Davit Janashia

Davit Janashia
Personal information
Full name	Davit Janashia
Date of birth	8 July 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth	Kutaisi, Soviet Union
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1989–1993	Torpedo Kutaisi
1993–1995	Samtredia
1996	Zhemchuzhina Sochi
1997	Chernomorets Novorossiysk
1997–2001	Torpedo Kutaisi
2001	Lokomotiv Tbilisi
2002	Dinamo Batumi
2002	Torpedo Kutaisi
2002–2003	Samgurali Tskhaltubo
2003	Atyrau
2004	Zestaponi
2005	Borjomi
2005–2007	Torpedo Kutaisi
International career
1992–1999	Georgia
Managerial career
2007	Torpedo Kutaisi
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Davit Janashia (born 8 July 1972 in Kutaisi) is a Georgian head coach and former footballer.

Career

Janashia started his career at hometown club Torpedo Kutaisi, he then moved to Samtredia in 1993, where he met name sake Zaza Janashia in the next season.

Janashia moved to the Russian (North Caucasus) side Zhemchuzhina Sochi in 1996. He then played for Chernomorets Novorossiysk but failed to play regularly. He moved back from his neighbour country and re-signed for Torpedo Kutaisi, where he won two Umaglesi Liga titles.

Janashia was signed for Dinamo Batumi in January 2002, after failed to play regular football at Lokomotiv Tbilisi.^[1] He rejoined hometown club Torpedo Kutaisi at the start of the 2002–03 season but was fired again in September.^[2] He was then signed by Samgurali Tskhaltubo of Pirveli Liga, before moved to Kazakhstani side Atyrau.

International career

Janashia made his Georgia debut on 2 September 1992 against Lithuania. In total, Janashia capped 8 times for Georgia, 6 in friendlies, one in UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying and one in UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying. In addition, Janashia was capped twice in non-A friendlies against Azerbaijan in 1992 and 1993, which at that time Azerbaijan was not yet a member of UEFA nor FIFA.

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	23 June 1994	Riga, Latvia	Latvia	3–1	Win	Friendly
2.	15 November 1995	Chişinău, Moldova	Moldova	2–3	Lose	UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
3.	18 November 1998	Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia	Estonia	3–1	Win	Friendly

Coaching career

Janashia was appointed as coach of Torpedo Kutaisi in May 2007.^[3]

Personal

He is the brother of Kakhaber Janashia.

References

^ "Janashia joins Batumi". UEFA. 31 January 2002. Retrieved 4 March 2009.
^ "Torpedo release Janashia". UEFA. 26 September 2002. Retrieved 4 March 2009.
^ "Olimpi to make it first time lucky". UEFA. 15 May 2007. Retrieved 4 March 2009.

External links

Davit Janashia at National-Football-Teams.com
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[1] "Janashia joins Batumi". UEFA. 31 January 2002. Retrieved 4 March 2009.

[2] "Torpedo release Janashia". UEFA. 26 September 2002. Retrieved 4 March 2009.

[3] "Olimpi to make it first time lucky". UEFA. 15 May 2007. Retrieved 4 March 2009.

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