Vazha Tarkhnishvili

Vazha Tarkhnishvili (Georgian: ვაჟა თარხნიშვილი; born 25 August 1971 in Gori) is a retired Georgian–Moldovan footballer who played his last 13 years of activity as a defender for the Moldovan National Division club Sheriff Tiraspol. He was also capped twice for Georgia. In 2006 Tarkhnishvili was granted Moldovan citizenship.

Vazha Tarkhnishvili

Tarkhnishvili with Sheriff Tiraspol in 2009
Personal information
Full name	Vazha Tarkhnishvili
Date of birth	(1971-08-25) 25 August 1971
Place of birth	Gori, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union (now Georgia)
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1990	Kartli Gori	14	(1)
1991–1998	Dila Gori	211	(4)
1998–1999	Lokomotivi Tbilisi	14	(0)
1999–2012	Sheriff Tiraspol	443	(19)
International career
1998–1999	Georgia	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Honours

• Divizia Naţională: 11

2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12

• Moldovan Cup: 7

1998–99, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10

• Moldovan Super Cup: 4

2003, 2004, 2005, 2007

• CIS Cup: 2

2003, 2009

External links

• Player profile at Sheriff's official web-site