Merab Megreladze (26 January 1956 – 24 January 2012) was a Georgian football player. In 1977 he joined FC Guria Lanchkhuti playing in the

Soviet Second League The Soviet Second League (russian: Чемпионат СССР по футболу (вторая лига), Soviet football championship (Second League)) was the third highest division of Soviet football, below the Soviet First League. The le ...

. He scored 88 goals in 188 games. He was top scorer in 1978-1979 when they were promoted to the

Soviet First League The Soviet First League in football (russian: Первая лига СССР по футболу) was the second highest division of Soviet football,Evgeni Kazakov. The Soviet First Football League (Первая лига СССР по футб� ...

and was top scorer for the next two seasons. He then joined

Torpedo Kutaisi FC Torpedo Kutaisi is a Georgian professional football club based in Kutaisi, Georgia's third largest city. 'Torpedo Kutaisi' was founded in 1946 and in just three years the club became the winner of the Football Championship of that time. Torp ...

in 1982 and was top scorer for five seasons, including 29 goals in the 1989 Soviet First League. He returned to Guria in 1987 and then again in 1991 playing in the recently formed Georgian Umaglesi Liga. In 1992 he moved to

FC Samgurali Tskhaltubo FC Samgurali Tsqaltubo is a Georgian association football club from Tsqaltubo, which takes part in Erovnuli Liga, the first tier of the national league. They have been runners-up of the Georgian Cup three times. History In Soviet and nationa ...

where in his only season, he scored 41 goals in just 31 games, making him the top scorer in Europe for the season, although wasn't officially recognised as such. It remains a Georgian league record. He moved to FC Margveti Zestafoni where he was the league's top scorer again with 31 goals in 31 games. In total, he scored 104 goals in 140 matches in the Umaglesi Liga and 343 goals in 665 games in all competitions. His son Giorgi, born in 1978, also became a footballer.

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1956 births 2012 deaths Soviet footballers Footballers from Georgia (country) Men's association football forwards Soviet Top League players Erovnuli Liga players FC Torpedo Kutaisi players FC Guria Lanchkhuti players FC Samgurali Tsqaltubo players FC Margveti Zestafoni players FC Sibir Novosibirsk players Expatriate footballers from Georgia (country) Expatriate footballers in Russia Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Russia People from Ozurgeti {{Georgia-footy-bio-stub