Akhrik Tsveiba
Akhrik Sokratovich Tsveiba (Russian: Ахрик Сократович Цвейба; born 10 September 1966) is a former Soviet association footballer.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Akhrik Sokratovich Tsveiba | ||
| Date of birth | 10 September 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Gudauta, Abkhaz ASSR, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1984 | Dinamo Sukhumi | ||
| 1984 | SKA Khabarovsk | 4 | (0) |
| 1984–1989 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 79 | (0) |
| 1990–1993 | Dynamo Kyiv | 79 | (3) |
| 1992–1993 | → Dynamo-2 Kyiv | 12 | (0) |
| 1993 | KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny | 11 | (0) |
| 1994 | Qingdao Hainiu | ||
| 1994–1996 | Gamba Osaka | 75 | (2) |
| 1997 | Alania Vladikavkaz | 24 | (0) |
| 1998 | Qianwei Huandao | 18 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Uralan Elista | 44 | (1) |
| 2001 | Dynamo Moscow | 11 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | AEK Larnaca | ||
| International career | |||
| 1990–1991 | Soviet Union | 18 | (1) |
| 1992 | CIS | 7 | (1) |
| 1992 | Ukraine | 1 | (0) |
| 1997 | Russia | 8 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Born in Gudauta, Tsveiba began playing youth football with local side M. Chachba. He played as a defender for FC Dinamo Sukhumi, FC SKA-Khabarovsk, FC Dinamo Tbilisi and FC Dynamo Kyiv, appearing in 123 Soviet league matches. Tsveiba won the 1990 Soviet Top League with Dynamo and was awarded Master of Sports of the USSR.[1]
Tsveiba started his career at FC Dinamo Sukhumi before playing regularly for FC Dinamo Tbilisi. In 1990, he left for FC Dynamo Kyiv, where he was nominated by Ukraine. He then played briefly in Russia before signing with Gamba Osaka. He returned to Russia for FC Alania Vladikavkaz, where he was nominated by Russia. Tsveiba left for the Chinese team Shanghai Pudong, before spending his late career with the Russian teams Uralan Elista and Dynamo Moscow.
In 2009, he was part of the Russian squad that won the 2009 Legends Cup.
International career
He was a non-playing squad member at the 1990 FIFA World Cup for the Soviet Union, and at Euro 1992 for the CIS. Tsveiba played for the Ukraine national team against Hungary in a friendly match in August 1992.
He changed his allegiance to Russia in 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification.
Post-playing career
He worked as a scout with FC Dynamo Moscow when the club was managed by Stanislav Cherchesov from 2014 to 2015.
Personal life
His son Sandro Tsveiba is also a professional footballer.
Club statistics
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| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Soviet Union | League | Soviet Cup | Federation Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1984 | Dinamo Sukhumi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1984 | Khabarovsk | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||
| 1985 | Dinamo Tbilisi | Top League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1986 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| 1987 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||||||
| 1988 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||||||
| 1989 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||||||
| 1990 | Dynamo Kyiv | Top League | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||||
| 1991 | 24 | 1 | 24 | 1 | ||||||
| Ukraine | League | Ukrainian Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1992 | Dynamo Kyiv | Premier League | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||||
| 1992/93 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||||||
| Russia | League | Russian Cup | Premier League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1993 | KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny | Top League | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1994 | Gamba Osaka | J1 League | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| 1995 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 40 | 1 | |||
| 1996 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| Russia | League | Russian Cup | Premier League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1997 | Alania Vladikavkaz | Top League | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||||
| China PR | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1998 | Shanghai Pudong | Jia-B League | ||||||||
| Russia | League | Russian Cup | Premier League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1999 | Uralan Elista | Top Division | 20 | 1 | 20 | 1 | ||||
| 2000 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||||||
| 2001 | Dynamo Moscow | Top Division | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Country | Soviet Union | 127 | 1 | 127 | 1 | |||||
| Ukraine | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||||||
| Russia | 90 | 1 | 90 | 2 | ||||||
| Japan | 75 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 94 | 3 | ||
| China PR | ||||||||||
| Total | 313 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 332 | 4 | ||
National team statistics
| Soviet Union national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1990 | 8 | 1 |
| 1991 | 10 | 0 |
| Total | 18 | 1 |
| CIS national team | ||
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1992 | 7 | 1 |
| Total | 7 | 1 |
| Ukraine national team | ||
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 |
| Russia national team | ||
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1997 | 8 | 0 |
| Total | 8 | 0 |
References
- Mereminsky, S.G. "ЦВЕ́ЙБА". old.bigenc.ru (in Russian). Great Russian Encyclopedia.
- Akhrik Tsveiba at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
- Akhrik Tsveiba – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Akhrik Tsveiba at National-Football-Teams.com
- Akhrik Tsveiba at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
- Akhrik Sokratovich Tsveiba at RSSSF
- Akhrik Tsveiba at WorldFootball.net
- Akhrik Tsveiba at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Akhrik Tsveiba at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)
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