Gocha Jamarauli

Gocha Jamarauli
Personal information
Date of birth (1971-07-23) 23 July 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth Gardabani, Soviet Union
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1996 Dinamo Tbilisi 123 (35)
1996 Alania Vladikavkaz 9 (0)
1997–1998 Trabzonspor 27 (3)
1998–2002 FC Zürich 68 (12)
2002Luzern (loan) 8 (2)
2002–2004 Metalurh Donetsk 59 (5)
2005 Dinamo Tbilisi 8 (1)
2005–2006 Anorthosis Famagusta
International career
1994–2004 Georgia 62 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gocha Jamarauli (Georgian: გოჩა ჯამარაული; born 23 July 1971) is a Georgian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He collected 62 caps and as of 2008 is the tenth most capped player of the Georgia national team.

Club career

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Jamarauli's club career started in Dinamo Tbilisi when Georgian football league was formed in 1990, the Dinamo team won several titles in a row, and Jamarauli was a key player during this period. In 1996, he wanted to play abroad, and moved to Russian (North Ossetian) team Alania Vladikavkaz, and the next season to Trabzonspor of Turkey.

Neither spell was very successful, so he got a transfer to Swiss club FC Zürich in summer 1998 where he spent four seasons until leaving following a contract dispute. Via another Swiss team, FC Luzern, he joined Metalurh Donetsk in the Ukrainian league,[1] where he would spend two and a half seasons. Following brief spells with Dinamo Tbilisi[2] and Anorthosis Famagusta he announced his retirement from professional football.

International career

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Jamarauli was a regular in the Georgia national team, and played 62 international matches and scored 6 goals between 1994 and 2004.[3] With his team won Malta International Football Tournament 1998.[4] He made his début on 8 February 1994.

Career statistics

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Scores and results list Georgia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Jamarauli goal.
List of international goals scored by Gocha Jamarauli
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 23 June 1994 Riga, Latvia  Latvia 3–1 Friendly
2 27 March 1996 Limassol, Cyprus  Cyprus 2–0 Friendly
3 6 February 1998 Valletta, Malta  Latvia 2–1 Friendly
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5 10 February 1998 Valletta, Malta  Malta 3–1 Friendly
6 1 September 2001 Tbilisi, Georgia  Hungary 3–1 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

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FC Zürich

References

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  1. ^ "Jamarauli sweet on Metalurh". UEFA.com. 9 August 2002. Retrieved 24 February 2009.
  2. ^ "Troubled times in Georgia". UEFA.com. 8 February 2005. Retrieved 24 February 2009.
  3. ^ Georgia - Record International Players
  4. ^ "Georgia vs Latvia, 6 February 1998".
  5. ^ "Finals 2000-2019". fussball-schweiz.ch. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
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