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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 72,120 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Murtaz Khurtsilava is the 818th most popular soccer player (up from 1,020th in 2019), the 94th most popular biography from Georgia (up from 99th in 2019) and the most popular Georgian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Murtaz Khurtsilava ranks 818 out of 16,880. Before him are Dimitar Berbatov, Lúcio, Tadao Horie, Juan José Nogués, Paolo Di Canio, and Takashi Mizuno. After him are Miguel Reina, Jerzy Dudek, Søren Lerby, Erling Braut Håland, Knut Nordahl, and Alexandre Pato.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Murtaz Khurtsilava ranks 218. Before him are Sylvester McCoy, Tom Holland, Alan Wilson, Michael Byrne, Carmen Argenziano, and Nicolae Văcăroiu. After him are Alain Corneau, Roberto Micheletti, Shannon Lucid, Wilson da Silva Piazza, Maceo Parker, and Michael Ondaatje.

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In Georgia

Among people born in Georgia, Murtaz Khurtsilava ranks 94 out of 342. Before him are Kamo (1882), Keto Losaberidze (1949), Eliso Virsaladze (1942), Lusine Zakaryan (1937), Grand Duke Alexei Mikhailovich of Russia (1875), and Nodar Dumbadze (1928). After him are Mikhail Loris-Melikov (1824), Lev Karakhan (1889), George II of Georgia (1054), Gregory of Tatev (1346), Nikoloz Baratashvili (1817), and Sofiko Chiaureli (1937).

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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), Givi Chokheli (1937), Ramaz Shengelia (1957), Boris Paichadze (1915), Kakhi Asatiani (1947), Shota Arveladze (1973), Anzor Kavazashvili (1940), Zaur Kaloev (1931), Sergo Kotrikadze (1936), and Tengiz Sulakvelidze (1956).

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