Otar Gabelia
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Otar Gabelia (Georgian: ოთარ ამბროსის ძე გაბელია; born 24 March 1953) is a Georgian football manager and a former player. He was a long-time goalkeeper for Dinamo Tbilisi. Winner of the Best Soviet Goalkeeper Award (1979), Gabelia is regarded by pundits as one of the best Georgian goalkeepers of all time.
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Full name | Otar Ambrosis dze Gabelia | ||
Date of birth | (1953-03-24) 24 March 1953 (age 71) | ||
Place of birth |
Zugdidi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
1970–1971 | Dinamo Zugdidi | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1972–1973 | Dinamo Sukhumi | 41 | (0) |
1974–1976 | Torpedo Kutaisi | 109 | (0) |
1977–1982 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 129 | (0) |
1983–1984 | Torpedo Kutaisi | 29 | (0) |
1985–1990 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 142 | (0) |
International career | |||
1979 | USSR | 1 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1990–1992 | Odishi Zugdidi | ||
1992–1993 | Alazani Gurjaani | ||
1993–1995 | Duruji Kvareli | ||
1995–1996 | Algeti Marneuli | ||
1997–1999 | TSU Tbilisi | ||
2001–2002 | Merani Tbilisi | ||
2004–2005 | Torpedo Kutaisi | ||
2009–2011 | Georgia U-21 | ||
2016 | Zugdidi | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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