 Iashvili withKarlsruher SC in 2007 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1977-10-23)23 October 1977 (age 48) | ||
| Place of birth | Tbilisi,Georgian SSR,Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward,midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1997 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 89 | (84) |
| 1997 | →VfB Lübeck (loan) | 15 | (3) |
| 1997–2007 | SC Freiburg | 255 | (51) |
| 2007–2012 | Karlsruher SC | 141 | (24) |
| 2012–2013 | VfL Bochum | 28 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Inter Baku | 33 | (5) |
| 2014–2015 | Samtredia | 10 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 24 | (5) |
| Total | 595 | (174) | |
| International career | |||
| 1993 | Georgia U-17 | 2 | (0) |
| 1994–1995 | Georgia U-19 | 4 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Georgia U-21 | 9 | (1) |
| 1996–2011 | Georgia | 67 | (15) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Alexandr Iashvili (Georgian:ალექსანდრე მამულის ძე იაშვილი; born 23 October 1977) is aGeorgian former professionalfootballer who played as astriker.
Born inTbilisi, Iashvili started his career inDinamo Tbilisi in 1993,[1] where he became a prolific goalscorer. With 24 goals in 24 games (1994–95) and 26 goals in 25 games (1995–96) he attracted interest from foreign clubs, and at the age of 19 decided to joinVfB Lübeck[2] on loan in January 1997.[citation needed]
After initially returning to Tbilisi from his loan spell[citation needed] Iashvili permanently moved to play in Germany, signing withSC Freiburg for the 1996–97 season.[2] The team earned promotion to theBundesliga in his first season there. For the 2005–06 season he was promoted to team captain.[3] In April 2007, he expressed his intention to not renew his Freiburg contract but to instead leave for another, preferably German, club.[4] In his ten years at Freiburg he scored 51 goals in 255 league appearances.[5]
Iashvili subsequently joinedKarlsruher SC in summer 2007.[5] In 2009, Iashvili agreed to a contract extension until 2013.[6] In 2012, he was released by Karlsruhe.[7]
In 2012, Iashvili joined fellow 2. Bundesliga sideVfL Bochum.[8]
Iashvili spent the 2013–2014 season withInter Baku of theAzerbaijan Premier League.[9]
He played forFC Samtredia in his home country in the second half of the 2014–2015 season.[9]
In July 2015, he re-joined his home club Dinamo Tbilisi.[1]
Having played 67 matches scoring 15 goals, Iashvili is the fifth most-capped player ofGeorgia.[10] With Georgia he won in 1998 theMalta International Football Tournament.[11]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | Ref. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 1993–94 | Top League | 28 | 19 | 28 | 19 | [12] | ||||||
| 1994–95 | 24 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 24 | [12][13] | ||||||
| 1995–96 | 25 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 26 | [12][13] | ||||||
| 1996–97 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 12 | [12][13] | ||||||
| 1997–98 | Top League | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 9 | [12][13] | |||||
| Total | 89 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 90 | — | ||
| VfB Lübeck (loan) | 1996–97 | 2. Bundesliga | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 3 | [14][13] | ||
| SC Freiburg | 1997–98 | 2. Bundesliga | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 4 | [13][15] | ||
| 1998–99 | Bundesliga | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 6 | [13][16] | |||
| 1999–00 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 23 | 2 | [13][17] | ||||
| 2000–01 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 29 | 6 | [13][18] | ||||
| 2001–02 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 38 | 6 | [13] | ||
| 2002–03 | 2. Bundesliga | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 4 | [13][19] | |||
| 2003–04 | Bundesliga | 30 | 9 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 33 | 12 | [13][20] | |||
| 2004–05 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 33 | 6 | [13][21] | ||||
| 2005–06 | 2. Bundesliga | 27 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 29 | 6 | [13][22] | |||
| 2006–07 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 10 | [13][23] | ||||
| Total | 255 | 51 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 281 | 63 | — | ||
| Karlsruher SC | 2007–08 | Bundesliga | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 31 | 0 | [13] | |
| 2008–09 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 25 | 5 | [13][24] | ||||
| 2009–10 | 2. Bundesliga | 27 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 6 | [13][25] | |||
| 2010–11 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 7 | [13][26] | ||||
| 2011–12 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 36 | 8 | [13][27] | |||
| Total | 141 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 153 | 26 | — | ||
| VfL Bochum | 2012–13 | 2. Bundesliga | 28 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 32 | 1 | [13][28] | ||
| Inter Baku | 2013-14 | APL | 33 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 5 | [12][13] | ||||
| FC Samtredia | 2014–15 | Top League | 10 | 2 | 10 | 2 | [12] | ||||||
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 2015–16 | Top League | 24 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 5 | [12][13] | ||||
| Career total | 595 | 174 | 32 | 15 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 659 | 195 | — | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 1996 | 2 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 5 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 7 | 1 | |
| Total | 67 | 15 | |
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