Archil Kiknadze (Georgian: არჩილ კიკნაძე, Russian: Арчил Самуилович Кикнадзе; born 16 March 1915 in Chkheri, Kharagauli; died 27 June 1967 in Tbilisi), was a Georgian and Soviet football player and manager.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Archil Kiknadze | ||
| Date of birth | 16 March 1915 | ||
| Place of birth |
Chkheri, Kharagauli, Kutais Governorate, Russian Empire | ||
| Date of death | 27 June 1967 (aged 52) | ||
| Place of death | Tbilisi, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1934–1936 | ZII Tbilisi | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1937–1949 | FC Dinamo Tbilisi | 160 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1952 | FC Dinamo Tbilisi (assistant) | ||
| 1956–1957 | FC Dinamo Tbilisi (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
As a player edit
Kiknadze, born in village Chkheri, Kharagauli, started his career in ZII Tbilisi of Georgian SSR and made his debut in the club's first team squad at the age of 19. Because of his good performances during the official matches of the regional tournament within the Soviet Union, when ZII Tbilisi won Georgian SSR Championship in 1936 — Aleksey Andreevich Sokolov (1904–1989) senior then coach of Dinamo Tbilisi noticed this young player and invited him to join the club's reserve team. He became a regular player in the first team by the 1937 season, playing 6 League and one Soviet Cup games for the club.
The following year, Kiknadze played 13 League matches from 25 and 5 Soviet Cup games. First success came in 1939. In that year he also played 13 League matches from 26 and won with the club his first domestic honour — Soviet Top League Silver medal.
Club career statistics edit
Source [1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 1937 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| 1938 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| 1939 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| 1940 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | ||
| 1941 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| 1942–1944 | Cancelled due to World War II | ||||||||
| 1945 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| 1946 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | ||
| 1947 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| 1948 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | ||
| 1949 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | ||
| Total | 160 | 0 | 17 | 0 | − | − | 177 | 0 | |
| Career totals | 160 | 0 | 17 | 0 | − | − | 177 | 0 | |
Honours edit
Player edit
Club edit
- Soviet Top League runner-up: 1939,[2] 1940[3]
- Soviet Top League bronze medalist: 1946, 1947
- Soviet Cup runner-up: 1946 [4][5]
References edit
- ^ "Archil Kiknadze career statistics". FootballFacts.ru. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ^ "Soviet Union 1939 (Championship) Group A (First Level)". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. RSSSF. 17 January 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ^ "Soviet Union 1940 (Championship) Group A (First Level)". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. RSSSF. 12 May 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ^ "Soviet Union Cup 1946". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. RSSSF. 17 January 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ^ ""Спартак" Москва 3–2 "Динамо" Тбилиси". FootballFacts.ru. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
Кубок СССР 1946 · Финал · 20.10.1946
External links edit
- (in Georgian) Photo Archive at National Parliamentary Library of Georgia
- (in Georgian) Profile at Biographical Dictionary of Georgian Athletes
- (in Russian) Profile and Statistics at Dinamo-Tbilisi.ru
- (in Russian) Profile and Statistics at FootballFacts.ru
- (in Russian) Profile at Football99.ru
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