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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1976-09-26)26 September 1976 (age 49) | ||
| Place of birth | Tbilisi,Georgian SSR,Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1994 | Kakheti Telavi | 31 | (16) |
| 1994–1998 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 69 | (51) |
| 1997–1998 | →Feyenoord (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Alania Vladikavkaz | 44 | (35) |
| 2000 | Dynamo Kyiv | 26 | (15) |
| 2000 | →Dynamo-2 Kyiv | 8 | (9) |
| 2001–2003 | Real Sociedad | 13 | (1) |
| 2002 | →Lokomotiv Moscow (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2002 | →Alania Vladikavkaz (loan) | 16 | (6) |
| 2003–2007 | Metalurh Donetsk | 86 | (34) |
| 2005 | →Alania Vladikavkaz (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2006 | →Maccabi Tel Aviv (loan) | 13 | (3) |
| 2007–2008 | Arsenal Kyiv | 18 | (3) |
| 2008–2009 | FC Baku | 10 | (2) |
| 2009–2010 | Spartak Tskhinvali | 6 | (1) |
| Total | 363 | (178) | |
| International career | |||
| 1996–1997 | Georgia U21 | 6 | (1) |
| 1996–2007 | Georgia | 56 | (12) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Georgi Demetradze (Georgian:გიორგი დემეტრაძე; born 26 September 1976) is aGeorgian former professionalfootballer who played as astriker. He made 56 appearances for theGeorgia national team scoring 12 goals.
Born inTbilisi, Demetradze played for theDinamo Tbilisi youth team and signed for the club in 1994 after spending two seasons withKakheti Telavi. He has become the Georgian league top scorer with Dinamo.
In 1997 Demetradze moved to Rotterdam to play forFeyenoord, but an injury limited his playing time. After one season in Netherlands, he moved to Russia to play forAlania Vladikavkaz. With them Demetradze has becomeRussian Top Division top scorer in 1999. In 2000, he transferred toDynamo Kyiv to become aUkrainian champion. While there he famously missed an open goal againstManchester United in theChampions League that would have seen the English side eliminated from the competition.
After a year atReal Sociedad Demetradze returned to Russia where he spent half a season withLokomotiv Moscow and half a season with Alania.
In 2003, he moved to Ukraine again, to play forMetalurh Donetsk. He spent 2.5 seasons with them. In mid-2005 he went to play for Alania for the third time. After Alania were relegated, Demetradze transferred toMaccabi Tel Aviv. In 2005 Demetradze participated in three different Leagues. In 2007, he returned to Ukraine and played for Arsenal Kyiv. A year later he signed an annual contract with Azerbaijani football clubFC Baku.
Demetradze was arrested by Georgian police in July 2010, and on 23 March 2011 he was found guilty ofextortion from people who lost at illegal betting on sports, and sentenced to six years of imprisonment.[1] He was released from prison as a political prisoner on 13 January 2013.[2] Demetradze later married and had a daughter.
All data on his participation in the top league of Ukraine can be found at theFFU official websiteArchived 6 June 2012 at theWayback Machine and supplemented by the National Football Teams website.
