(1951-06-18)18 June 1951 According to Birth certificate (modified) (1951-11-18)18 November 1951
Place of birth
Tbilisi, USSR
Date of death
17 September 2001(2001-09-17) (aged 50)
Place of death
Tbilisi, Georgia
Height
1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)
Attacking midfielder
Youth career
1964–1966
School No. 35 Tbilisi
1967–1968
Dinamo Tbilisi
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
1968
Locomotive Tbilisi
1
(0)
1969
Dinamo Tbilisi
0
(0)
1970
Locomotive Tbilisi
28
(3)
1971–1982
Dinamo Tbilisi
245
(79)
Total
274
(82)
International career
1974–1981
USSR
19
(7)
Managerial career
1984–1985
Dinamo Tbilisi
1988
Dinamo Tbilisi
1990–1991
Dinamo Tbilisi
1992–1993
Olympiakos Nicosia
1995–1997
Dinamo Tbilisi
1997
Georgia
1998
Racing Mechelen
1998
Shinnik Yaroslavl
1999–2001
Torpedo Kutaisi
2000–2001
Georgia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Olympic medal record
Representing USSR
Men’s Football
1976 Montreal
Team competition
David Kipiani (Georgian: დავით ყიფიანი; 18 June 1951 – 17 September 2001) was a Georgian and Soviet football midfielder and manager, who played for the USSR national team. Kipiani principally played as a playmaker and is considered one of Georgia's greatest players. He was known for his elegant style of play, dribbling ability and passing range.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Kipiani on stamp of Georgia, 2004
^Gorgodze, Giorgi (27 October 2016). "Davit Kipiani – The "Moving Feast" of Football". georgiatoday.ge. Archived from the original on 8 November 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2018. The legendary Russian goalkeeper Lev Yashin wrote: David Kipiani is the most illustrious figure in Soviet football; he is simply unparalleled. The intelligent Kipiani, with his exquisite manner of playing, is able to see his teammates excellently and has the capacity to resolve the most difficult of issues on the football field.
^FC Dinamo Tbilisi, Media Centre (18 June 2015). "Davit Kipiani – 64". FC Dinamo Tbilisi. fcdinamo.ge. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018. Today is the birthday of Dinamo's legendary number 10 player – Davit Kipiani. He played in Dinamo Tbilisi in 1971–1982 years and in 351 matches he scored 126 goals. Davit Kipiani was the champion of Soviet Union, double owner of Soviet Cup, owner of Cup Winners' Cup, the best footballer of Soviet Union, winner of Europe Youth championship. He played in European team as well. He won Georgian championship for six times, Cup for three times and Super Cup for two times as the head coach of Dinamo Tbilisi. Today legend of our club would turn 64 years old.
^Ross, Dan (6 May 2012). "Kakabadze follows the footsteps of his idol". UEFA. Archived from the original on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2018. Georgia right-back Otar Kakabadze: David Kipiani is my idol and role model. He was a great midfield playmaker for Dinamo Tbilisi who won the Cup Winners' Cup and was player of the year in the USSR. (The Georgian team interpreter interjects: "Kipiani was an elegant player, and many people think Kakabadze plays in a similar elegant style. He started out as a midfielder, like Kipiani.")
^Moñino, L. J. (9 September 2012). "Diálogos en la tumba de Kipiani. El cementerio georgiano acoge conversaciones entre exjugadores del Dínamo de Tblisi". El País. Archived from the original on 8 October 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2018. Se producen frente a la lápida de David Kipiani (Tbilisi, 1951), el mejor jugador de la historia de Georgia, un predecesor, en los finales de los años 70 y principios de los años 80, de la elegancia fría de Zidane, según cuentan en los corrillos futboleros que ayer se montaron alrededor del hotel de concentración de la selección española en la capital georgiana.
^Khashig, Inal (11 February 2017). "15 soccer players that the Caucasus is proud of". jam-news.net. Archived from the original on 18 February 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2018. David Kipiani. Although Kipiani was not frequently involved in the USSR national team (only 19 games and 7 goals), but his fantastic performance in Tbilisi 'Dinamo', for which he played from 1971 till 1982, made him the Georgian and Soviet Football legend. David Kipiani was the brilliant star of already stacked team of 'Dinamo Tbilisi', that won the prestigious UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in May 1981. After finishing his playing career, he became a coach. On 17 September 2001, Kipiani died in a car accident at the age of 49.
^Breitner84 (15 October 2009). "David Kipiani". pesstatsdatabase.com. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018. Many think, David Kipiani was the best Georgian midfielder and one of the best Georgian coaches.
DavidKipiani (Georgian: დავით ყიფიანი; 18 June 1951 – 17 September 2001) was a Georgian and Soviet football midfielder and manager, who played for the...
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DavidKipiani Stadium is mainly used by the club Alazani Gurjaani it is located in Boris Paichadze St, 1500, Gurjaani, Georgia.The field was named in...
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Kemoklidze. Besides, several famous managers such as Jemal Kherkhadze, DavidKipiani, Revaz Dzodzuashvili, Otar Gabelia, Vladimir Gutsaev worked at the club...
means proud. Prince Dimitri Kipiani (1814–1887), Georgian publicist, writer, translator, leader of liberal nobility DavidKipiani (1951–2001), Soviet and...
Telavi took a foothold in Liga 2 coming 5th in the final table. In DavidKipiani Cup Telavi eliminated four opponents, including Dila Gori, and reached...
Pirveli Liga as well. In 2014/15 Samtredia reached the final of the DavidKipiani Cup. In the previous rounds they had knocked out four opponents, including...
in 2020 also achieved an impressive success by reaching the final of DavidKipiani Cup for the first time since 1999. As in the previous case though, they...
to the top flight after a ten-year absence. Gagra's performance in DavidKipiani Cup has proved successful. As a second-division team, they reached the...
won the national league three times, also the Georgian Super Cup and DavidKipiani Cup. Chabradze started his professional career at Saburtalo in the 2nd...
spent five seasons in the top division and once reached the final of DavidKipiani Cup. Football clubs from Martvili have previously been called Salkhino...
father was president, until former Georgia international footballer DavidKipiani requested Kakha to join Dinamo Tbilisi. At Dinamo, he played in 82 domestic...
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nominees for the title, as Aleksandre Chivadze finished 8th, while DavidKipiani was 11th in the final ranking. Shengelia was again named Soviet Footballer...
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club participated in Regionuli Liga tournament. DavidKipiani Stadium named in honour of DavidKipiani is the stadium of Alazani Gurjaani. As of the 2014...
di Osimhen". la Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 24 August 2023. "DavidKipiani Cup". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 August 2023. Giorgi Kvernadze at Soccerway...
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