Ramaz Shengelia
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ramaz Aleksandrovich Shengelia | ||
| Date of birth | 1 January 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | Kutaisi, Georgian SSR | ||
| Date of death | 21 June 2012 (aged 55) | ||
| Place of death | Tbilisi, Georgia | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1973–1976 | FC Torpedo Kutaisi | 75 | (29) |
| 1977–1988 | FC Dinamo Tbilisi | 283 | (120) |
| 1989–1990 | IFK Holmsund | 13 | (2) |
| National team | |||
| 1979–1983 | USSR | 26 | (10) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Ramaz Shengelia (Georgian: რამაზ შენგელია; 1 January 1957 – 21 June 2012) was a Soviet footballer of Georgian origin. In 1981, with Dinamo Tbilisi, he became the winner of UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, which is the biggest success in the history of Georgian football. USSR footballer of the year (1978,1981).
Shengelia died of cerebral hemorrhage, aged 55.
He played in 26 games scoring 10 goals for the USSR national football team, including performance at the 1982 FIFA World Cup (5 matches, 1 goal). He also represented his country in 5 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.
He died of a brain haemorrhage in Tbilisi in June 2012, only three weeks after his fellow 1982 World Cup squad member Yuri Susloparov died.
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