Zurab Ionanidze (Georgian: ზურაბ იონანიძე; born 2 December 1971) is a former Georgian footballer, of ethnic Assyrian extraction.

Zurab Ionanidze
Personal information
Full name Zurab Ionanidze
Date of birth (1971-12-02) 2 December 1971 (age 52)
Place of birth Kutaisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
0000–1990 Samgurali Tskhaltubo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1992 Samgurali Tskhaltubo 67 (15)
1992–1993 FC Torpedo Kutaisi 29 (14)
1993–1996 FC Samtredia Samtredia 71 (49)
1996–1997 FC Zhemchuzhina Sochi 24 (7)
1997 FC Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod 7 (1)
1997–2003 FC Torpedo Kutaisi 142 (90)
2003–2005 SC Tavriya Simferopol 28 (5)
2005–2010 FC Zestafoni 112 (48)
International career
1996–2006 Georgia 4 (1)
Managerial career
2014 Merani Martvili
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career edit

Ionanidze previously played for FC Zhemchuzhina Sochi and FC Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod in the Russian Premier League.[1]

Career statistics edit

International goals edit

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 8 May 2001 Givi Kiladze Stadium, Kutaisi, Georgia   Azerbaijan 1-0 Win 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
Correct as of 2 June 2012

References edit

  1. ^ Zurab Ionanidze at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)  

External links edit