Shalva Apkhazava (Georgian: შალვა აფხაზავა; born 14 August 1980 – 7 January 2004) was a Georgian professional football striker who played for FC Arsenal Kyiv in Ukraine. He died in 2004, just 23 years old, from heart disease.[1]

Shalva Abhazava
Personal information
Full name Shalva Abhazava
Date of birth (1980-08-14)14 August 1980
Place of birth Kobuleti, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Date of death 7 January 2004(2004-01-07) (aged 23)
Place of death Kyiv, Ukraine
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1997 FC Kakhaberi Khelvachauri 6 (1)
1997–2002 FC Dinamo Batumi 128 (32)
2002–2004 FC Arsenal Kyiv 38 (17)
International career
2003 Georgia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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