SOCCER PLAYER

Mikheil Meskhi

1937 - 1991

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Mikheil Meskhi (Georgian: მიხეილ მესხი; Russian: Михаил Шалвович Месхи; born 12 January 1937 in Tbilisi; died 22 April 1991 in Tbilisi) was a Georgian footballer. Nicknamed the "Georgian Garrincha" for his dazzling wing play, he was a creative force on the left flank for the Soviet Union. He was invited by the World XI side via the USSR Football Federation who replied he was injured and couldn't play— he was not told of the invitation. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Mikheil Meskhi is the 1,043rd most popular soccer player (down from 962nd in 2024), the 95th most popular biography from Georgia (up from 98th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Georgian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Mikheil Meskhi ranks 1,043 out of 21,273. Before him are Tore Keller, Vinícius Júnior, Manuel Sanchís Hontiyuelo, Giovanni van Bronckhorst, Alexandre Pato, and Mirko Jozić. After him are Kees Rijvers, Darko Pančev, Petar Nadoveza, Humberto Maschio, Lothar Emmerich, and Manga.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Mikheil Meskhi ranks 175. Before him are María Kodama, Viktor Ponedelnik, Foday Sankoh, Archie Shepp, Harris Yulin, and Barbara Jones. After him are Manga, Paolo Bonacelli, Jay Rockefeller, Cornelis Vreeswijk, Monica Zetterlund, and Seymour Hersh. Among people deceased in 1991, Mikheil Meskhi ranks 94. Before him are Vasko Popa, Edmond Jabès, Alex North, Andrzej Panufnik, Yasushi Inoue, and Schubert Gambetta. After him are Gino Colaussi, Richard Thorpe, Carmine Coppola, Artur Lundkvist, Giacomo Manzù, and Otl Aicher.

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In Georgia

Among people born in Georgia, Mikheil Meskhi ranks 95 out of 406. Before him are Akaki Tsereteli (1840), Zenobia of Armenia (100), Sofiko Chiaureli (1937), Anthim the Iberian (1650), Murtaz Khurtsilava (1943), and Mikhail Loris-Melikov (1824). After him are Leila Abashidze (1929), Kakha Kaladze (1978), Jaba Ioseliani (1926), Nikoloz Baratashvili (1817), Hovhannes Kajaznuni (1868), and George V of Georgia (1286).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Georgia

Among soccer players born in Georgia, Mikheil Meskhi ranks 3. Before him are Mikheil Kavelashvili (1971), and Murtaz Khurtsilava (1943). After him are Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (2001), Ramaz Shengelia (1957), David Kipiani (1951), Givi Chokheli (1937), Shota Arveladze (1973), Boris Paichadze (1915), Kakhi Asatiani (1947), Anzor Kavazashvili (1940), and Tengiz Sulakvelidze (1956).

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