Who’s the greatest Georgian footballer?
Thursday, June 5
“Davit Kipiani. He was the most gracious and the most talented football player I have seen in my life. Dinamo Tbilisi was a great team back then, and it’s Kipiani’s achievement.
Gela, manager, 35
“Clearly Shota Arveladze is. So many people came to see him off. He is one of the greatest for sure.”
Giga, actor, 31
“I haven’t seen many of the older football players. From what I’ve seen, Arveladze is the best but my parents and grandparents would pick Kipiani, [Vladimir] Gutsaev and [Mikheil] Meskhi. I guess all of them were the best in their time, and it’s not possible to compare them.
Kakha, student, 23
“I don’t care for football generally, but I really like the Arveladze brothers. They’re really good in their field.”
Maia, housewife, 57
“[Temuri] Ketsbaia is great. I adore him.”
Tornike, student, 19
“I hate football—all day the TV is turned on and my whole family is watching football. I like Khizanishvili.”
Nata, Russian specialist, 23
“I think Kakhi Kaladze is the best and most successful Georgian footballer.”
Otari, musician, 26
“Well for me, no one can be better than Meskhi: his days were the glory days for Georgian football.”
Sergo, pharmacist, 50
“I don’t really like football, but I think Kaladze is the best. He’s much appreciated abroad.”
Vitaly, sound engineer, 27
Gela, manager, 35
“Clearly Shota Arveladze is. So many people came to see him off. He is one of the greatest for sure.”
Giga, actor, 31
“I haven’t seen many of the older football players. From what I’ve seen, Arveladze is the best but my parents and grandparents would pick Kipiani, [Vladimir] Gutsaev and [Mikheil] Meskhi. I guess all of them were the best in their time, and it’s not possible to compare them.
Kakha, student, 23
“I don’t care for football generally, but I really like the Arveladze brothers. They’re really good in their field.”
Maia, housewife, 57
“[Temuri] Ketsbaia is great. I adore him.”
Tornike, student, 19
“I hate football—all day the TV is turned on and my whole family is watching football. I like Khizanishvili.”
Nata, Russian specialist, 23
“I think Kakhi Kaladze is the best and most successful Georgian footballer.”
Otari, musician, 26
“Well for me, no one can be better than Meskhi: his days were the glory days for Georgian football.”
Sergo, pharmacist, 50
“I don’t really like football, but I think Kaladze is the best. He’s much appreciated abroad.”
Vitaly, sound engineer, 27