Akhrik Sokratovich Tsveiba (; born 10 September 1966) is a former professional footballer. At international level, he represented

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, CIS,

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and

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national teams.

Club career

Born in Gudauta, Tsveiba began playing youth football with local side M. Chachba. He played as a defender for Dinamo Sukhumi, SKA-Khabarovsk,

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and Dynamo Kyiv, appearing in 123 Soviet league matches. Tsveiba won the 1990 Soviet Top League with Dynamo and was awarded Master of Sports of the USSR. Tsveiba started his career at Dinamo Sukhumi before playing regularly for Dinamo Tbilisi. In 1990, he left for Dynamo Kyiv, where he was nominated by the Ukraine national team. He then played briefly in Russia before signing with Gamba Osaka. He returned to Russia for Alania Vladikavkaz, where he was nominated by the Russia national team. Tsveiba left for the Chinese team Shanghai Pudong, before spending his late career with the Russian teams Uralan Elista and Dynamo Moscow. In 2009, he was part of the Russia national team squad that won the 2009 Legends Cup.

International career

Tsveiba was a non-playing squad member at the 1990 FIFA World Cup for the

, and at Euro 1992 for the CIS. Tsveiba played for the Ukraine national team against

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in a friendly match in August 1992. He changed his allegiance to

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Post-playing career

Tsveiba worked as a scout with Dynamo Moscow when the club was managed by Stanislav Cherchesov from 2014 to 2015.

Personal life

His son Sandro Tsveiba is also a professional footballer.

Career statistics

Club

International

References

External links

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