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DeutschGiorgi Megreladze
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Giorgi Megreladze | ||
| Date of birth | 21 July 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Kutaisi, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1994 | FC Samgurali Tskaltubo | 12 | (5) |
| 1994 | FC Mertskhali Ozurgeti | 7 | (0) |
| 1995–2000 | FC Torpedo Kutaisi | 124 | (54) |
| 2000–2001 | ILTEX Lykoi F.C. | ||
| 2002–2003 | A.O. Patraikos | ||
| 2003 | FC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | 16 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | FC Torpedo Kutaisi | 34 | (23) |
| 2005–2006 | FC Dinamo Tbilisi | 22 | (14) |
| 2006–2007 | FK Baku | 6 | (0) |
| 2007 | FC Zhetysu | 8 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | FC Borjomi | 6 | (5) |
| 2008–2009 | FC Olimpi Rustavi | 21 | (8) |
| 2009–2010 | FC Shurtan Guzar | 12 | (3) |
| 2010–2011 | FC Zugdidi | 8 | (6) |
| 2011–2012 | FC Torpedo Kutaisi | 26 | (10) |
| 2012 | FC Mertskhali Ozurgeti | ||
| 2012–2013 | FC Shurtan Guzar | 0 | (0) |
| 2013 | FC Merani Martvili | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1998 | Georgia | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Giorgi Megreladze (born 21 July 1978) is a retired Georgian footballer, the son of former Georgian football player and Torpedo Kutaisi star Merab Megreladze.
Megreladze has played in six countries. He is the Georgian league winner with Torpedo and three-time team topscorer.
Career
[edit]Megreladze started his career at Samgurali, making his Umaglesi Liga debut at the age of 15 against Batumi on 6 December 1993.
In 1995, Megreladze moved to Torpedo where he won the Umaglesi Liga five years later. During his three spells with Torpedo, Megreladze finished as the team goalscorer three times and accrued 80 goals in 184 league appearances combined.
At the start of the 2006–07 season Megreladze signed up to play for FK Baku.[1]
On 21 March 2008, Megreladze scored for Borjomi against Ameri to become the 15th member of the 100 club.[2] He also played, among other clubs, for Dinamo Tbilisi.[3]
With the Georgia national football team Megreladze won only one game, on 12 August 1998 against Azerbaijan. In 2009, he scored the first ever UEFA Europa League goal.[4]
Personal life
[edit]Giorgi Megreladze is the fourth member of the Megreladze football family. His son Merab also played in the top division before taking up managerial roles.
In 2024, Megreladze revealed in an interview that he had formed a youth football club called Georgia Philly in the United States.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Erkin Ibragimov (14 June 2006). "All change in Azerbaijan". UEFA. Archived from the original on 20 July 2006. Retrieved 31 May 2009.
- ^ "პირველი იყო კორღალიძე" [Korgalidze was 1st]. worldsport.ge (in Georgian). 9 November 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ Soso Kotoreishvili (29 July 2005). "Dinamo start as favourites". UEFA. Archived from the original on 30 January 2008. Retrieved 31 May 2009.
- ^ "Big guns make fast Europa League start". UEFA. Archived from the original on 4 July 2009. Retrieved 17 September 2009.
- ^ "შეუცვლელია ქუთაისის სიყვარული, სადაც დაბრუნება ყოველთვის მიგიხარია". okmagazine.ge (in Georgian). 29 May 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
External links
[edit]- Giorgi Megreladze at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile at KLISF
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