Akhrik Tsveiba

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Sokratovich and the family name is Tsveiba.

Akhrik Sokratovich Tsveiba (Russian: Ахрик Сократович Цвейба; born 10 September 1966) is a former professional footballer. At international level, he represented Soviet Union, CIS, Ukraine and Russia national teams.

Akhrik Tsveiba

Tsveiba in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Akhrik Sokratovich Tsveiba
Date of birth	(1966-09-10) 10 September 1966 (age 58)
Place of birth	Gudauta, Abkhaz ASSR, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1983–1984	Dinamo Sukhumi
1984	SKA-Khabarovsk	4	(0)
1984–1989	Dinamo Tbilisi	79	(0)
1990–1993	Dynamo Kyiv	79	(3)
1992–1993	→ Dynamo-2 Kyiv	12	(0)
1993	KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny	11	(0)
1994	Qingdao Hainiu
1994–1996	Gamba Osaka	75	(2)
1997	Alania Vladikavkaz	24	(0)
1998	Qianwei Huandao	18	(0)
1999–2000	Uralan Elista	44	(1)
2001	Dynamo Moscow	11	(0)
2001–2002	AEK Larnaca
International career
1990–1991	Soviet Union	18	(1)
1992	CIS	7	(1)
1992	Ukraine	1	(0)
1997	Russia	8	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Born in Gudauta, Tsveiba began playing youth football with local side M. Chachba. He played as a defender for Dinamo Sukhumi, SKA-Khabarovsk, Dinamo Tbilisi and Dynamo Kyiv, appearing in 123 Soviet league matches. Tsveiba won the 1990 Soviet Top League with Dynamo and was awarded Master of Sports of the USSR.^[1]

Tsveiba started his career at Dinamo Sukhumi before playing regularly for Dinamo Tbilisi. In 1990, he left for Dynamo Kyiv, where he was nominated by the Ukraine national team. He then played briefly in Russia before signing with Gamba Osaka. He returned to Russia for Alania Vladikavkaz, where he was nominated by the Russia national team. Tsveiba left for the Chinese team Shanghai Pudong, before spending his late career with the Russian teams Uralan Elista and Dynamo Moscow.

In 2009, he was part of the Russia national team squad that won the 2009 Legends Cup.

International career

Tsveiba was a non-playing squad member at the 1990 FIFA World Cup for the Soviet Union, and at Euro 1992 for the CIS. Tsveiba played for the Ukraine national team against Hungary in a friendly match in August 1992.

He changed his allegiance to Russia in 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification.

Post-playing career

Tsveiba worked as a scout with Dynamo Moscow when the club was managed by Stanislav Cherchesov from 2014 to 2015.

Personal life

His son Sandro Tsveiba is also a professional footballer.

Career statistics

Club

Tsveiba in 2014

Tsveiba on a 2009 stamp of Abkhazia

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Dinamo Sukhumi	1984		0	0					0	0
SKA-Khabarovsk	1984		4	0					4	0
Dinamo Tbilisi	1985	Soviet Top League	0	0					0	0
	1986		4	0					4	0
	1987		23	0					23	0
	1988		24	0					24	0
	1989		28	0					28	0
	Total		79	0					79	0
Dynamo Kyiv	1990	Soviet Top League	20	0					20	0
	1991		24	1					24	1
	1992	Ukrainian Premier League	9	0					9	0
	1992–93		12	0					12	0
	Total		65	1					6	1
KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny	1993	Top League	11	0					11	0
Gamba Osaka	1994	J1 League	18	1	4	0	0	0	22	1
	1995		40	1	0	0	–		40	1
	1996		17	0	3	0	12	0	32	0
	Total		75	2	7	0	12	0	94	3
Alania Vladikavkaz	1997	Top League	24	0					24	0
Shanghai Pudong	1998	Jia-B League
Uralan Elista	1999	Top Division	20	1					20	1
	2000		24	0					24	0
	Russia		44	1					44	1
Dynamo Moscow	2001	Top Division	11	0					11	0
Career total			313	4	7	0	12	0	332	4

1. Includes Soviet Cup, Ukrainian Cup, Russian Cup, Emperor's Cup, Chinese FA Cup
2. Includes Federation Cup, Russian Premier League Cup, J.League Cup

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[2]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Soviet Union	1990	8	1
	1991	10	0
Total		18	1
CIS	1992	7	1
Ukraine	1992	1	0
Russia	1997	8	0
Career total		34	2