiani, V.Gutsaev, R.Shengelia, R.Chelebadze.
September 3 of 1976 is an important date in the history of Dinamo Tbilisi. Our team won the Soviet Cup for the first time. Before that our team competed for the Crystal Cup for five times and failed. Before the final Dinamo beat Metalurh Zaporizhya with penalty shots – 5–4, defeated Zenit Leningrad in 1/8 final with the score – 3–0, won against Karpaty Lviv – 2–1 and defeated Shakhtar Donetsk in semi-final – 2–0. The final match was held in Moscow at Luzhniki stadium and 45 000 supporters attended it. Our team competed with Ararat Yerevan. Dinamo won the match with big score – 3–0. The goals were scored by Davit Kipiani on 27th minute, Piruz Kanteladze (penalty) on 64th minute and Revaz Chelebadze on 68th minute. Davit Kipiani became bombardier of the tournament with 5 scored goals. Dinamo: Gogia, Khizanishvili, Kanteladze, Khinchagashvili, Ebralidze, Chivadze, Manuchar Machaidze (C), Chelebadze, Gutsaev, Kipiani (Tsereteli 75'), Kopaleishvili. Head coach: Nodar Akhalkatsi
In 1979 Dinamo Tbilisi played one more triumph season after the last successful one. Nodar Akhalkatsi's team won Soviet Crystal Cup for the second time. On August 11 the match between FC Dinamo Tbilisi and FC Dynamo Moscow at Luzhniki Stadium finished without goals. Our team beat the rival 5–4 on penalties. In the beginning Nikolai Gontar saved his team from Davit Kipiani's and Vladimer Gutsaev's penalties. On the other hand Otar Gabelia repelled Aleksandr Makhovikov's and Aleksei Petrushin's penalties. After that Manuchar Machaidze, Aleksandre Chivadze, Vitali Daraselia, Ramaz Shengelia and Tengiz Sulakvelidze kicked successfully. Gabelia repelled the last penalty of Valeri Gazaev. Before the final our team defeated FC Dynamo Leningrad 2–1, FC Zorya Voroshilovgrad 5–0, FC SKA Rostov-on-Don 2–1, FC Torpedo Moscow 3–0, FC Uralmash Sverdlovsk 2–0, FC Krylia Sovetov Kuybyshev 2–0 and PFC CSKA Moscow 2–1 in additional time. Dynamo Moscow 0–0 (4–5 pen.) Dinamo Tbilisi. Dinamo Tbilisi: Gabelia, Sulakvelidze, Chivadze, Khinchagashvili, Mujiri (Kikalashvili 61), Daraselia, Manuchar Machaidze (C), Koridze (Kipiani 46), Gutsaev, Gocha Machaidze, Shengelia. Coach: Nodar Akhalkatsi