Davit Janashia (born 8 July 1972 in

Kutaisi Kutaisi (, ka, ქუთაისი ) is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world and the third-most populous city in Georgia, traditionally, second in importance, after the capital city of Tbilisi. Situated west of Tbilis ...

) is a

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and former

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Career

Janashia started his career at hometown club

Torpedo Kutaisi FC Torpedo Kutaisi is a Georgian professional football club based in Kutaisi, Georgia's third largest city. 'Torpedo Kutaisi' was founded in 1946 and in just three years the club became the winner of the Football Championship of that time. Torp ...

, he then moved to Samtredia in 1993, where he met name sake

Zaza Janashia Zaza Janashia ( ka, ზაზა ჯანაშია; born 10 February 1976) is a retired Georgian professional football player. Currently, Janashia works in children's sports school " Lokomotiv-Perovo" in Moscow. Career In Lokomotiv's 1998– ...

in the next season. Janashia moved to the Russian (

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) side

Zhemchuzhina Sochi FC Zhemchuzhina-Sochi (russian: ФК Жемчужина-Сочи) was a Russian association football club based in Sochi, Krasnodar Krai founded in 1991 and dissolved in 2012. History Zhemchuzhina Sochi was founded in 1991 and named after a hotel ...

in 1996. He then played for

Chernomorets Novorossiysk FC Chernomorets Novorossiysk (russian: ФК "Черноморец" Новороссийск) is the oldest Russian association football club based in Novorossiysk. It plays in the third-tier FNL 2. History The club was founded as a part of the ...

but failed to play regularly. He moved back from his neighbour country and re-signed for Torpedo Kutaisi, where he won two Umaglesi Liga titles. Janashia was signed for

Dinamo Batumi FC Dinamo Batumi is a Georgian football club based in Batumi, Adjara, and current vice-champion of Erovnuli Liga, the top division of Georgian football system. The club has won the league (2021), the Georgian Cup ( 1997-98) and Super Cup (1997 ...

in January 2002, after failed to play regular football at Lokomotiv Tbilisi. He rejoined hometown club

at the start of the 2002–03 season but was fired again in September. He was then signed by

Samgurali Tskhaltubo FC Samgurali Tsqaltubo is a Georgian association football club from Tsqaltubo, which takes part in Erovnuli Liga, the first tier of the national league. They have been runners-up of the Georgian Cup three times. History In Soviet and national le ...

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, before moved to

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i side

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International career

Janashia made his Georgia debut on 2 September 1992 against

Lithuania Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania ...

. In total, Janashia capped 8 times for Georgia, 6 in friendlies, one in

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and one in

UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying Qualifying for the UEFA Euro 2000 final tournament, took place throughout 1998 and 1999. Forty-nine teams were divided into nine groups. All teams played against each other, within their groups, on a home-and-away basis. The winner of each group ...

. In addition, Janashia was capped twice in non-A friendlies against

Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of th ...

in 1992 and 1993, which at that time Azerbaijan was not yet a member of UEFA nor FIFA. ;International goals

Coaching career

Janashia was appointed as coach of

in May 2007.

Personal

He is the brother of Kakhaber Janashia.

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Janashia, Davit 1972 births Living people Soviet men's footballers Men's footballers from Georgia (country) Expatriate men's footballers from Georgia (country) Georgia (country) men's international footballers FC Dinamo Batumi players FC Torpedo Kutaisi players FC Zhemchuzhina-Sochi players FC Chernomorets Novorossiysk players Russian Premier League players Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Russia Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Kazakhstan Men's association football forwards Footballers from Kutaisi