Ramaz Shengelia

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox football biography Ramaz Shengelia (Georgian: ; 1 January 1957 – 21 June 2012) was a Georgian and Soviet footballer who played as a striker.

Club career

Born in Kutaisi, Shengelia started career in his hometown club Torpedo Kutaisi in 1968. He spent four seasons for the club, scoring 29 goals in 75 games in the Soviet First League. Shengelia became the top scorer of the club twice.

After the successful spell in the second strongest team in Georgian SSR, he was invited to Dinamo Tbilisi in 1977. The head coach of the Tbilisi-based club, Nodar Akhalkatsi arrived to Kutaisi in order to monitor the performance of Shengelia and his other teammate Tamaz Kostava. Both of them eventually signed for Dinamo for the following season.

During the debut years, Shengelia has to compete for the starting place with Revaz Chelebadze. However, Shengelia found his place in the team and became the top scorer of the club during 1978 season. Dinamo won the championship for the second time in history, while Shengelia was nominated as Soviet Footballer of the Year ahead of Oleg Blokhin (Dynamo Kyiv) and Georgi Yartsev (Spartak Moscow).

The season of 1981 was the most successful for Shengelia. Dinamo won UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, after defeating Carl Zeiss Jena in the final. Shengelia scored 4 goals during the tournament. At the end of the season he finished 7th in Ballon d'Or nominees. Two of his teammates were also the nominees for the title, as Aleksandre Chivadze finished 8th, while David Kipiani was 11th in the final ranking. Shengelia was again named Soviet Footballer of the Year in 1981.

During the following season, Dinamo lost in the semifinal of UEFA Cup Winners' Cup to Standard Liège. However, Shengelia became the topscorer of the tournament with six goals.

Shengelia retired from football in 1988, but he came out of retirement a year later, joining the Swedish club IFK Holmsund with his teammate Tengiz Sulakvelidze. Holmsund competed in the second tier of the championship. During the only season with the club, Shengelia scored 2 goals in 13 appearances.

International career

Shengelia played in 26 games scoring 10 goals for the Soviet Union national team, including performance at the 1982 FIFA World Cup (five appearances, one goal). He also represented his country in five FIFA World Cup qualification matches.

Later years

After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Shengelia worked in the Georgia national team as an assistant of Aleksandre Chivadze. Later was invited to Georgian Football Federation by his former coach and then-president of the federation Nodar Akhalkatsi.

Shengelia died of a brain haemorrhage in Tbilisi in June 2012, at the age of 55.

The football stadium in his hometown Kutaisi is named after him.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League		Cup		EuropeTemplate:Efn		OtherTemplate:Efn		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Torpedo Kutaisi	1973	1	0	0	0	–		–		1	0
	1974	14	2	0	0	–		–		14	2
	1975	33	15	1	0	–		–		34	15
	1976	27	12	0	0	–		–		27	12
	Total	75	29	1	0	−	−	−	−	76	29
Dinamo Tbilisi	1977	24	5	1	0	5	2	–		29	7
	1978	28	15	6	1	4	2	–		38	18
	1979	29	8	8	3	4	1	–		41	12
	1980	32	17	6	1	4	2	–		42	20
	1981	31	23	1	1	9	7	2	4	43	36
	1982	26	16	2	1	6	2	–		34	19
	1983	27	11	1	0	0	0	–		28	11
	1984	29	9	3	2	0	0	–		32	11
	1985	22	6	1	0	0	0	–		23	6
	1986	3	0	0	0	0	0	–		3	0
	1987	27	9	4	3	6	3	2	1	39	16
	1988	5	1	1	0	0	0	–		6	1
	Total	283	120	34	12	38	19	2	1	357	156
Holmsund	1989	13	2	0	0	0	0	–		13	2
Career total		371	151	35	12	37	20	2	1	445	188

International

Scores and results list Soviet Union's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Shengelia goal.

List of international goals scored by Ramaz Shengelia

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	28 March 1979	Lokomotiv Republican Sports Complex, Simferopol, Soviet Union	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Bulgaria	flag alias = Flag of Bulgaria.svg	flag alias-digital = Flag of Bulgaria (digital).svg	flag alias-1878 = Flag of Bulgaria.svg	flag alias-1947 = Flag of Bulgaria (1946–1948).svg	flag alias-1948 = Flag of Bulgaria (1948–1967).svg	flag alias-1968 = Flag of Bulgaria (1967-1971).svg	flag alias-1971 = Flag of Bulgaria (1971–1990).svg	flag alias-naval-1879 = Naval Ensign of Bulgaria (1878-1944).svg	flag alias-naval-1949 = Naval Ensign of Bulgaria (1949-1955).svg	flag alias-naval-1955 = Naval Ensign of Bulgaria (1955-1990).svg	flag alias-naval-1991 = Naval Ensign of Bulgaria 1991-2005.svg	flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Bulgaria.svg	link alias-naval = Bulgarian Navy	flag alias-army = War flag of Bulgaria.svg	link alias-army = Bulgarian Land Forces	link alias-air force = Bulgarian Air Force	flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Bulgaria.svg	link alias-navy = Bulgarian Navy	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = 1971 }} || style="text-align:center"|2–0 || style="text-align:center"|3–1 || Friendly
2	19 April 1979	Dinamo Stadium, Tbilisi, Soviet Union	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Sweden	flag alias = Flag of Sweden.svg	flag alias-army = Naval Ensign of Sweden.svg	flag alias-air force =Naval Ensign of Sweden.svg	flag alias-1818 = Swedish and Norwegian merchant flag 1818-1844.svg	flag alias-1844 = Swedish civil ensign (1844–1905).svg	flag alias-1905 = Flag of Sweden (pre-1906).svg	flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Sweden.svg	flag alias-naval-1844 = Naval Ensign of Sweden (1844-1905).svg	flag alias-naval-1815 = Ensign of Sweden and Norway (1815–1844).svg	link alias-army = Swedish Army	link alias-air force = Swedish Air Force	link alias-naval = Swedish Navy	flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Sweden.svg	link alias-navy = Swedish Navy	link alias-football = Sweden men's national football team	border-army =	border-air force =	border-naval =	border-navy =	border-naval-1815 =	border-naval-1844 =	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	altvar = football	variant = }} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || style="text-align:center"|2–0 || Friendly
3	5 May 1979	Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow, Soviet Union	{{safesubst: Template:Yesno	alias = Czechoslovakia	flag alias = Flag of the Czech Republic.svg	flag alias-1918 = Flag of Bohemia.svg	flag alias-naval = Naval_Ensign_of_Czechoslovakia_1935-1939_1945-1955.svg	link alias-naval = Czechoslovakian Naval Forces	link alias-army = Czechoslovak Army	flag alias-navy = Naval_Ensign_of_Czechoslovakia_1935-1939_1945-1955.svg	link alias-navy = Czechoslovakian Naval Forces	size =	name =	variant =	altlink = national football team	altvar = football }} || style="text-align:center"|2–0 || style="text-align:center"|3–0 || Friendly
4	19 May 1979	Dinamo Stadium, Tbilisi, Soviet Union	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Hungary	flag alias = Flag of Hungary.svg	flag alias-1848 = Flag of Hungary (1848-1849, 1867-1869).svg	flag alias-1849 = Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg	flag alias-1867 = Flag of Hungary (1848-1849, 1867-1869).svg	flag alias-1869 = Flag of Hungary (1869-1874).svg	flag alias-1874 = Flag of Hungary (1874-1896).svg	flag alias-1896 = Flag of Hungary (1896-1915; angels).svg	flag alias-1915 = Flag of Hungary (1915-1918; angels).svg	flag alias-1918 = Flag of Hungary (1918-1919).svg	flag alias-1919 = Flag of Hungary (1919).svg	flag alias-1920 = Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg	flag alias-1946 = Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg	flag alias-1949 = Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg	flag alias-1956 = Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg	flag alias-1957 = Flag of Hungary.svg	flag alias-state = Flag of Hungary with arms (state).svg	flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Hungary.svg	flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Hungary.svg	Hungarian River Guard	flag alias-military = Flag of the Hungarian Defence Forces.svg	link alias-military = Hungarian Defence Forces	flag alias-army = War Flag of Hungary.svg	link alias-army = Hungarian Ground Forces	link alias-air force = Hungarian Air Force	flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Hungary.svg	Hungarian River Guard	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || style="text-align:center"|2–2 || style="text-align:center"|2–2 || UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying
5	23 September 1981	Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow, Soviet Union	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Turkey	flag alias = Flag of Turkey.svg	link alias-naval = Turkish Naval Forces	link alias-navy = Turkish Navy	link alias-air force = Turkish Air Force	link alias-army = Turkish Land Forces	link alias-military = Turkish Armed Forces	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	altvar = football	variant = }} || style="text-align:center"|4–0 || style="text-align:center"|4–0 || 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification
6	7 October 1981	Atatürk Stadium, İzmir, Turkey	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Turkey	flag alias = Flag of Turkey.svg	link alias-naval = Turkish Naval Forces	link alias-navy = Turkish Navy	link alias-air force = Turkish Air Force	link alias-army = Turkish Land Forces	link alias-military = Turkish Armed Forces	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	altvar = football	variant = }} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || style="text-align:center"|3–0 || 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification
7	28 October 1981	Dinamo Stadium, Tbilisi, Soviet Union	{{safesubst: Template:Yesno	alias = Czechoslovakia	flag alias = Flag of the Czech Republic.svg	flag alias-1918 = Flag of Bohemia.svg	flag alias-naval = Naval_Ensign_of_Czechoslovakia_1935-1939_1945-1955.svg	link alias-naval = Czechoslovakian Naval Forces	link alias-army = Czechoslovak Army	flag alias-navy = Naval_Ensign_of_Czechoslovakia_1935-1939_1945-1955.svg	link alias-navy = Czechoslovakian Naval Forces	size =	name =	variant =	altlink = national football team	altvar = football }} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|2–0 || rowspan="2"|1982 FIFA World Cup qualification
8				2–0
9	5 May 1982	Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow, Soviet Union	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = East Germany	flag alias = Flag of East Germany.svg	flag alias-1949 = Flag of Germany.svg	flag alias-navy = Flag of warships of VM (East Germany).svg	link alias-navy = Volksmarine	flag alias-naval = Flag of warships of VM (East Germany).svg	link alias-naval = Volksmarine	flag alias-army = Flag of NVA (East Germany).svg	link alias-army = Land Forces of the National People's Army	flag alias-military = Flag of NVA (East Germany).svg	link alias-military = National People's Army	link alias-air force = Air Forces of the National People's Army	flag alias-EUA = German Olympic flag (1959-1968).svg	link alias-tennis = Germany {{{mw}}} Cup team	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	altvar = football	variant = }} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || Friendly
10	22 June 1982	Estadio La Rosaleda, Málaga, Spain	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Scotland	flag alias = Flag of Scotland.svg	flag alias-1542 = Flag of Scotland (traditional).svg	link alias-football = Scotland men's national football team	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || style="text-align:center"|2–1 || style="text-align:center"|2–2 || 1982 FIFA World Cup

Honours

Player

Dinamo Tbilisi

• Soviet Top League: 1978
• Soviet Cup: 1979
• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1980–81

Soviet Union U21

• UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 1980

Individual

• Soviet Footballer of the Year (2): 1978, 1981
• Soviet Top League top scorer: 1981 (23 goals)
• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup top scorer: 1981–82 (6 goals)
• UEFA European Under-21 Championship top scorer: 1980
• Grigory Fedotov club member
• Merited Master of Sports (1981)
• The best 33 football players of the Soviet Union: 1st (1981); 2nd (1978, 1979, 1980); 3rd (1977)
• 1981 – 7th

External links

• Template:PAGENAMEBASE at National-Football-Teams.com
• Profile in Russian
• Pachkoria, Tengiz. In Memoriam. The star of Dinamo Tbilisi Ramaz Shengelia. Georgia online. (Distributed by Ukrayinska Pravda)