Background
Kipiani was born in Tbilisi, Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic.
Kipiani was born in Tbilisi, Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic.
He played for Football Club Dinamo Tbilisi and the Soviet Union National Team and also for a year for Lokomotiv Tbilsi. Kipiani was not given a chance to play World Cup finals. Many think his peak was in 1982, but missed the Spain and quit playing altogether due to severe leg injury sustained against Kuban Krasdodar on 26 April (Round 4).
After retirement, he coached Football Club Dinamo Tbilisi, Football Club Torpedo Kutaisi, Shinnik Yaroslavl (Russia), Mechelen (Belgium), Olympiakos Nicosia (Cyprus) and Georgian National Team.
He died in Tbilisi, Georgia from injuries sustained in a car crash near Tserovani on 17 September 2001. He was 50 years old. The Georgian Cup and the stadium in the town of Gurjaani were named after him.
Among his titles as a player are Soviet League championship (1978), Soviet Cup (1976 and 1979) and Union of European Football Associations Cup Winners" Cup (1981) all with Football Club Dinamo Tbilisi. David Kipiani was named Soviet Football player of the Year in 1977. As a coach, he led Football Club Dinamo Tbilisi to 6 Georgian titles and Football Club Torpedo Kutaisi to 2. Soviet Top League Champion: 1978 Soviet Cup Champion: 1976, 1979 Union of European Football Associations Cup Winners" Cup Champion: 1981 Soviet Football player of the Year: 1977 U-19 Union of European Football Associations Championship Champion: 1976 Grigory Fedotov club: 155 goals.
