Georgi Demetradze (Georgian: გიორგი დემეტრაძე, born 26 September 1976) is a Georgian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He made 56 appearances for the Georgia national team scoring 12 goals.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 September 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1994 | Kakheti Telavi | 31 | (16) |
| 1994–1998 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 69 | (51) |
| 1997–1998 | → Feyenoord (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Alania Vladikavkaz | 44 | (35) |
| 2000 | Dynamo Kyiv | 26 | (15) |
| 2000 | → Dynamo-2 Kyiv | 8 | (9) |
| 2001–2003 | Real Sociedad | 13 | (1) |
| 2002 | → Lokomotiv Moscow (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2002 | → Alania Vladikavkaz (loan) | 16 | (6) |
| 2003–2007 | Metalurh Donetsk | 86 | (34) |
| 2005 | → Alania Vladikavkaz (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2006 | → Maccabi Tel Aviv (loan) | 13 | (3) |
| 2007–2008 | Arsenal Kyiv | 18 | (3) |
| 2008–2009 | FC Baku | 10 | (2) |
| 2009–2010 | Spartak Tskhinvali | 6 | (1) |
| Total | 363 | (178) | |
| International career | |||
| 1996–1997 | Georgia U21 | 6 | (1) |
| 1996–2007 | Georgia | 56 | (12) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editBorn in Tbilisi, Demetradze played for the Dinamo Tbilisi youth team and signed for the club in 1994 after spending two seasons with Kaheti Telavi. He has become the Georgian league top scorer with Dinamo.
In 1997 Demetradze moved to Rotterdam to play for Feyenoord, but an injury limited his playing time. After one season in Netherlands, he moved to Russia to play for Alania Vladikavkaz. With them Demetradze has become Russian Top Division top scorer in 1999. In 2000, he transferred to Dynamo Kyiv to become a Ukrainian champion. While there he famously missed an open goal against Manchester United in the Champions League that would have seen the English side eliminated from the competition.
After a year at Real Sociedad Demetradze returned to Russia where he spent half a season with Lokomotiv Moscow and half a season with Alania.
In 2003, he moved to Ukraine again, to play for Metalurh Donetsk. He spent 2.5 seasons with them. In mid-2005 he went to play for Alania for the third time. After Alania were relegated, Demetradze transferred to Maccabi Tel Aviv. In 2005 Demetradze participated in three different Leagues. In 2007, he returned to Ukraine and played for Arsenal Kyiv. A year later he signed an annual contract with Azerbaijani football club FC Baku.
Post retirement
editDemetradze was arrested by Georgian police in July 2010, and on 23 March 2011 he was found guilty of extortion from people who lost at illegal betting on sports, and sentenced to six years of imprisonment.[1] He was released from prison as a political prisoner on 13 January 2013.[2] Demetradze later married and had a daughter.
Career statistics
editAll data on his participation in the top league of Ukraine can be found at the FFU official websiteArchived 6 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine and supplemented by the National Football Teams website.
| Club | Season | League | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | |||
| Kakheti Telavi | 1992–93 | Umaglesi Liga | 9 | 2 | [3] |
| 1993–94 | 22 | 14 | [3] | ||
| Total | 31 | 16 | – | ||
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 1994–95 | Umaglesi Liga | 17 | 8 | [3] |
| 1995–96 | 26 | 17 | [3] | ||
| 1996–97 | 26 | 26 | [3] | ||
| Total | 69 | 51 | – | ||
| Feyenoord (loan) | 1997–98 | Eredivisie | 7 | 0 | [4][3] |
| Alania Vladikavkaz | 1998 | Russian Premier League | 15 | 14 | [3] |
| 1999 | 29 | 21 | [3] | ||
| Total | 44 | 35 | – | ||
| Dynamo Kyiv | 1999–00 | Ukrainian Premier League | 14 | 7 | [3] |
| 2000–01 | 12 | 8 | [3] | ||
| Total | 26 | 15 | – | ||
| Real Sociedad | 2000–01 | La Liga | 4 | 0 | [4][3] |
| 2001–02 | 9 | 1 | [4][3] | ||
| Total | 13 | 1 | – | ||
| Alania Vladikavkaz (loan) | 2002 | Russian Premier League | 6 | 0 | [4][3] |
| Lokomotiv Moscow (loan) | 2002 | Russian Premier League | 16 | 6 | [4][3] |
| Metalurh Donetsk | 2002–03 | Ukrainian Premier League | 15 | 8 | [3] |
| 2003–04 | 28 | 18 | [3] | ||
| 2004–05 | 23 | 5 | [3] | ||
| Total | 66 | 31 | – | ||
| Alania Vladikavkaz (loan) | 2005 | Russian Premier League | 11 | 1 | [4] |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv (loan) | 2005–06 | Israeli Premier League | 13 | 3 | [3] |
| Metalurh Donetsk | 2005–06 | Ukrainian Premier League | 3 | 2 | [3] |
| 2006–07 | 16 | 2 | [3] | ||
| Total | 19 | 4 | – | ||
| Arsenal Kyiv | 2007–08 | Ukrainian Premier League | 18 | 3 | [3] |
| FC Baku | 2008–09 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 10 | 2 | [3] |
| FC Tskhinvali | 2009–10 | Umaglesi Liga | 6 | 1 | [5] |
| Career total | 355 | 169 | – | ||
References
edit- ^ Лучшего бомбардира чемпионата России осудили в Грузии на шесть лет (in Russian). Vzglyad Newspaper. 23 March 2011.
- ^ "Former footballer Giorgi Demetradze leaves prison". InterPressNews. 13 January 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "Giorgi Demetradze". National Football Teams. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Georgi Demetradze » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ^ "G. Demetradze". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
External links
edit- Demetradze moves to Israel, sport.ru, 4 February 2006
- Profile at Dynamo Kyiv's fansite
- Profile Archived 28 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine at GeorgianSoccer.com
- Demetradze in Spain
- Giorgi Demetradze – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Giorgi Demetradze at National-Football-Teams.com
- Giorgi Demetradze at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)
- Giorgi Demetradze at Soccerway
