Malkhaz Arziani (15 August 1964 – 22 June 2022) was a Georgian footballer. He is the father of Zurab Arziani.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Malkhaz Arziani | ||
| Date of birth | 15 August 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Poti, Soviet Union | ||
| Date of death | 22 June 2022 (aged 57) | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1982 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 5 | (0) |
| 198 | Kolkheti-1913 Poti | ||
| 1984–1986 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 62 | (1) |
| 1987 | Dinamo Batumi | 2 | (0) |
| 1987 | Guria Lanchkhuti | 15 | (0) |
| 1987–1993 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 109 | (1) |
| 1993–1995 | Gällivare SK | ||
| 1995–1996 | FC Kolkheti-1913 Poti | 8 | (1) |
| 1997 | Gorda Rustavi | 3 | (0) |
| 1998 | Gällivare SK | ||
| International career | |||
| 1992 | Georgia | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Malkhaz Arziani spent eight seasons in the Soviet Top League as a leftback between 1982 and 1990, followed by four successive seasons in Umaglesi Liga at Dinamo Tbilisi.[1]
He played his only cap for Georgia against Azerbaijan in September 1992.[2] But at that time Azerbaijan was not a member of FIFA nor UEFA, so the match does not regard as official match.
References
edit- ^ "გარდაიცვალა თბილისის დინამოს ვეტერანი ფეხბურთელი მალხაზ არზიანი". guria.tv (in Georgian). 23 June 2022.
- ^ "Pride in defeat on debut day". UEFA.com. 2 February 2004. Retrieved 23 February 2009. [dead link]
External links
edit- Malkhaz Arziani at National-Football-Teams.com
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