Zaur Kaloev

Zaur Kaloyev
Personal information
Date of birth (1931-03-24)24 March 1931
Place of birth Tbilisi, Georgian SSR
Date of death 23 December 1997(1997-12-23) (aged 66)
Place of death Tbilisi, Georgia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Attacking Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1950-1952 Spartaki Tbilisi 26 (13)
1953-1956 Dinamo Tbilisi 67 (23)
1957-1958 Lokomotiv Moscow 12 (7)
1959-1964 Dinamo Tbilisi 138 (75)
National team‡
1959 Soviet Union Olympic 3 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 February 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 February 2016

Zaur Kaloyev (Georgian: ზაურ კალოევი, Russian: Заур Григорьевич Калоев; 24 March 1931 – 23 December 1997) was a famous Georgian footballer.

During his career he played for Spartak Tbilisi (1950-1951), Dynamo Tbilisi (1953-1956, 1959-1964), and Lokomotiv Moscow (1957-1958). He participated in the first ever European Nations' Cup in 1960, where the Soviets were champions, and played 3 matches for the Soviets at the Olympic level.

Zaur Kaloev was one of the most brilliant headers of his time. His Georgian friend and teammate Mikhail Meskhi said once ironically "if I want to score a goal, I have to make sure my cross hits Zaurs head. Because it will certainly result in a goal".

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