Vladimir Gutsaev (born 21 December 1952) is a retired Soviet

Soviet Union

The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....

 and Georgian

Georgia (country)

Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...

 footballer and coach of Ossetian ethnicity. He was a member of the Parliament of Georgia

Parliament of Georgia

Parliament of Georgia is the supreme legislature of Georgia. It is unicameral and has 150 members, known as deputies, from which 75 members are proportional representatives and 75 are elected through single-member district plurality system, representing their constituencies...

 from the ruling United National Movement party from 2004 to 2008.
Debuting in FC Dinamo Tbilisi

FC Dinamo Tbilisi

FC Dinamo Tbilisi is a Georgian football team, based in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia.Dinamo Tbilisi was one of the most prominent clubs in Soviet football and a major contender in the Soviet Top League almost immediately after it was established in 1936...

 in 1971, he played as a striker for this club until 1986 as well as for the USSR national football team

USSR national football team

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 between 1972 and 1982. He is best remembered for his goal against FC Carl Zeiss Jena

FC Carl Zeiss Jena

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 in the 1981 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final

1981 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final

The 1981 European Cup Winners' Cup Final was a football match contested between FC Dinamo Tbilisi of the Soviet Union and FC Carl Zeiss Jena of East Germany. It was the final match of the 1980–81 European Cup Winners' Cup and the 21st European Cup Winners' Cup Final. The final was held at...

 which ended in victory for FC Dinamo Tbilisi.