Givi Didava

Givi Didava
Personal information
Date of birth21 March 1976
Place of birthKutaisi, Soviet Union
Height1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current team
Spartaki-Tskhinvali Tbilisi
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1992-1994FC Torpedo Kutaisi41(0)
1994-2000FC Dinamo Tbilisi154(3)
1999→ K.R.C. Mechelen (loan)4(0)
2000–2002Maccabi Tel Aviv4(0)
2001–2002→ FC Torpedo Kutaisi (loan)66(17)
2003-2006Kocaelispor78(0)
2006FK Ventspils-23 (1)
2006-2008FC Ameri Tbilisi42(3)
2008–2009FC Sioni Bolnisi
2009-Spartaki-Tskhinvali Tbilisi
National team‡
1998-2003Georgia21(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 June 2008.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 June 2008

Givi Didava (born 21 March 1976) is a Georgian footballer who currently plays as a defender for Spartaki-Tskhinvali Tbilisi. He was capped 21 times for the national team between 1998 and 2003.

Didava was a regular in the Dinamo Tbilisi defence from 1994 to 2000, during which period the club won five league titles. He was transferred to Israeli team Maccabi Tel Aviv FC in 2000, but played only 4 games before falling out with the coach. He promptly returned to Georgia and Torpedo Kutaisi, who took over the league hegemony.[1] On 29 January 2003 he signed a contract with Turkish team Kocaelispor, moving there with teammate Revaz Kemoklidze.[2] However, Kocaelispor was relegated, but while Kemoklidze left the club, Didava chose to see through his contract.

In summer 2006, Didava back to Georgian football.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Didava extends Torpedo loan". UEFA.com. 2002-07-26. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
  2. ↑ "Kocaelispor call on Georgian quartet". UEFA.com. 2003-01-30. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
  3. ↑ "Ameri stand tall in Georgia". UEFA.com. 2006-09-20. Retrieved 2009-02-19.

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