Anzor Kavazashvili

Anzor Amberkovich Kavazashvili (Georgian: ანზორ ყავაზაშვილი, Russian: Анзор Амберкович Кавазашвили, born 19 July 1940) is a Soviet former football goalkeeper of Georgian nationality.

Anzor Kavazashvili

Personal information
Full name	Anzor Amberkovich Kavazashvili
Date of birth	(1940-07-19) 19 July 1940 (age 84)
Place of birth	Batumi, Adjar ASSR, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1957–1959	FC Dinamo Tbilisi	5	(0)
1960	Zenit Leningrad	30	(0)
1960–1968	FC Torpedo Moscow	165	(0)
1969–1971	FC Spartak Moscow	74	(0)
1972	FC Torpedo Kutaisi	31	(0)
Total		305	(0)
International career
1965–1970	USSR	29	(0)
Managerial career
1973	FC Spartak Kostroma
1976–1977	Chad
1978	RSFSR U-19
1981–1983	RSFSR U-19
1985–1986	Guinea
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

International career

He played for Soviet Union national team (29 matches), and was a participant at the 1966 FIFA World Cup and 1970 FIFA World Cup. After ending his playing career, he worked as a coach of several teams, including Spartak Kostroma and national teams of Chad and Guinea.

Honours

FC Torpedo Moscow

• Soviet Top League champion: 1965
• Soviet Cup winner: 1968

FC Spartak Moscow

• Soviet Top League champion: 1969
• Soviet Cup winner: 1971

Individual

• Soviet Goalkeeper of the Year: 1965, 1967

References

• (in Russian) RussiaTeam biography

External links

• Anzor Kavazashvili Interview