Jaba Dvali (born 8 February 1985) is a Georgian former football player and current manager.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 February 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Tbilisi, Georgia | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Zestafoni | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2001 | FC Tbilisi | ||
| 2001–2002 | Norchi Dinamoeli | ||
| 2002–2004 | Dinamo Tbilisi | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2007 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 48 | (23) |
| 2005–2006 | → Sioni Bolnisi (loan) | 15 | (11) |
| 2006–2007 | → Chikhura Sachkhere (loan) | 11 | (2) |
| 2007 | → Olimpi Rustavi (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Dacia Chişinău | 48 | (20) |
| 2009–2012 | Zestafoni | 98 | (45) |
| 2012–2014 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 51 | (27) |
| 2014 | → Qarabağ (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2014 | Zestafoni | 12 | (10) |
| 2014–2016 | Dacia Chișinău | 5 | (1) |
| 2015 | → FC Saburtalo (loan) | 8 | (2) |
| 2016 | → Sapovnela Terjola (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | FC Tskhinvali | 11 | (7) |
| 2017–2018 | Sioni | 48 | (23) |
| 2018 | Telavi | 9 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012 | Georgia | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 December 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 February 2013 | |||
He has played in three countries as a forward. He was a main goalscorer at Zestafoni during their "golden time" when the club twice in a row won the national league.
Career edit
Dvali started his professional career at Dinamo Tbilisi. After being loaned to three clubs, he moved to Moldovan side Dacia.
He spent three prolific seasons at Zestafoni during the height of their success in the early 2010s. Dvali personally played a vital role in the club. He became a top goalscorer of the league in 2011–12.[1]
In January 2014, Dvali agreed to join Azerbaijan Premier League side FK Qarabağ on a six-month loan deal.[2][3] In June 2014, at the end of Dvali's loan deal with Qarabağ, he signed a 2-year contract with Zestafoni in Georgia.[4][5] In December 2014, Dvali signed 2-year contract with Dacia Chișinău which came into force on 20 January 2015.[6]
Between 2015 and 2019 Dvali played for five domestic clubs. Especially noteworthy during these short-term stints was his great contribution to Sioni's promotion to Erovnuli Liga, including in a play-off 3–2 victory over Dinamo Batumi where Dvali scored a hat-trick.[7]
In March 2020, Dvali returned to football after a year-long pause as director general of Zestafoni. At one point in 2021, when this fourth-tier club was plagued with injuries and suspensions, he appeared in the starting line-up and even scored from the penalty spot.[8]
Along with the management at the club, Dvali also took charge of Zestafoni Youth Academy.[9]
Honours edit
Club edit
- Dinamo Tbilisi
- Georgian Premier League: 2004–05, 2012–13
- Georgian Cup: 2003–04
- Georgian Super Cup: Runner-up 2013–14
- Zestafoni
- Georgian Premier League: 2010–11, 2011–12
- Georgian Cup: 2012–13, Runner-up 2011–12
- Georgian Super Cup: 2011–12
- Dacia Chișinău
- Moldovan National Division Runner-up: 2007–08, 2008–09
- Moldovan Cup Runner-up: 2008–09
- Qarabağ
Individual edit
- Georgian Premier League top scorer (2): 2005/2006 (21 goals), 2011/2012 (20 goals)
- Author of first "UEFA Europa League" hat-trick.[10]
Goals at European cups UCL&UEL edit
09–07–09 Zestafoni 6–0 Lisburn Distillery (3)
23–07–09 Helsingborg 2–2 Zestafoni (1)
01–07–10 Zestafoni 5–0 Faetano (2)
15–07–10 Zestafoni 3–0 Dukla (2)
13–07–11 Zestafoni 3–0 Dacia (2)
18–08–11 Zestafoni 3–3 Club Brugge (1)
24–07–12 Zestafoni 2–2 Neftçi (1)
16–07–13 Dinamo Tbilisi 6–1 EB / Streymur (1)
23–07–13 EB / Streymur 1–3 Dinamo Tbilisi (1)
Career statistics edit
| Club performance | League | Cup | SuperCup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 2004–05 | Dinamo Tbilisi | Umaglesi Liga | 23 | 9 | - | 3 | 0 | 26 | 9 | |||
| 2005–06 | Sioni Bolnisi (loan) | 15 | 11 | - | - | 15 | 11 | |||||
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 12 | 10 | - | - | 12 | 10 | ||||||
| 2006–07 | 11 | 3 | - | 11 | 3 | |||||||
| Chikhura Sachkhere (loan) | 11 | 2 | - | - | 11 | 2 | ||||||
| 2007–08 | Metalurgi Rustavi (loan) | 2 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2007–08 | Dacia Chișinău | Divizia Naţională | 32 | 13 | - | 32 | 13 | |||||
| 2008–09 | 16 | 7 | - | 2 | 0 | 18 | 7 | |||||
| 2009–10 | Zestafoni | Umaglesi Liga | 33 | 12 | 3 | 2 | - | 3 | 4 | 39 | 18 | |
| 2010–11 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 1 | - | 6 | 4 | 44 | 17 | |||
| 2011–12 | 31 | 20 | 7 | 4 | - | 6 | 3 | 44 | 27 | |||
| 2012–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 27 | 20 | 9 | 2 | - | - | 29 | 22 | ||||
| 2013–14 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 7 | ||
| 2013–14 | Qarabağ (loan) | Azerbaijan Premier League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | Georgia | 216 | 104 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 14 | 268 | 127 | |
| Moldova | 48 | 20 | - | 2 | 0 | 50 | 20 | |||||
| Azerbaijan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 269 | 124 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 14 | 323 | 147 | ||
References edit
- ^ "Umaglesi Liga topscorers". besoccer.com.
- ^ "Qarabağ gürcü hücumçu ilə müqavilə imzalayır" (in Azerbaijani). azerisport.com/. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
- ^ "Qarabağın yeni hücumçusu icarə əsasında çıxış edəcək" (in Azerbaijani). azerisport.com/. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
- ^ "Qarabağ gürcü hücumçu ilə müqavilə imzalayır" (in Azerbaijani). azerisport.com/. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
- ^ "Qarabağın yeni hücumçusu icarə əsasında çıxış edəcək" (in Azerbaijani). azerisport.com/. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
- ^ "Dvali Is Back in "Dacia"". worldsport.ge/. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
- ^ "სიონმა" ბათუმის "დინამო" დვალის ჰეთ-თრიქით დაამარცხა". 1tv.ge (in Georgian). 30 November 2017.
- ^ ""ზესტაფონისთვის" გოლს დირექტორი ჯაბა დვალიც იტანს". fanebi.com (in Georgian). 18 October 2021.
- ^ "ჯაბა დვალი "ზესტაფონის" მენეჯერად იმუშავებს". 1tv.ge (in Georgian). 6 March 2020.
- ^ "Dvali celebrations after historic haul". UEFA.com. Retrieved 10 July 2009.
- ^ Jaba Dvali at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "J. DVALI". uk.soccerway.com/. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
External links edit
- Player profile at official web-site of Zestafoni
- Jaba Dvali at National-Football-Teams.com
- Jaba Dvali at Soccerway
- Jaba Dvali – UEFA competition record (archive)