Daur Akhvlediani

Daur Akhvlediani

Akhvlediani on a 2009 stamp of Abkhazia
Personal information
Date of birth	10 October 1964
Place of birth	Gagra, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Date of death	22 September 1993 (aged 28)
Place of death	Sukhumi
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1983	FC Torpedo Kutaisi	2	(0)
1984–1991	FC Dinamo Sukhumi	221	(7)
1991–1993	Uralan Elista	28	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Daur Akhvlediani (Georgian: დაურ ახვლედიანი, Russian: Даур Ахвледиани; 10 October 1964 – 22 September 1993) was an Abkhaz professional football player. He took part in the War in Abkhazia (1992–93), subsequently died and was posthumously awarded the order Hero of Abkhazia, the highest honorary title of the disputed territory of Abkhazia.

Life and career

Daur Akhvlediani was born in a Georgian family in Gagra, Georgia, which at that time was part of the Soviet Union. He started as a professional footballer in 1983, being drafted by FC Torpedo Kutaisi. The following year, he joined FC Dinamo Sukhumi, at that time playing in the Soviet Second League. He stayed at Dinamo until 1991 and became a permanent member of the regular team. In 1989, Dinamo was finally relegated to the Soviet First League (second highest league). After the dissolution of the Soviet Union and its football leagues, Akhvlediani joined Russian club Uralan Elista. In 1993, he left his club to take part in the Abkhaz-Georgian conflict on the separatist side. He was killed the same year, shortly before fighting ended.

He was posthumously awarded the order Hero of Abkhazia by the de facto government. In his hometown of Gagra, the Daur Akhvlediani Stadium is named after him.

External links

• Daur Akhvlediani at fcdinamo.su