Giorgi Demetradze

Georgi Demetradze
Personal information
Full nameGeorgi Demetradze
Date of birth26 September 1976
Place of birthTbilisi, Soviet Union
Height1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in)
Playing positionStriker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1992–1994Kaheti Telavi31(16)
1994–1997Dinamo Tbilisi67(51)
1997–1998Feyenoord Rotterdam8(0)
1998–1999Alania Vladikavkaz43(35)
2000Dynamo Kyiv26(15)
2001Real Sociedad13(1)
2002Lokomotiv Moscow6(0)
2002Alania Vladikavkaz16(6)
2003–2005Metalurh Donetsk67(30)
2005Alania Vladikavkaz11(2)
2006Maccabi Tel Aviv13(3)
2006-2007Metalurh Donetsk16(2)
2007-2008Arsenal Kyiv18(3)
2008-2009FK Baku10(2)
2009-2010Spartaki-Tskhinvali Tbilisi4(0)
National team‡
1996–2007Georgia56(12)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 July 2008.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 March 2009

Georgi Demetradze (Georgian: გიორგი დემეტრაძე, born 26 September 1976 in Tbilisi) is a retired Georgian international footballer. He played as a striker.

Career

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 FK Baku

Post retirement

He 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]

Playing career

All data on his participation in the top league of Ukraine can be found at the FFU official website and supplemented by the National Football Teams website.

Year Country - Club League (Season) Tier Games/Goals Honors
1999-00 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv Top League 1st level 14/7 Champion
2000-01 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv Top League 1st level 12/8 Champion
2002-03 Ukraine Metalurh Donetsk Top League 1st level 15/8
2003-04 Ukraine Metalurh Donetsk Top League 1st level 28/18 Top scorer
2004-05 Ukraine Metalurh Donetsk Top League 1st level 24/4
2005-06 Ukraine Metalurh Donetsk Top League 1st level 3/2
2006-07 Ukraine Metalurh Donetsk Top League 1st level 16/2
2007-08 Ukraine Arsenal Kyiv Top League 1st level 18/3

References

  1. ↑ Лучшего бомбардира чемпионата России осудили в Грузии на шесть лет (in Russian). Vzglyad Newspaper. 23 March 2011.
  2. ↑ "Former footballer Giorgi Demetradze leaves prison". InterPressNews. 13 January 2013.