Otar Gabelia
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Otar Ambrosievic Gabelia | ||
| Date of birth | 24 March 1953 | ||
| Place of birth | Zugdidi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| 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 | USSR | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2002–2004 | FC Merani Tbilisi | ||
| 2004–2005 | FC Torpedo Kutaisi | ||
| 2009–2011 | Georgia U-21 | ||
| 2016 | FC Zugdidi | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Otar Ambrosis dze Gabelia (Georgian: ოთარ ამბროსის ძე გაბელია) (born 24 March 1953 in Zugdidi, Georgia) is a retired Georgian football player and coach.
Gabelia spent his club career at FC Dinamo Zugdidi, playing from 1970 to 1971, at FC Dinamo Sokhumi, from 1972 to 1973, at FC Torpedo Kutaisi, from 1974 to 1976 and from 1983 to 1984, at FC Dinamo Tbilisi, from 1977 to 1982 and from 1985 to 1989.
He won the Soviet championship in 1978 and Soviet Cup in 1979 and was named Best Soviet Goalkeeper in 1979. He was known for his emotional style of play with excellent reaction.
In 1981 he won UEFA Cup Winners Cup, which was the biggest achievement of his sport career.
Gabelia played his only game for USSR on November 21, 1979 in a friendly against West Germany.
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