Ilya Ilyich Datunashvili (Russian:Илья Ильич Датунашвили;Georgian:ილია დათუნაშვილი; 1 September 1937 – 11 February 2022) was aSovietGeorgianfootball player. Among his many achievements, there is one for which he is remembered most often: He scored five goals in a 5–0 away win againstDinamo Tbilisi's Soviet-time arch-rivalsArarat Yerevan of Armenia. He died on 11 February 2022, at the age of 84.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ilya Ilyich Datunashvili | ||
| Date of birth | (1937-09-01)1 September 1937 | ||
| Place of birth | Kobuleti,Georgian SSR,Soviet Union | ||
| Date of death | 11 February 2022(2022-02-11) (aged 84) | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Pioneers and School Students Park Batumi | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1954–1956 | Kolmeurne Lanchkhuti | ||
| 1958 | Lokomotivi Kutaisi | ||
| 1959–1968 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 199 | (46) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Honours
editDinamo Tbilisi
- Soviet Top League: 1964; third place 1962, 1967
Individual
- Soviet Top League top scorer: 20 goals (1966)
- Top-33 season best players list: 1964, 1966 (both #2)
References
edit- ^"თბილისის "დინამოს" ლეგენდარული ფეხბურთელი ილია დათუნაშვილი გარდაიცვალა".Imedi News (in Georgian). 11 February 2022. Retrieved11 February 2022.
External links
edit- Ilia Datunashvili at FootballFacts.ru(in Russian)
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