Gaioz Jejelava

Gaioz Jejelava (Georgian: გაიოზ ჯეჯელავა) (born 29 December 1914 in Tbilisi; died 16 March 2005 in Tbilisi) was a Georgian and Soviet football player. [1]

Gaioz Jejelava
Personal information
Full name Gaioz Ivanes dze Jejelava
Date of birth (1914-12-29)29 December 1914
Place of birth Tbilisi, Russian Empire
Date of death 16 March 2005(2005-03-16) (aged 90)
Place of death Tbilisi, Georgia
Height 164 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Playing position(s) Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1931−1934 TSPO Tbilisi - (-)
1935−1936 Locomotive Tbilisi 7 (6)
1937−1948 Dinamo Tbilisi 144 (61)
Teams managed
1950–1951 VVS Moscow
1956–1957 Dinamo Tbilisi
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Jejelava, a skillful winger, was one of the leaders of Dinamo Tbilisi alongside Boris Paichadze during 11 years spell with the club.[2]

Later Jejelava managed VVS Moscow and Dinamo Tbilisi, but without any success, spending two seasons with each of the clubs.[3]

Jejelava died in March 2005, in Tbilisi.[4]

References
  1. "ფეხბურთი: წიგნის „გაიოზ ჯეჯელავა 100" პრეზენტაცია" (in Georgian). Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs of Georgia. 28 January 2015.
  2. "Jejelava is living history". UEFA.com. 17 January 2005.
  3. "Coach Profile". Dinamo Tbilisi. 22 December 2017.
  4. "Gaioz Jejelava - 99". Dinamo Tbilisi. 11 January 2014.


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