Tamaz Stepania

Tamaz (Temur) Stepania (Georgian: თამაზ (თემურ) სტეფანია) (born 28 September 1950 in Bolnisi; died 28 March 1972 in Gori) was a Georgian and Soviet football player.

Tamaz Stepania
Personal information
Full name Tamaz Stepania
Date of birth (1950-09-28)28 September 1950
Place of birth Bolnisi, Georgian SSR
Date of death 28 March 1972(1972-03-28) (aged 21)
Place of death Gori, Georgian SSR
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1964–1968 Sioni Bolnisi
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1968–1970 Dila Gori 2 (0)
1970–1972 Dinamo Tbilisi 27 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Stepania died in a car accident at the age of 21.[1][2][3]

The stadium in his hometown Bolnisi, is named after him.[4]

References
  1. ""ცაზე ვარსკვლავის გაელვება"" (in Georgian). Bolnisi Newspaper. 9 February 2014.
  2. В 30 лет давид кипиани ушел из футбола, потому что ему не нашлось места в сборной ссср, отправлявшейся в испанию на чемпионат мира (in Russian). Fakty. 26 October 2001.
  3. "კაცი - კურიოზი" (in Georgian). Georgian Republic Newspaper. 27 January 2011.
  4. "რევაზ ჩელებაძე –ანანიძეზე, ნოდარ ახალკაცზე, საფეხბურთო ტრაგედიებზე, ნაცემ მსაჯებსა და ფეხბურთელებზე..." (in Georgian). World Sport. 28 January 2011.


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