Zaur Kaloevi | |
Birth Date: | 1931 3, df=y |
Birth Place: | Tbilisi, Georgian SSR |
Death Place: | Tbilisi, Georgia |
Position: | Attacking Midfielder |
Years1: | 1950–1952 |
Years2: | 1953–1956 |
Years3: | 1957–1958 |
Years4: | 1959–1964 |
Clubs1: | Spartaki Tbilisi |
Clubs2: | Dinamo Tbilisi |
Clubs3: | Lokomotiv Moscow |
Clubs4: | Dinamo Tbilisi |
Caps1: | 26 |
Goals1: | 13 |
Caps2: | 67 |
Goals2: | 23 |
Caps3: | 21 |
Goals3: | 7 |
Caps4: | 138 |
Goals4: | 75 |
Nationalyears1: | 1959 |
Nationalteam1: | Soviet Union Olympic |
Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 28 February 2016 |
Nationalteam-Update: | 28 February 2016 |
Zaur Kaloevi (Georgian: ზაურ კალოევი; 24 March 1931 – 23 December 1997) was a famous Georgian footballer.[1]
During his career he played for Spartaki Tbilisi (1950–1951), Dinamo Tbilisi (1953–1956, 1959–1964), and Lokomotiv Moscow (1957–1958). He participated in the first ever European Nations' Cup in 1960, where the Soviets were champions, and played 3 matches for the Soviets at the Olympic level.
Zaur Kaloev was one of the most brilliant headers of his time. His Georgian friend and teammate Mikhail Meskhi said, "if I want to score a goal, I have to make sure my cross hits Zaur's head. Because it will certainly result in a goal[2]