Revaz Chelebadze ( ka, რევაზ ჩელებაძე) (born 2 October 1955) was a retired
Georgian football player. He was nicknamed Chele (an allusion to Pelé), for his brilliant technical play and ability to score goals. The stadium in his hometown of Kobuleti is named Chele Arena.
Honours
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Soviet Top League
The Soviet Top League, known after 1970 as the Higher League (russian: Чемпионат СССР по футболу: Высшая лига), served as the top division of Soviet Union football from 1936 until 1991.
The professional top level ...
winner: 1978.
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Soviet Cup
The Soviet Cup, or USSR Cup (russian: Кубок СССР),, be, Кубак СССР, uz, СССР Кубоги, kk, КСРО Кубогы, ka, სსრკ თასი, az, ССРИ кубоку, lt, TSRS taurė, ro, Cupa URSS ( Moldov ...
winner: 1976, 1979.
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Olympic bronze: 1980.
International career
Chelebadze made his debut for
USSR
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on 7 September 1977 in a friendly against
Poland
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.
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Profile
1955 births
Living people
People from Kobuleti
Footballers from Georgia (country)
Soviet footballers
Soviet Union international footballers
FC Dinamo Tbilisi players
FC Guria Lanchkhuti players
Olympic footballers of the Soviet Union
Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union
Footballers at the 1980 Summer Olympics
FC Dinamo Batumi players
Soviet Top League players
Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Association football forwards
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