Name: Revaz Mikhaylovich Dzodzuashvili



Country: Georgia
Club: FC Dinamo Tbilisi
Position: *SB, CB, (WB as optional)
Side: RF/RS
Age: 25-30 years (15/04/1945)

Height: 175 cm
Weight: 73 kg

Attack: 72
Defence: 81
Balance: 81
Stamina: 84
Top Speed: 86
Acceleration: 84
Response: 80
Agility: 81
Dribble Accuracy: 75
Dribble Speed: 79
Short Pass Accuracy: 77
Short Pass Speed: 72
Long Pass Accuracy: 80
Long Pass Speed: 76
Shot Accuracy: 69
Shot Power: 85
Shot Technique: 68
Free Kick Accuracy: 70
Curling: 76
Header: 78
Jump: 82
Technique: 76
Aggression: 75
Mentality: 82
Keeper Skills: 50
Team Work: 80

Injury Tolerance: B
Condition/Fitness: 6
Weak Foot Accuracy: 5
Weak Foot Frequency: 6
Growth Type: Standard


CARDS:
S07: Man Marking
S08: Slide Tackle

SPECIAL ABILITIES: Marking - Sliding - Side

Attack / Defence Awareness Card: Attack Minded


INFO:

Revaz Dzodzuashvili is former Georgian defender, one of the best Soviet side backs. Revaz started to play as striker, than was moved to midfield and eventually to defence. First as centre back but than due to his great speed started to play as right back. He was good man marker, famous for completely excluded from the game some "big guns" like Best, Lubanski, Džajić and Heynckes. He was good tackler who liked to join the attack, knew to make good cross from the flank and had good running capacities. The pupil of the school football Torpedo (Kutaisi). In the ninth grade (1962) played for the team "Imereti". For the first time in Dinamo (Tbilisi) Dzodzuashvili invited in 1963. Played in duplicate as a forward, but the foundation failed to break through. He returned to Kutaisi "Torpedo", from which in 1965 tried to go to Odessa "Chernomorets", which just came out in the top division. Odessa football club has not approached, and continued his career Dzodzuashvili in the Dynamo (Sukhumi). Played in the midline. At this time, Torpedo (Kutaisi) led Blinkov Vsevolod, who began to build a new team. In search of defense counsel asked the trainer Yuri kutaisstsev Gramatikopulo and he recommended the young player. The team played Blinkova Dzodzuashvili already strictly protected - at center-back position, then on the right to use the speed and aggressiveness player. However, he soon left Blinkov of Kutaisi. In 1968, a football player again invited to Tbilisi, is now in place at the base under the command of Vyacheslav Solovyov. In the "Dynamo" and then in the team, gained fame personalschika skilled, able to close all striker. Player of the USSR national team in football, 49 games (1969-1974). In the USSR championships (league) had 301 matches and scored 5 goals. Career ended in 1976, as the thought that he could not continue performing at the same level. In 1976, began coaching career, took the SKA (Tbilisi), which won the Transcaucasian Military District. In 1990-1992 worked as a coach in Dinamo (Tbilisi): the first two years as assistant Kipiani, in 1992 - as head coach. In 1993-1995 supervised from Metallurg Rustavi. At the end of the season 1994/95 in "haste" was headed by Ukrainian Air (Shepetivka), where the Georgian president was Jumber Nishnianidze. Together with a team of eight players picked, but save the team from relegation was not possible. Dzodzuashvili returned to Georgia and worked for another season in Rustavi. In 1997 as a consultant invited to Skonto, Riga since the team started to play Georgia football. At the same time served as coach of the breeder. Also, from February to October 1997 - Georgia coach. In October 1997 signed a contract with the Football Federation of Latvia on the "2 +2" and became the head coach of Latvia. In August 1999, accepted an invitation from the club's president from Saudi Arabia, "Al-Ittihad" Ahmed Makhsudov. After 4 months left on their own team as he failed to settle in the country. In December 1999, together with Kipiani was appointed head coach of Georgia. At the same time since 2000 - head coach of Lokomotiv (Tbilisi). With a new coach very successfully performed in the domestic championship - came in first place in the 2000/01 season. In January 2001, accepted an invitation Dzodzuashvili Torpedo (Kutaisi) and left a "locomotive". In May 2002, before the Cup final against Georgia, "Locomotive", Dzodzuashvili left the "Torpedo". In the summer of 2002 was appointed advisor to the president of Kalmykia, in sport, and from August 26 - Elista head coach of the Urals (in this case did not have a contract). He helped the team stay in the big leagues, but he remains on the team did not want to. In December 2002, signed a contract with Alan in a "two-plus-one". In June 2003, after the match with "Torpedo-Metallurg" (played with a score of 1:3), has resigned. The main reason was differences with club management. In March 2004 he became advisor to the President of Lithuania FBK "Kaunas" Vladimir Romanov, and from August 2004 - Leonid Nazarenko aide in selection matters in the Dynamo (Makhachkala), and a week later - was appointed head coach of the club from Dagestan. At the end of the season the team took 11th place in the first division, and to renew the contract with Dzodzuashvili did not.Since April 2005, again in Latvia - Skonto Vice President, Adviser to the President of the Football Federation of Guntis Indriksona. From the 2nd range of the 2005/06 season - head coach of Torpedo (Kutaisi). Since 2006 - head coach of Olimpia (Rustavi) (contract for 2.5 years). Under his command in the second round has not lost a single match.