Zaur Kaloev

Zaur Kaloyev
Personal information
Date of birth (1931-03-24)24 March 1931
Place of birth Tbilisi, Georgian SSR
Date of death 23 December 1997(1997-12-23) (aged 66)
Place of death Tbilisi, Georgia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Attacking Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1950–1952 Spartaki Tbilisi 26 (13)
1953–1956 Dinamo Tbilisi 67 (23)
1957–1958 Lokomotiv Moscow 12 (7)
1959–1964 Dinamo Tbilisi 138 (75)
National team‡
1959 Soviet Union Olympic 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 February 2016
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 February 2016

Zaur Kaloyev (Georgian: ზაურ კალოევი, Russian: Заур Григорьевич Калоев; 24 March 1931 – 23 December 1997) was a famous Georgian footballer.

During his career he played for Spartak Tbilisi (1950-1951), Dynamo Tbilisi (1953-1956, 1959-1964), and Lokomotiv Moscow (1957-1958). He participated in the first ever European Nations' Cup in 1960, where the Soviets were champions, and played 3 matches for the Soviets at the Olympic level.

Zaur Kaloev was one of the most brilliant headers of his time. His Georgian friend and teammate Mikhail Meskhi said, "if I want to score a goal, I have to make sure my cross hits Zaur's head. Because it will certainly result in a goal".

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