Archil Kiknadze

Archil Kiknadze (, ; born 16 March 1915 in Chkheri, Kharagauli; died 27 June 1967 in Tbilisi), was a Georgian and Soviet football player and manager.

Career As a player Kiknadze, born in village Chkheri, Kharagauli, started his career in ZII Tbilisi of Georgian SSR and made his debut in the club's first team squad at the age of 19. Because of his good performances during the official matches of the regional tournament within the Soviet Union, when ZII Tbilisi won Georgian SSR Championship in 1936 — Aleksey Andreevich Sokolov (1904–1989) senior then coach of Dinamo Tbilisi noticed this young player and invited him to join the club's reserve team. He became a regular player in the first team by the 1937 season, playing 6 League and one Soviet Cup games for the club.

The following year, Kiknadze played 13 League matches from 25 and 5 Soviet Cup games. First success came in 1939. In that year he also played 13 League matches from 26 and won with the club his first domestic honour — Soviet Top League Silver medal.

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Honours Player Club Dinamo Tbilisi Soviet Top League runner-up: 1939, 1940 Soviet Top League bronze medalist: 1946, 1947 Soviet Cup runner-up: 1946