Georgi Nemsadze (born 10 May 1972) is a
Georgian
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** Georgians, an indigenous Caucasian ethnic group
** Georgian language, a Kartvelian language spoken by Georgians
**Georgian scripts, three scrip ...
former professional
football
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midfielder
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and manager. In addition to Georgian teams, he played for many European clubs such as
Trabzonspor
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,
Grasshopper Club Zürich
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,
AC Reggiana
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and
Dundee
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.
Nemsadze is revered and beloved by
Dundee F.C.
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fans for his football ability and consistently good form while at the club. He received numerous praise from independent Scottish football pundits and journalists; while Nemsadze also received plaudits from opposition fans in retrospect.
He played for the
Georgia national team between 1992 and 2004, and was capped 69 times.
Nemsadze was inducted into the Dundee F.C. Hall of Fame, and received the International Award, in 2010.
He played for Dundee F.C. in the 2015
Julián Speroni
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Having started his career at Platense, he played three seasons in the Scottish Premier League with Dundee before joining Crystal Palace for £750,000 in ...
Testimonial versus
Crystal Palace F.C.
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at
Selhurst Park
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in London.
In July 2021 Nemsadze quit football and joined politics as a candidate of
the ruling party in the municipal elections.
References
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Appearances for Georgia National Team
1972 births
Living people
Association football midfielders
Footballers from Georgia (country)
Georgia (country) international footballers
Expatriate footballers from Georgia (country)
Scottish Premier League players
Dundee F.C. players
Trabzonspor footballers
FC 08 Homburg players
Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Turkey
A.C. Reggiana 1919 players
Grasshopper Club Zürich players
FC Guria Lanchkhuti players
FC Dinamo Tbilisi players
Süper Lig players
Serie B players
Expatriate footballers in Italy
Expatriate footballers in Turkey
Expatriate footballers in Scotland
Expatriate footballers in Switzerland
Expatriate footballers in Germany
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