Zaur Kaloev

Zaur Kaloevi, known as Zaur Kaloev, was a Georgian footballer, born on 24 March 1931 and died on 23 December 1997. He played for Spartaki Tbilisi in 1950 and 1951, Dinamo Tbilisi in 1953 to 1956 and 1959 to 1964, and Lokomotiv Moscow in 1957 and 1958. He took part in the first European Nations' Cup in 1960, which the Soviet Union won, and played three matches for the Soviet team at Olympic level. He was regarded as one of the most brilliant headers of his time, and his Georgian friend and teammate Mikhail Meskhi said that to score a goal he had to make sure his cross hit Zaur's head.