Otari Gabelia

Otar Gabelia

Personal information
Full name	Otar Ambrosievic Gabelia
Date of birth	24 March 1953 (1953-03-24) (age 58)
Place of birth	USSR
Height	1.76 m
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	FC Dinamo Zugdidi
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1970-1971	FC Dinamo Zugdidi
1972-1973	FC Dinamo Sokhumi
1974-1976	FC Torpedo Kutaisi	109	(0)
1977-1982	FC Dinamo Tbilisi	129	(0)
1983-1984	FC Torpedo Kutaisi	29	(0)
1985-1990	FC Dinamo Tbilisi	142	(0)
National team
1979-1980	USSR	2	(0)
Teams managed
2002-2004	FC Merani Tbilisi
2004-2007	FC Torpedo Kutaisi
2009-	Georgia U-21
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Otar Ambrosievich Gabelia (Georgian: ოთარ გაბელია) (born 24 March 1953) is a retired Georgian football player and a coach.

Honours

• Soviet Top League winner: 1978.
• Soviet Cup winner: 1979.
• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup winner: 1981.
• Soviet Goalkeeper of the Year: 1979.

International career

Gabelia played his only game for USSR on November 21, 1979 in a friendly against West Germany.

References

• (Russian) Profile

Persondata
Name	Gabelia, Otari
Alternative names
Short description	footballer
Date of birth	24 March 1953
Place of birth	USSR
Date of death
Place of death