Alexandr Iashvili ( ka, ალექსანდრე მამულის ძე იაშვილი; born 23 October 1977) is a
Georgian former professional
footballer who played as a
striker
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Club career
Early years
Born in
Tbilisi, Iashvili started his career in
Dinamo Tbilisi in 1993,
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 join
VfB Lübeck on loan in January 1997.
SC Freiburg
After initially returning to Tbilisi from his loan spell Iashvili permanently moved to play in Germany, signing with
SC Freiburg for the 1996–97 season.
The team earned promotion to the
Bundesliga in his first season there. For the 2005–06 season he was promoted to team captain. In April 2007, he expressed his intention to not renew his Freiburg contract but to instead leave for another, preferably German, club. In his ten years at Freiburg he scored 51 goals in 255 league appearances.
Karlsruher SC
Iashvili subsequently joined
Karlsruher SC in summer 2007.
In 2009, Iashvili agreed to a contract extension until 2013. In 2012, he was released by Karlsruhe.
Later years
In 2012, Iashvili joined fellow 2. Bundesliga side
VfL Bochum.
Iashvili spent the 2013–2014 season with
Inter Baku of the
Azerbaijan Premier League
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He played for
FC Samtredia
FC Samtredia ( ka, სკ სამტრედია), commonly known simply as Samtredia, is a Georgian association football club based in the city of Samtredia.
The club gained promotion to Erovnuli Liga, the first tier of Georgian footbal ...
in his home country in the second half of the 2014–2015 season.
In July 2015, he re-joined his home club Dinamo Tbilisi.
International career
Having played 67 matches scoring 15 goals, Iashvili is the fifth most-capped player of
Georgia.
With Georgia he won in 1998 the
Malta International Football Tournament.
Career statistics
Club
International
Honours
Dinamo Tbilisi
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Erovnuli Liga
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1993–94,
1994–95,
1995–96,
1996–97,
1997–98
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Georgian Cup:
1993–94,
1994–95,
1995–96,
1996–97
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Georgian Super Cup
The Georgian Super Cup is a competition consisting of a single football match played between the champions of the Erovnuli Liga and the winners of the Georgian Cup. It was first held in 1996.
When a club has won both competitions, the Georgian Cu ...
: 1996, 1997
SC Freiburg
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2. Bundesliga
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2002–03
Individual
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Georgian Footballer of the Year Georgian Footballer of the Year is an annual award given to the best Georgian footballer
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: 2004, 2008
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References
External links
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Living people
1977 births
Footballers from Tbilisi
Footballers from Georgia (country)
Association football midfielders
Association football forwards
Georgia (country) international footballers
FC Dinamo Tbilisi players
VfB Lübeck players
SC Freiburg players
Karlsruher SC players
VfL Bochum players
Shamakhi FK players
FC Samtredia players
Bundesliga players
2. Bundesliga players
Expatriate footballers from Georgia (country)
Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Germany
Expatriate footballers in Germany
Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Azerbaijan
Expatriate footballers in Azerbaijan
Georgia (country) under-21 international footballers
Georgia (country) youth international footballers