Zurab Tsiskaridze
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zourab Tsiskaridze Jr. | ||
| Date of birth | 8 September 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Tbilisi, Georgian SSR | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Position(s) |
Defender Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FK Teplice | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Agrykola Warszawa[1] | |||
| 2000 | Legia Warszawa | ||
| 2004 | AA Internacional | ||
| 2005 | Barueri | ||
| 2007–2008 | FC Sète | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008 | FC Sète | 7 | (0) |
| 2009 | Miami FC | 17 | (1) |
| 2010 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 27 | (0) |
| 2011 | Montreal Impact | 10 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Amkar Perm | 3 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Jönköpings Södra IF | 31 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Bangkok Glass | 4 | (0) |
| 2015 | San Antonio Scorpions | 17 | (1) |
| 2016– | FK Teplice | 8 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 January 2016 | |||
Zourab Tsiskaridze (born 8 September 1986 in Tbilisi) is a Georgian footballer who plays for FK Teplice in the Czech First League.[2]
Early life
Tsiskaridze was born in the Georgian SSR prior to the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991.[3] During early childhood, he moved to Poland and later to the United States, receiving citizenship and pursuing his career.
Career
Youth
Tsiskaridze attended high school in McLean, Virginia, where he was a standout soccer player. He began his career 2004 in Brazil with the U-20 team with Limeira based club Associação Atlética Internacional and played then the first six months in 2005 with the U-20 side of Grêmio Recreativo Barueri.[4] He earned himself a tryout with D.C. United before his senior year of high school, but was not offered a contract by the team, who advised him to play college soccer. Instead, Tsiskaridze left school to pursue a professional soccer career, travelling to Brazil and France, among other countries.[3]
Professional
Tsiskaridze spent time with the Kansas City Wizards reserves in 2007,[5] but when offered the minimum salary contract, he decided to pursue his dream of playing in Europe. He spent eighteen months with the reserve and first team of FC Sète, and in 2008 played seven games in the French third division Championnat National.[6]
Tsiskaridze was signed by USL First Division side Miami FC in April 2009, after impressing Zinho and the coaching staff during an open tryout. Tsiskaridze had traveled all the way from France for the event.[7][8] He played 18 games and scored one goal for Miami in his first season in the league.[9] On 2 December 2009, he signed a one-year contract with Vancouver Whitecaps.[10]
On 19 October 2010, the Vancouver Whitecaps released Tsiskaridze, along with five fellow players, citing their need to purge certain players in preparation for their upcoming promotion to Major League Soccer.[11]
On 17 February 2011, he signed a new contract with Montreal Impact for the last season of the club in NASL, before the entry of the Impact in the MLS in 2012.[12] After spending a season in the Russian Premier League he signed a short term contract with Swedish Superettan club Jönköpings Södra IF in the summer of 2012.[13] At the end of the season he extended his contract for one more year.[14]
Career stats
| Team | Season | League | Domestic League |
Domestic Playoffs |
Domestic Cup1 |
Concacaf Competition2 |
Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | |||
| Miami FC | 2009 | USL-1 | 18 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| Vancouver Whitecaps | 2010 | USSF D2 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 31 | 0 | 1 |
| Montreal Impact | 2011 | NASL | 10 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| Total NASL | 54 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 57 | 1 | 2 | ||
References
- ^ Niezwykłe losy gruzińskiego piłkarza, wychowanka Agrykoli Warszawa on eurosport.onet.pl
- ^ http://isport.blesk.cz/clanek/fotbal-synot-liga-rocnik-2015-16/259431/teplice-ziskaly-gruzince-ktery-v-usa-zazaril-golem-z-vlastni-pulky.html
- ^ a b "Miami FC's Zourab Tsiskaridze Jr.'s journey full of twists and turns".
- ^ Whitecaps Add Defender Zourab Tsiskaridze
- ^ Win, draw in split-squad scrimmages
- ^ WhitecapsFC.com – Men – Zourab Tsiskaridze
- ^ Miami FC announces latest roster moves
- ^ Miami FC sets its roster
- ^ Meet 'Caps defender Zourab Tsiskaridze
- ^ Whitecaps add Zourab Tsiskaridze
- ^ Vancouver Whitecaps release six players as franchise clears room for MLS-worthy talent
- ^ http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4155222
- ^ Tsiskaridze klar för J-Södra och Corea är spelklar
- ^ Christer och Zourab klara för J-Södra
External links
- Use dmy dates from July 2011
- 1986 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Tbilisi
- Footballers from Georgia (country)
- Association football defenders
- American expatriate soccer players
- FC Sète players
- Miami FC (2006) players
- Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010) players
- Montreal Impact (1992–2011) players
- Expatriate footballers in Poland
- Grêmio Barueri Futebol players
- Expatriate footballers in Brazil
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Expatriate soccer players in Canada
- Legia Warsaw players
- USL First Division players
- USSF Division 2 Professional League players
- North American Soccer League players
- Georgian expatriates in Poland
- Expatriate footballers in Russia
- Russian Football Premier League players
- FC Amkar Perm players
- Jönköpings Södra IF players
- Expatriate footballers in Thailand
- Bangkok Glass F.C. players
- Thai Premier League players
- San Antonio Scorpions players
- FK Teplice players