Mikheil Meskhi was a Georgian footballer. Nicknamed the "Georgian Garrincha" for his dazzling wing play, Meskhi was a creative force on the left flank for the Soviet Union. During his career he played for Dynamo Tbilisi and Lokomotiv Tbilisi. He earned 35 caps for the USSR national football team, and participated in the 1962 World Cup. He also appeared on the Soviet squad for the first ever European Nations' Cup in 1960, which the Soviets won. In 1998, Meskhi was voted the best player in the history of Georgian football, and a member of the 20th Century Georgian "Dream Team." 

January 12th, 1937 in Tbilisi  /  Died:   Apr 22nd, 1991