For another Georgian footballer, see Mikheil Meskhi (footballer, born 1961).
In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Salvovich and the family name is Meskhi.
Mikheil Meskhi
Mikheil Meskhi statue at Mikheil Meskhi Stadium
Personal information
Full name
Mikheil Salvoviċ Meskhi
Date of birth
(1937-01-12)12 January 1937
Place of birth
Tbilisi, USSR
Date of death
22 April 1991(1991-04-22) (aged 54)
Place of death
Tbilisi, Georgia
Height
1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)
Winger
Youth career
School No. 35 Tbilisi
FShM Tbilisi
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
1954–1969
FC Dinamo Tbilisi
285
(54)
1970
FC Lokomotivi Tbilisi
4
(0)
Total
289
(54)
International career
1959–1966
USSR
35
(4)
Medal record
Representing Soviet Union
UEFA European Championship
Winner
1960 France
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Mikheil Salvovich Meskhi (Georgian: მიხეილ მესხი; Russian: Михаил Шалвович Месхи; born 12 January 1937 in Tbilisi; died 22 April 1991 in Tbilisi) was a Georgian footballer. Nicknamed the "Georgian Garrincha" for his dazzling wing play, he was a creative force on the left flank for the Soviet Union. He was invited by the World XI side via the USSR Football Federation who replied he was injured and couldn't play— he was not told of the invitation.[1]
^"Biography of Mikheil Meskhi". Retrieved 9 April 2020 – via YouTube.
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