Kotrikadze Sergo

Kotrikadze Sergo, (b. August 9, 1936, Chokhatauri – d. May 3, 2011, Stockholm, Sweden; buried in Tbilisi), athlete (football, goalkeeper). Honored Master of Sports of the USSR (1969). Played for Dinamo Tbilisi (1955–1968, 1970) and Torpedo Kutaisi (1968–1969). Played 260 matches in the USSR Top League. USSR Champion (1964) and third-prize winner (1959, 1962, 1967), finalist of the USSR Cup (1960). Best Goalkeeper of the USSR (1962). Three times named to the list of 33 Best Footballers of the USSR (1960–1961, 1963). Played two matches for the USSR Olympic team (1963). Coach of Dinamo Tbilisi (1971–1973). Named the Best Goalkeeper of Georgia of the 20th Century (1999). Recipient of the Order of Honor (1996).