Vazha Tarkhnishvili

Vazha Tarkhnishvili (Georgian: ვაჟა თარხნიშვილი; born 25 August 1971 in Gori) is a retired Georgian–Moldovan footballer who played his last 13 years of activity as a defender for the Moldovan National Division club Sheriff Tiraspol.[1] He was also capped twice for Georgia.[2] In 2006 Tarkhnishvili was granted Moldovan citizenship.[3]

Vazha Tarkhnishvili
Personal information
Full name Vazha Tarkhnishvili
Date of birth (1971-08-25) 25 August 1971
Place of birth Gori, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
(now Georgia)
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990 Kartli Gori 14 (1)
1991–1998 Dila Gori 211 (4)
1998–1999 Lokomotivi Tbilisi 14 (0)
1999–2012 Sheriff Tiraspol 443 (19)
National team
1998–1999 Georgia 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Honours
2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12
1998–99, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10
2003, 2004, 2005, 2007
2003, 2009

References
  1. Tarkhnishvili aiming high with Sheriff
  2. Vazha Tarkhnishvili at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. (in Romanian)DECRET Nr. 847 din 21.11.2006 privind acordarea cetăţeniei Republicii Moldova


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