Givi Georgiyevich Nodia (; ; 2 January 1948 – 7 April 2005) was a Soviet Georgian association football player.
Honours
Soviet Top League bronze: 1967, 1969, 1971, 1972. Soviet Top League top scorer: 1970. Grigory Fedotov Club member. UEFA Euro 1972 runner-up.
International career
Nodia made his debut for USSR on 29 November 1967 in a friendly against the Netherlands. He was selected for the UEFA Euro 1968 squad, but did not play in any games at the tournament. He played at the 1970 FIFA World Cup, making history as the first player in World Cup history to receive a yellow card. He also played at UEFA Euro 1972, where USSR were the runners-up.
References
External links
RussiaTeam biography
1948 births
2005 deaths
Footballers from Kutaisi
Soviet men's footballers
Soviet football managers
Men's footballers from Georgia (country) Football managers from Georgia (country) Expatriate football managers from Georgia (country) 1970 FIFA World Cup players UEFA Euro 1968 players UEFA Euro 1972 players Soviet Union men's international footballers FC Lokomotiv Moscow players FC Torpedo Kutaisi players FC Dinamo Tbilisi players Soviet Top League players FC Dinamo Tbilisi managers FC Torpedo Kutaisi managers FC Locomotive Tbilisi managers FC Lokomotiv Saint Petersburg managers FC Metalurgi Rustavi managers Men's association football forwards