SOCCER PLAYER

Murtaz Khurtsilava

1943 - Today

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Murtaz Kalistratovich Khurtsilava (Georgian: მურთაზ ხურცილავა, Russian: Муртаз Калистратович Хурцилава, born 5 January 1943) is a Georgian former footballer who played as a defender. Khurtsilava was discovered while playing football in the school garden in Gegechkori, a small town in Caucasus – now known as Martvili – where he learned to play football with a ball made of hay and rags. He was part of the USSR side that finished fourth at the 1966 FIFA World Cup, third at the 1972 Summer Olympics and second in the 1972 UEFA European Championship. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Murtaz Khurtsilava has received more than 82,269 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Murtaz Khurtsilava is the 696th most popular soccer player (up from 818th in 2019), the 74th most popular biography from Georgia (up from 94th in 2019) and the most popular Georgian Soccer Player.

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  • 56.04

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  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.96

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.32

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Murtaz Khurtsilava ranks 696 out of 21,273. Before him are Enrique Guaita, Franz Binder, Daigoro Kondo, Andreas Möller, Jacinto Quincoces, and Álvaro Gestido. After him are Luis Fernández, Slaven Bilić, Aymoré Moreira, Rüştü Reçber, Giuseppe Baresi, and David Silva.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Murtaz Khurtsilava ranks 176. Before him are Raphael, Horst-Dieter Höttges, Ian Kershaw, Edward Herrmann, Bob Woodward, and Dick Taylor. After him are Boris Gromov, Robert Gates, Edward L. G. Bowell, Alfio Basile, André Téchiné, and J. T. Walsh.

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In Georgia

Among people born in Georgia, Murtaz Khurtsilava ranks 74 out of 406. Before him are Grand Duke Sergei Mikhailovich of Russia (1869), George V of Georgia (1286), Vazha-Pshavela (1861), Ibrahim Bey (1735), Vakhtang VI of Kartli (1675), and Aslan Abashidze (1938). After him are Aslan Usoyan (1937), Nikolay Chkheidze (1864), Tengiz Kitovani (1938), Giorgi Margvelashvili (1969), Teimuraz I of Kakheti (1589), and Irakli Tsereteli (1881).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Georgia

Among soccer players born in Georgia, Murtaz Khurtsilava ranks 1. After him are Mikheil Meskhi (1937), David Kipiani (1951), Shota Arveladze (1973), Zaur Kaloev (1931), Givi Chokheli (1937), Ramaz Shengelia (1957), Boris Paichadze (1915), Kakhi Asatiani (1947), Tengiz Sulakvelidze (1956), Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (2001), and Anzor Kavazashvili (1940).

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