Gocha Gogrichiani (footballer, born 1964)

For his son, also a football player, see Gocha Gogrichiani (footballer, born 2000).

Gocha Gogrichiani (born 12 August 1964) is a Georgian football coach and former player.

Gocha Gogrichiani

Personal information
Date of birth	(1964-08-12) 12 August 1964
Place of birth	Soviet Union
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1983–1987	Dinamo Tbilisi	39	(1)
1987	Torpedo Kutaisi	18	(3)
1988	Guria Lanchkhuti	34	(4)
1989	FC Dinamo Sukhumi	42	(25)
1990–1992	FC Tskhumi Sukhumi	61	(33)
1992–1993	FC Zhemchuzhina Sochi	49	(41)
1993–1995	AC Omonia	50	(28)
1995–1996	Nea Salamis FC	15	(2)
1996–1999	Zhemchuzhina Sochi	72	(19)
1999	FC Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod	13	(3)
2000	Zhemchuzhina Sochi	33	(10)
2001	FC Oryol	?	(9)
2002	SKA Rostov-na-Donu	9	(0)
2003	Zhemchuzhina Sochi	5	(2)
Total		407	(152)
International career
1994–1997	Georgia	9	(2)
Managerial career
2007	FC Zhemchuzhina-A Sochi (assistant)
2008–2009	FC Zhemchuzhina-Sochi (technical director)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He won nine international caps and scored two goals for the Georgia national team, including the fourth goal in a 5–0 rout of Wales in Tbilisi in November 1994, during the qualifiers for Euro 96.

At club level, he spent his peak years with Tskhumi Sukhumi, Zhemchuzhina Sochi, and Omonia Nicosia.

Personal life

His son, also called Gocha Gogrichiani, is a professional footballer as well.

Honours

• Russian First Division Zone West top scorer: 1992 (26 goals).

External links

• Gocha Gogrichiani at National-Football-Teams.com
• FIFA.com