Giorgi Samsonis dze Antadze (Georgian: გიორგი სამსონის ძე ანთაძე, Russian: Георгий Самсонович Антадзе; born 6 September 1920 in Poti; died 3 November 1987 in Tbilisi), was a Georgian and Soviet football player and manager.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Giorgi Samsonis dze Antadze | ||
| Date of birth | 6 September 1920 | ||
| Place of birth | Poti, Georgia | ||
| Date of death | 3 November 1987 (aged 67) | ||
| Place of death | Tbilisi, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1939 | TSU | ||
| 1942–1943 | FC Dinamo Sukhumi | ||
| 1944–1954 | FC Dinamo Tbilisi | 176 | (40) |
| International career | |||
| 1952 | Soviet Union XI | 3 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1959 | FC Torpedo Kutaisi | ||
| 1959–1961 | FC Meshakhte Tkibuli | ||
| 1962–1963 | FC Kolkheti-1913 Poti | ||
| 1964–1966 | FC Meshakhte Tkibuli | ||
| 1973–1974 | FC Iveria Khashuri | ||
| 1976–1978 | FC Dinamo Batumi | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
Antadze was capped three times for an unofficial Soviet Union representative team. He first appeared under manager Boris Arkadyev, on 14 May 1952, in a friendly unofficial international match, when the Soviet Union beat Poland 2–1.[2] He played his second game on 24 May 1952 in their 1–1 draw with famous Hungarian national team led by legendary Ferenc Puskás, also in a friendly unofficial international match. Both matches were held at the Central Dynamo Stadium in Moscow.[3]
Honours edit
- Soviet Top League runner-up: 1951,[4] 1953[5]
- Soviet Cup runner-up: 1946[6]
References edit
- ^ "Giorgi Antadze". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- ^ "USSR 2–1 Poland — 14 May 1952". russia-matches.ucoz.ru. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ "USSR 1–1 Hungary — 24 May 1952". russia-matches.ucoz.ru. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ "Soviet Union 1951 (Championship) Class A (First Level)". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Prepared and maintained by Andrei Balitskiy and Mike Dryomin for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 17 January 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ "Soviet Union 1953 (Championship) Class A (First Level)". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Prepared and maintained by Andrei Balitskiy and Mike Dryomin for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 17 January 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ "Soviet Union Cup 1946". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Prepared and maintained by Andrei Balitskiy and Mike Dryomin for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 17 January 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
External links edit
- Official FC Dinamo Tbilisi website
- Biographical Dictionary of Georgian Athletes
- (in Russian) Profile at rusteam.permian.ru
- (in Russian) Profile and Statistics at footballfacts.ru