Irakli Dzaria (born 1 December 1988) is a former Georgian professional footballer, who played as a defensive midfielder.

He is the four-time winner of the Georgian top league.

In July 2023, he was appointed as assistant manager at Shukura Kobuleti.[1]

Club career

Kukësi

On 9 January 2018, Dzaria moved for the first time aboard and joined with Albanian club Kukësi by penning a contract until the end of the season with an option to renew for the next one worth $4,000 per month.[2] He made his debut for the club on 31 January in the first leg of cup's quarter-finals against Tirana.[3]

His first Albanian Superliga appearance came four days later in the 1–1 draw versus Flamurtari Vlorë.[4] Dzaria scored his maiden goal for the team on 24 February in form of a winner in the match against Laçi.[5]

Later on 13 May, he scored a first-half brace in the eventual 2–2 draw versus Luftëtari Gjirokastër which lifted his tally up to 4 goals. He ended the second part of 2017–18 season by making 16 league appearances, all of them as starter, collecting 1320 minutes as Kukësi finished runner-up in the championship.[6]

In June 2018, Kukësi gained the right to play UEFA Champions League football following the Skënderbeu Korçë's 10-year ban; the next month, Dzaria was included in manager Peter Pacult squad for the first qualifying round tie versus Malta's Valletta.[7][8] In the second leg, with Kukësi trailing 0–1, Dzaria made himself a protagonist by netting in the 84th minute with a right-footed shot inside the box which gave the team a 1–1 draw at National Stadium, Ta' Qali.[9] With the first match ending in a goalless draw,[10] Kukësi progressed to the next round on away goal rule.[9] It was his first Champions League goal, and he described it as the most important goal of his career.[11]

International career

Dzaria earned his first cap with the Georgian national team against Albania in Viseu on 29 February 2012.[12]

International goals

Scores and results list Georgia's goal tally first.
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 5 June 2013 Nordjyske Arena, Aalborg, Denmark  Denmark 1–0 1–2 Friendly

Honours

FC Zestaponi
Dinamo Tbilisi
Valletta F.C.

References

  1. ^ "ირაკლი ძარიამ კარიერა დაასრულა და „შუქურას" სამწვრთნელო შტაბს შეუერთდა". 1tv.ge (in Georgian). Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Habit blerja më e re e Kukësit, Dzaria: Firmosa kontratë për një vit e gjysmë, por do të qëndroj gjashtë muaj" [Kukësi newest signing Dzaria surprises: I signed a contract for one and a half-year but I'll stay for six months] (in Albanian). Newsport.al. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Paqe në kryeqytet, Tirana dhe Kukësi e mbyllin në barazim çerekfinalen e parë në Kupë (VIDEO)" [Peace at the capital, Tirana and Kukësi ends in draw the first quarter-final in cup (VIDEO)] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Thyhet më në fund mallkimi, Flamurtari merr pikë në Kukës" [Finally the curse is broken, Flamurtari take points on Kukës] (in Albanian). Sport Ekspres. 4 February 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Kukësi thyen mallkimin, Laçi mposhtet dhe shpërdoron në fund" [Kukësi breaks the curse, Laçi gets defeated and wastes at the end] (in Albanian). Sport Ekspres. 24 February 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  6. ^ "RENDITJA/ Skënderbeu kampion, Vllaznia e Lushnja në "greminë". Shikoni tabelën përfundimtare" [RANKING/ Skënderbeu champion, Vllaznia and Lushnja in "abyss". See the eventual table] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  7. ^ Nick Ames (19 March 2018). "'Fixing matches like nobody has done before': Skenderbeu's amazing tale". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  8. ^ "Befasi në listën zyrtare të Kukësit për Champions, largohen dy titullarë" [Surprises in the official list of Kukësi for Champions, two starters flees] (in Albanian). Vipsport.al. 6 July 2018. Archived from the original on 25 July 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  9. ^ a b "Kukësi mposht maltezët me dy barazime, kualifikohet në turin e dytë eliminator të "Championsit"" [Kukësi defeats the malteses with two draws, qualifies to Champions League second tour] (in Albanian). BalkanWeb.com. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  10. ^ "Champions, Kukësi nuk shënon dot ndaj Vallettës në Shkodër" [Champions, Kukësi doesn't score versus Valletta in Shkodër] (in Albanian). Top-Channel.tv. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  11. ^ "EKSKLUZIVE/ Heroi Irakli Dzaria: Goli i karrierës për mua" [EXCLUSIVE/ The hero Irakli Dzaria: The goal of career for me] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  12. ^ "Georgia vs. Albania 2 – 1". Soccerway. 29 February 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irakli_Dzaria
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