Givi Chokheli

Givi Dmitriyevich Chokheli (Georgian: გივი ჩოხელი; Russian: Гиви Дмитриевич Чохели) (27 June 1937 in Telavi – 25 February 1994 in Tbilisi) was a Georgian football defender.

[1] Chokheli played most of his career for Dinamo Tbilisi.

He played for Soviet Union national team (19 matches), and was a participant at the 1962 FIFA World Cup and at the 1960 UEFA European Football Championship, where the Soviet Union won the gold medal.

[1] Telavi's Municipal Stadium features a statue of Chokheli in front of it.

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The statue of Chokheli in front of Municipal Stadium, Telavi.