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Givi Nodia

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Givi Georgiyevich Nodia, born on 2 January 1948 and died on 7 April 2005, was a Soviet Georgian association football player who represented the Soviet Union at the highest level. His honours include four bronze finishes in the Soviet Top League (1967, 1969, 1971 and 1972), the Soviet Top League top scorer title in 1970, and membership of the Grigory Fedotov Club. He made his debut for the USSR on 29 November 1967 in a friendly against the Netherlands, was selected for the UEFA Euro 1968 squad without playing in any games at the tournament, and then played at the 1970 FIFA World Cup, where he made history as the first player in World Cup history to receive a yellow card. He also played at UEFA Euro 1972, where the USSR finished as runners-up. The source article is short and does not name his clubs.

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1948 1
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    2 January 1948
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    He played at the 1970 FIFA World Cup
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