Malkhaz Arziani (15 August 1964 – 22 June 2022) was a Georgian footballer. He is the father of Zurab Arziani.

Malkhaz Arziani
Personal information
Full name Malkhaz Arziani
Date of birth (1964-08-15)15 August 1964
Place of birth Poti, Soviet Union
Date of death 22 June 2022(2022-06-22) (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

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  1. ^ "გარდაიცვალა თბილისის დინამოს ვეტერანი ფეხბურთელი მალხაზ არზიანი". guria.tv (in Georgian). 23 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Pride in defeat on debut day". UEFA.com. 2 February 2004. Retrieved 23 February 2009. [dead link]
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