Otar Korkia
Georgian basketball player and coach / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Otar Korkia (Georgian: ოთარ ქორქია, Russian: Отар Михайлович Коркия; 10 May 1923 – 15 March 2005) was a Georgian professional basketball player and coach. He was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players, in 1991. He was also named the Best Georgian Basketball Player of the 20th Century, and the Best Georgian Sportsman of the 20th Century.[1] He was born in Kutaisi.
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Born | 10 May 1923 Kutaisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union |
Died | 15 March 2005(2005-03-15) (aged 81) Tbilisi, Georgia |
Nationality | Soviet / Georgian |
Listed height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) |
Listed weight | 93 kg (205 lb) |
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Playing career | 1940–1958 |
Position | Center |
Number | 7, 10 |
Coaching career | 1958–1970 |
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1940–1947 | Dinamo Kutaisi |
1947–1958 | Dinamo Tbilisi |
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1958–1959 | Soviet Union Under-20 |
1959–1968 | Dinamo Tbilisi |
1968–1970 | Cambodia |
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