Tamaz (Temur) Stepania ( ka, თამაზ (თემურ) სტეფანია) (born 28 September 1950 in

Bolnisi Bolnisi ( ka, ბოლნისი) is a city in the country of Georgia (country), Georgia, located in the Kvemo Kartli region and capital of the Bolnisi district. It currently has an estimated 8,348 (January 1, 2024) inhabitants. History Boln ...

; died 28 March 1972 in Gori) was a Georgian and

Soviet The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 until Dissolution of the Soviet ...

football player. Stepania died in a car accident at the age of 21.

Tamaz Stepania Stadium Tamaz Stephania Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Bolnisi, Georgia. It is used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of FC Sioni Bolnisi. The stadium is able to hold 3,000 people. The stadium is named after Tamaz Stepania, - form ...

in his hometown

is named after him.

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Dinamo Tbilisi Profile
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Footballfacts Profile
1950 births 1972 deaths Soviet men's footballers Men's footballers from Georgia (country) Men's association football goalkeepers FC Dinamo Tbilisi players Soviet Top League players Road incident deaths in the Soviet Union Footballers from Kvemo Kartli {{Georgia-footy-bio-stub