Zaza Janashia ( ka, ზაზა ჯანაშია; born 10 February 1976) is a retired

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n professional

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player. Currently, Janashia works in children's sports school " Lokomotiv-Perovo" in

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Career

In Lokomotiv's

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campaign, he scored to put Lokomotiv ahead 1–0 in their first semifinal game against

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. Lazio equalized and then advanced to the finals after 0–0 draw in Rome. Janashia was loaned back to

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in April 2002. Janashia had a brief spell in the Turkish

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with

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International career

Janashia made his

debut on 7 June 1997 against

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, a 1998 World Cup qualifier. He also played 5 times in friendlies, three times in

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, and played his last match in 2002 World Cup qualification match, against

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on 28 March 2001. ;International goals

Honours

Lokomotiv Moscow * Russian Cup: 1995–96, 1996–97, 1999–2000, 2000–01 Individual * Top 33 players of the Russian Top Division:

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Personal life

He is the brother of Zamir Janashia.

References

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* * 1976 births Living people Footballers from Tbilisi Footballers from Georgia (country) Georgia (country) international footballers Expatriate footballers from Georgia (country) FC Lokomotiv Moscow players Russian Premier League players Expatriate footballers in Russia FC Baltika Kaliningrad players Kocaelispor footballers Expatriate footballers in Turkey Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Turkey FC Zugdidi players Association football forwards {{Georgia-footy-bio-stub