Vakhtang Koridze

Vakhtang Ionovich Koridze (Georgian: ვახტანგ ქორიძე) (born 24 December 1949 in Batumi) is a retired Georgian and Soviet football player. He was an integral member of the Dinamo Tbilisi side that won the Soviet league championship in 1978 and eliminated Liverpool in the European Cup the following year.

Vakhtang Koridze
Personal information
Full name Vakhtang Ionovich Koridze
Date of birth (1949-12-24) 24 December 1949
Place of birth Batumi, Georgian SSR
Position(s) Defender/Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1967–1969 FC Dinamo Batumi 104 (6)
1969–1970 FC Dinamo Tbilisi 2 (0)
1971–1974 FC Dinamo Batumi
1975–1980 FC Dinamo Tbilisi 143 (22)
1981 FC Guria Lanchkhuti 26 (3)
National team
1979 USSR 4 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

[1]

Club
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dinamo Tbilisi 1969 10––––10
1970 10––––10
1975 29442––336
1976 2634210273
1977 3041060374
1978 3086140409
1979 2226130313
1980 615120132
CareerTotal 1452226716018729

Honours

International career

Koridze made his debut for USSR on 28 March 1979 in a friendly against Bulgaria. He played in a UEFA Euro 1980 qualifier against Hungary and scored a goal in a friendly against Czechoslovakia.

References
  1. "Vakhtang Koridze Club Statistics". footballfacts.ru. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  2. Andrei Balitskiy; Mike Dryomin (11 July 2013). "Soviet Union 1978 (Championship)". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 1 January 2018. Dinamo Tbilisi won the Soviet Union champions title second time in 1978. In those years glorious players were in Dinamo: D.Gogia, V.Koridze, A.Chivadze, S.Khinchagashvili, D.Mujiri, T.Kostava, N.Khizanishvili, P.Kanteladze, Gocha Machaidze, Manuchar Machaidze, V.Daraselia, D.Kipiani, V.Gutsaev, R.Shengelia, R.Chelebadze.
  3. "USSR, 1978 (Top league)". WildSoft 2007–2018. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. "The first Crystal Cup". FC Dinamo Tbilisi. FC Dinamo Tbilisi © All rights reserved 2012–2018. 3 September 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2018. September 3 of 1976 is an important date in the history of Dinamo Tbilisi. Our team won the Soviet Cup for the first time. Before that our team competed for the Crystal Cup for five times and failed. Before the final Dinamo beat Metalurh Zaporizhya with penalty shots – 5–4, defeated Zenit Leningrad in 1/8 final with the score – 3–0, won against Karpaty Lviv – 2–1 and defeated Shakhtar Donetsk in semi-final – 2–0. The final match was held in Moscow at Luzhniki stadium and 45 000 supporters attended it. Our team competed with Ararat Yerevan. Dinamo won the match with big score – 3–0. The goals were scored by Davit Kipiani on 27th minute, Piruz Kanteladze (penalty) on 64th minute and Revaz Chelebadze on 68th minute. Davit Kipiani became bombardier of the tournament with 5 scored goals. Dinamo: Gogia, Khizanishvili, Kanteladze, Khinchagashvili, Ebralidze, Chivadze, Manuchar Machaidze (C), Chelebadze, Gutsaev, Kipiani (Tsereteli 75’), Kopaleishvili. Head coach: Nodar Akhalkatsi
  5. "Second Crystal Cup". FC Dinamo Tbilisi. FC Dinamo Tbilisi © All rights reserved 2012 – 2018. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2018. In 1979 Dinamo Tbilisi played one more triumph season after the last successful one. Nodar Akhalkatsi’s team won Soviet Crystal Cup for the second time. On August 11 the match between FC Dinamo Tbilisi and FC Dynamo Moscow at Luzhniki Stadium finished without goals. Our team beat the rival 5–4 on penalties. In the beginning Nikolai Gontar saved his team from Davit Kipiani’s and Vladimer Gutsaev’s penalties. On the other hand Otar Gabelia repelled Aleksandr Makhovikov’s and Aleksei Petrushin’s penalties. After that Manuchar Machaidze, Aleksandre Chivadze, Vitali Daraselia, Ramaz Shengelia and Tengiz Sulakvelidze kicked successfully. Gabelia repelled the last penalty of Valeri Gazaev. Before the final our team defeated FC Dynamo Leningrad 2–1, FC Zorya Voroshilovgrad 5–0, FC SKA Rostov-on-Don 2–1, FC Torpedo Moscow 3–0, FC Uralmash Sverdlovsk 2–0, FC Krylia Sovetov Kuybyshev 2–0 and PFC CSKA Moscow 2–1 in additional time. Dynamo Moscow 0–0 (4–5 pen.) Dinamo Tbilisi. Dinamo Tbilisi: Gabelia, Sulakvelidze, Chivadze, Khinchagashvili, Mujiri (Kikalashvili 61), Daraselia, Manuchar Machaidze (C), Koridze (Kipiani 46), Gutsaev, Gocha Machaidze, Shengelia. Coach: Nodar Akhalkatsi


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