Jaba Dvali (born 8 February 1985) is a Georgian former football player and current manager.

Jaba Dvali
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-02-08) 8 February 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Tbilisi, Georgia
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Zestaponi (General Director)
Youth career
2000–2001 FC Tbilisi
2001–2002 Norchi Dinamoeli
2002–2004 Dinamo Tbilisi
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2007 Dinamo Tbilisi 48 (23)
2005–2006Sioni Bolnisi (loan) 15 (11)
2006–2007Chikhura Sachkhere (loan) 11 (2)
2007Olimpi Rustavi (loan) 2 (0)
2007–2009 Dacia Chişinău 48 (20)
2009–2012 Zestaponi 98 (45)
2012–2014 Dinamo Tbilisi 51 (27)
2014Qarabağ (loan) 5 (0)
2014 Zestaponi 12 (10)
2014–2016 Dacia Chișinău 5 (1)
2015FC Saburtalo (loan) 8 (2)
2016Sapovnela Terjola (loan) 9 (0)
2016–2017 FC Tskhinvali 11 (7)
2017–2018 Sioni 48 (23)
2018 Telavi 9 (0)
2019 Chiatura
2020 Zestaponi 13 (8)
2022 FC Vazisubani
International career
2012 Georgia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 December 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 February 2013

He has played in three countries as a forward. He was a main goalscorer at Zestaponi during their "golden time" when the club twice in a row won the national league.

Career

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Dvali started his professional career at Dinamo Tbilisi. After being loaned to three clubs, he moved to Moldovan side Dacia.

He spent three prolific seasons at Zestaponi during the height of their success in the early 2010s. Dvali personally played a vital role in the club. He became a top goalscorer of the league in 2011–12.[1]

In January 2014, Dvali agreed to join Azerbaijan Premier League side FK Qarabağ on a six-month loan deal.[2][3] In June 2014, at the end of Dvali's loan deal with Qarabağ, he signed a 2-year contract with Zestaponi in Georgia.[4][5] In December 2014, Dvali signed 2-year contract with Dacia Chișinău which came into force on 20 January 2015.[6]

Between 2015 and 2019 Dvali played for five domestic clubs. Especially noteworthy during these short-term stints was his great contribution to Sioni's promotion to Erovnuli Liga, including in a play-off 3–2 victory over Dinamo Batumi where Dvali scored a hat-trick.[7]

In March 2020, Dvali returned to football after a year-long pause as director general of Zestaponi. At one point in 2021, when this fourth-tier club was plagued with injuries and suspensions, he appeared in the starting line-up and even scored from the penalty spot.[8]

Along with the management at the club, Dvali also took charge of Zestaponi Youth Academy.[9]

Honours

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Club

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Individual

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Goals at European cups UCL&UEL

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09–07–09 Zestaponi 6–0 Lisburn Distillery (3)

23–07–09 Helsingborg 2–2 Zestaponi (1)

01–07–10 Zestaponi 5–0 Faetano (2)

15–07–10 Zestaponi 3–0 Dukla (2)

13–07–11 Zestaponi 3–0 Dacia (2)

18–08–11 Zestaponi 3–3 Club Brugge (1)

24–07–12 Zestaponi 2–2 Neftçi (1)

16–07–13 Dinamo Tbilisi 6–1 EB / Streymur (1)

23–07–13 EB / Streymur 1–3 Dinamo Tbilisi (1)

Career statistics

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As of 7 April 2014[11][12]
Club performance League Cup SuperCup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2004–05 Dinamo Tbilisi Umaglesi Liga 23 9 - 3 0 26 9
2005–06 Sioni Bolnisi (loan) 15 11 - - 15 11
Dinamo Tbilisi 12 10 - - 12 10
2006–07 11 3 - 11 3
Chikhura Sachkhere (loan) 11 2 - - 11 2
2007–08 Metalurgi Rustavi (loan) 2 0 - 2 0 4 0
2007–08 Dacia Chișinău Divizia Naţională 32 13 - 32 13
2008–09 16 7 - 2 0 18 7
2009–10 Zestaponi Umaglesi Liga 33 12 3 2 - 3 4 39 18
2010–11 34 12 4 1 - 6 4 44 17
2011–12 31 20 7 4 - 6 3 44 27
2012–13 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 1
Dinamo Tbilisi 27 20 9 2 - - 29 22
2013–14 17 5 1 0 1 0 5 2 24 7
2013–14 Qarabağ (loan) Azerbaijan Premier League 5 0 0 0 - - 5 0
Total Georgia 216 104 24 9 1 0 27 14 268 127
Moldova 48 20 - 2 0 50 20
Azerbaijan 5 0 0 0 - - 5 0
Career total 269 124 24 9 1 0 29 14 323 147

References

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  1. ^ "Umaglesi Liga topscorers". besoccer.com.
  2. ^ "Qarabağ gürcü hücumçu ilə müqavilə imzalayır" (in Azerbaijani). azerisport.com/. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Qarabağın yeni hücumçusu icarə əsasında çıxış edəcək" (in Azerbaijani). azerisport.com/. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  4. ^ "Qarabağ gürcü hücumçu ilə müqavilə imzalayır" (in Azerbaijani). azerisport.com/. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  5. ^ "Qarabağın yeni hücumçusu icarə əsasında çıxış edəcək" (in Azerbaijani). azerisport.com/. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  6. ^ "Dvali Is Back in "Dacia"". worldsport.ge/. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  7. ^ "სიონმა" ბათუმის "დინამო" დვალის ჰეთ-თრიქით დაამარცხა". 1tv.ge (in Georgian). 30 November 2017.
  8. ^ ""ზესტაფონისთვის" გოლს დირექტორი ჯაბა დვალიც იტანს". fanebi.com (in Georgian). 18 October 2021.
  9. ^ "ჯაბა დვალი "ზესტაფონის" მენეჯერად იმუშავებს". 1tv.ge (in Georgian). 6 March 2020.
  10. ^ "Dvali celebrations after historic haul". UEFA.com. Retrieved 10 July 2009.
  11. ^ Jaba Dvali at National-Football-Teams.com
  12. ^ "J. DVALI". uk.soccerway.com/. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
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