Tengiz Grigoriyevich Sulakvelidze (Georgian: თენგიზ სულაქველიძე; born 23 July 1956) is a Georgian former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Tengiz Sulakvelidze
Personal information
Date of birth (1956-07-23) 23 July 1956 (age 68)
Place of birth Kutaisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1974–1978 Torpedo Kutaisi 138 (2)
1978–1988 Dinamo Tbilisi 279 (21)
1989 IFK Holmsund 14 (1)
Total 431 (24)
International career
1980–1988 Soviet Union 49 (1)
Medal record
Men's Football
Bronze medal – third place 1980 Moscow Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

International career

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Sulakvelidze made his debut for the Soviet Union on 26 March 1980 in a friendly against Bulgaria.[1] He went on to play in the 1982 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 1988. He scored a goal in a UEFA Euro 1988 qualifier against Iceland.

Honours

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Dinamo Tbilisi

Soviet Union

Individual

References

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  1. ^ Arnhold, Matthias (21 May 2009). "Tengiz Grigoryevich Sulakvelidze – International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
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