Boris Paichadze

Boris Paichadze (Georgian: ბორის პაიჭაძე, [boɾis pʼaitʃʼadze]; Russian: Борис Соломонович Пайчадзе; 4 February 1915 – 9 October 1990) was a Soviet and Georgian footballer, who played for FC Dinamo Tbilisi. The largest stadium in Georgia, the Boris Paichadze Stadium in Tbilisi, is named after him. In 2001, he was voted the best Georgian football player of the 20th century.

Boris Paichadze
Personal information
Full name Boris Solomonis dze Paichadze
Date of birth (1915-02-04)4 February 1915
Place of birth Onchiketi, Ozurgeti uezd, Kutaisi Governorate, Caucasus Viceroyalty, Russian Empire
Date of death 9 October 1990(1990-10-09) (aged 75)
Place of death Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Forward
Second striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1936–1951 Dinamo Tbilisi 195 (111)
Managerial career
1953–1954 Dinamo Tbilisi
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
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