 Nodia akaita mutambo wake wekutanga weUSSR musi wa29 Mbudzi 1967 mumutambo wehushamwari neNetherlands. Akasarudzwa nokuda kwe UEFA Euro 1968squad, asi haana kutamba mumitambo ipi neipi pamutambo. Akatamba pa 1970 FIFA World Cup, achiita nhoroondo semutambi wekutanga munhoroondo yeWorld Cup kugamuchira kadhi yero. Akatambawo pa UEFA Euro 1972, apo USSR yakanga iri mumhanyi. 