Zaza Janashia

{{short description|Georgian footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Zaza Janashia

| image = Zaza Janashia.jpg

| caption = Janashia in 2023

| full_name =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1976|02|10|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Tbilisi (GSSR), Soviet Union

| height = 1.78 m

| position = Forward

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1991–1993

| clubs1 = Odishi Zugdidi

| caps1 = 59

| goals1 = 13

| years2 = 1993–1994

| clubs2 = Shevardeni-1906 Tbilisi

| caps2 = 30

| goals2 = 14

| years3 = 1994–1995

| clubs3 = FC Samtredia

| caps3 = 23

| goals3 = 17

| years4 = 1996–2001

| clubs4 = Lokomotiv Moscow

| caps4 = 145

| goals4 = 33

| years5 = 2002

| clubs5 = Locomotive Tbilisi

| caps5 = 22

| goals5 = 6

| years6 = 2003

| clubs6 = Kocaelispor

| caps6 = 3

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2004

| clubs7 = Baltika Kaliningrad

| caps7 = 12

| goals7 = 3

| totalcaps = 294

| totalgoals = 86

| nationalyears1 = 1997–2001

| nationalteam1 = Georgia

| nationalcaps1 = 9

| nationalgoals1 = 4

}}

Zaza Janashia ({{lang-ka|ზაზა ჯანაშია}}; born 10 February 1976) is a Georgian retired professional footballer who played as a forward. He works in the children's sports school "Lokomotiv-Perovo"{{cite web |url= http://www.bronepoezd.ru/players/djanashiya.htm |script-title=ru:'Локомотив' Москва. Джанашия Заза. Статистика игр. |trans-title=Lokomotiv Moscow. Dzhanashiya Zaza. Statistics of Games. |work=bronepoezd.ru |year=2014 |access-date=23 June 2014|language=ru}} in Moscow.

Club career

In Lokomotiv Moscow's 1998–99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup campaign, he scored to put Lokomotiv ahead 1–0 in their first semifinal game against Lazio. Lazio equalized and then advanced to the finals after 0–0 draw in Rome.

Janashia was loaned back to Locomotive Tbilisi in April 2002.

Janashia had a brief spell in the Süper Lig with Kocaelispor.{{Cite web|publisher=Turkish Football Federation|title=ZAZA JANAJNIA|url=http://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageId=526&kisiID=29968|access-date=14 November 2008}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/kind=2/newsid=51673.html|title=Kocaelispor call on Georgian quartet|date=30 January 2003|access-date=19 February 2009|publisher=UEFA}}{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

International career

Janashia made his Georgia debut on 7 June 1997 against Moldova, a 1998 World Cup qualifier. He also played five times in friendlies, three times in UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying, and played his last match in 2002 World Cup qualification match, against Romania on 28 March 2001.

Personal life

He is the brother of Zamir Janashia.

Career statistics

class="wikitable"

! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition

1.30 May 1998Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia{{fb|Russia}}1–1DrawFriendly
2.27 March 1999Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia{{fb|Slovenia}}1–1DrawUEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
3.28 April 1999Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia{{fb|Norway}}1–4LoseUEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
4.6 February 2000Limassol, Cyprus{{fb|Armenia}}2–1WinFriendly

Honours

Lokomotiv Moscow

Individual

  • Top 33 players of the Russian Top Division: 1998, 1999

References

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