Football legend Giorgi Nemsadze dies at 54

Former Georgian national team captain and Dundee FC legend Giorgi Nemsadze has died at the age of 54. Dinamo Tbilisi announced his passing, with reports indicating he died of a heart attack.

Nemsadze earned 69 caps for Georgia and served as the national team captain from 1998 to 2004. His club career spanned several European leagues, including stints at Hamburg, Trabzonspor, and a brief period in Italy with Reggiana during the 1998-1999 Serie B season.

He is most fondly remembered for his time at Dundee FC, where he played from 2000 to 2003. During his tenure at Dens Park, he became a cult figure and Hall of Fame inductee, notably helping the club reach a Scottish Cup final. Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze described his death as ‘a tremendous loss for Georgian football’.