FIFA World Cup qualifier against Wales. Kipiani was not given a chance to play in the World Cup finals. Many think his peak was in 1982, but missed the Spain World Cup and quit playing altogether due to a severe leg injury sustained against FC Kuban Krasnodar on 26 April (Round 4). Managerial career After retirement, he coached FC Dinamo Tbilisi, FC Torpedo Kutaisi, Shinnik Yaroslavl (Russia), Racing Mechelen (Belgium), Olympiakos Nicosia (Cyprus) and Georgian National Team. Death He died in Tbilisi, Georgia from injuries sustained in a car crash near Tserovani (Mtskheta) on 17 September 2001. He was 49 years old. The Georgian Cup and the David Kipiani Stadium in the town of Gurjaani belong to Alazani Gurjaani, were named after him. Career statistics Club International Honours Club Dinamo Tbilisi Soviet Top League: 1978 Soviet Cup (2): 1976, 1979 UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 1981 International Soviet Union U-19 UEFA Championship: 1976 Manager Dinamo Tbilisi Umaglesi Liga: 1990, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97 Georgian Cup: 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97 Torpedo Kutaisi Umaglesi Liga: 1999–2000, 2000–01 Georgian Cup: 2000–01 Individual Soviet Footballer of the Year: 1977 Grigory Fedotov club: 155 goals References External links David Kipiani Stock Photos and Images at alamy.com David Kipiani Pictures and Images at gettyimages.com Article at FC Dinamo Tbilisi Official Club Site Profile at FC Dinamo Tbilisi Official Club Site Profile at footballtop.com Article at GeorgianJournal.ge International Statistics at AFS Profile and statistics at klisf.net Articles at Sport-Express.ru Profile and Articles at rusteam.permian.ru 1951 births 2001 deaths Footballers from Tbilisi Svan people Association football midfielders Footballers from Georgia (country) Football managers from Georgia (country) Footballers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Georgia national football team managers FC Dinamo Tbilisi players Olympiakos Nicosia managers Olympic footballers of the Soviet Union Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union Road incident deaths in Georgia (country) Soviet footballers Soviet football managers Soviet Union international footballers K.R.C. Mechelen managers FC Dinamo Tbilisi managers FC Shinnik Yaroslavl managers Russian Premier League managers Expatriate football managers from Georgia (country) Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Cyprus Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Belgium Expatriate football managers in Cyprus Expatriate football managers in Russia Expatriate football managers in Belgium Olympic medalists in football Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Soviet Top League players