Ramaz Shengelia was a Georgian and Soviet footballer who played as a striker.
10 Facts About Ramaz Shengelia
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Ramaz Shengelia spent four seasons for the club, scoring 29 goals in 75 games in the Soviet First League.
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However, Ramaz Shengelia found his place in the team and became the top scorer of the club during 1978 season.
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Dinamo won the championship for the second time in history, while Ramaz Shengelia was nominated as Soviet Footballer of the Year ahead of Oleg Blokhin and Georgi Yartsev.
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Ramaz Shengelia was again named Soviet Footballer of the Year in 1981.
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However, Ramaz Shengelia became the topscorer of the tournament with six goals.
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Ramaz Shengelia retired from football in 1988, but he came out of retirement a year later, joining the Swedish club IFK Holmsund with his teammate Tengiz Sulakvelidze.
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Ramaz Shengelia played in 26 games scoring 10 goals for the Soviet Union national team, including performance at the 1982 FIFA World Cup.
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Ramaz Shengelia represented his country in five FIFA World Cup qualification matches.
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Ramaz Shengelia died of a brain haemorrhage in Tbilisi in June 2012, at the age of 55.