Ilia Datunashvili
Soviet association football player
About Ilia Datunashvili
Lived 1937 – 2022 (aged 84). Ilia Datunashvili was a Russian association football player, association football coach and athlete.
Ilya Ilyich Datunashvili (; ; 1 September 1937 – 11 February 2022) was a Soviet Georgian football player. Among his many achievements, there is one for which he is remembered most often: He scored five goals in a 5–0 away win against Dinamo Tbilisi's Soviet-time arch-rivals Ararat Yerevan of Armenia. He died on 11 February 2022, at the age of 84.
Honours Dinamo Tbilisi Soviet Top League: 1964; third place 1962, 1967
Individual Soviet Top League top scorer: 20 goals (1966) Top-33 season best players list: 1964, 1966 (both #2)
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Who was Ilia Datunashvili?
Soviet association football player (1937–2022)
When was Ilia Datunashvili born?
Ilia Datunashvili was born on 1 September 1937 in Batumi.
When did Ilia Datunashvili die?
Ilia Datunashvili died on 11 February 2022 in Tbilisi.
What was Ilia Datunashvili's occupation?
Ilia Datunashvili was an association football player, association football coach and athlete.
What nationality was Ilia Datunashvili?
Ilia Datunashvili was Russian.
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