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| name = Merab Jordania |
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| position = [[Midfielder]] |
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| youthclubs1 = [[FC Dinamo Tbilisi|Dinamo Tbilisi]] |
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| position = [[Midfielder (football)|midfielder]] |
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| years1 = 1980–1981 |
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| clubs1 = [[FC Dinamo Tbilisi|Dinamo Tbilisi]] |
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| caps1 = 0 |
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| years = 1980–1981<br/>1982–1983<br/>1984–1987<br/>1988–1990 |
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| goals1 = 0 |
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| clubs = [[FC Dinamo Tbilisi]]<br>[[FC Torpedo Kutaisi]]<br>[[FC Dinamo Tbilisi]]<br>[[FC Guria Lanchkhuti]] |
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| years2 = 1982–1983 |
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| caps(goals) = {{0}}0 {{0}}(0)<br/>18 {{0}}(0)<br/>22 {{0}}(0)<br/>78 (44) |
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| clubs2 = [[FC Torpedo Kutaisi]] |
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| caps2 = 18 |
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| goals2 = 0 |
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| years3 = 1984–1987 |
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| pcupdate = 28 October 2010 |
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| clubs3 = Dinamo Tbilisi |
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| caps3 = 22 |
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| goals3 = 0 |
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| years4 = 1988–1990 |
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| clubs4 = [[FC Guria Lanchkhuti|Guria Lanchkhuti]] |
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| caps4 = 78 |
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| goals4 = 44 |
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| years5 = 1990 |
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| clubs5 = [[FC Shevardeni-1906 Tbilisi]] |
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| caps5 = 2 |
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| goals5 = 1 |
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| years6 = 1992 |
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| clubs6 = [[Stjarnan]] |
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| caps6 = 5 |
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| goals6 = 1 |
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| manageryears1 = 2003 |
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'''Merab Jordania''' ({{lang- |
'''Merab Jordania''' ({{lang-ka|მერაბ ჟორდანია}}; born 3 September 1965), is a [[Georgia (country)|Georgian]] former professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[midfielder]]. He is the owner and chairman of [[Malta|Maltese]] football club [[Valletta FC]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/2014/1/26/5343492/vitesse-chelsea-merab-jordania-valletta-fc-malta|title=Former Vitesse owner buys new club|date=26 January 2014}}</ref> |
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Nowadays he is the president of [[Netherlands|Dutch]] football club [[Vitesse]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vitesse.nl/nieuws/bericht/vitesse-heeft-nieuwe-eigenaar/738 |title=Vitesse heeft nieuwe eigenaar |publisher=vitesse.nl |date=2010-08-16 |accessdate=2010-09-19}}</ref>. |
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==Club career== |
==Club career== |
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During his career he played for [[Dinamo Tbilisi]] (1980–81, 1984–87), [[Torpedo Kutaisi]] (1982–1983) and [[FC Guria Lanchkhuti]] (1988–90). |
Jordania was born in [[Tbilisi]]. During his career he played for [[FC Dinamo Tbilisi|Dinamo Tbilisi]] (1980–81, 1984–87), [[Torpedo Kutaisi]] (1982–1983) and [[FC Guria Lanchkhuti]] (1988–90). |
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==Managerial |
==Managerial and presidential career== |
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Later, in 1998-2005 he was the president of [[Georgian Football Federation]]. In 2003 he was one of the temporary managers of [[Georgia national football team]]. |
Later, in 1998-2005 he was the president of [[Georgian Football Federation]]. In 2003, he was one of the temporary managers of [[Georgia national football team]]. |
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===Vitesse Arnhem=== |
===Vitesse Arnhem=== |
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In August 2010, he bought financially troubled [[Vitesse Arnhem]]. There were rumors that this purchase was engineered by [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] owner [[Roman Abramovich]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/feb/28/chelsea-vitesse-arnhem-links-deeper-public-told|title=How Chelsea's links to Vitesse Arnhem run deeper than the public was told | David Conn|website=[[TheGuardian.com]] |date=28 February 2017}}</ref> He followed up by acquiring the services of new players and replacing manager [[Theo Bos (footballer)|Theo Bos]] with the inexperienced [[Albert Ferrer]], a former Spanish international defender. In 2013, Jordania appointed [[Peter Bosz]], who left the club in January 2015. In 2016, [[Henk Fraser]] was appointed manager of the Vitesse first team. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20141025203004/http://merabjordania.info/ Official Web-site] |
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*[http://www.klisf.info/numeric/index.app?cmd=ln&lang=ru&id=337758326316737 Career Statistics on ''KLISF''] |
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{{succession box | title=[[Football Federation of Georgia|Presidents of GFF]] | before=[[Nodar Akhalkatsi]] | after=[[Nodar Akhalkatsi Jr.]] | years=1998–2005}} |
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{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. --> |
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| NAME = Jordania, Merab |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = September 30, 1960 |
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| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Tbilisi]], [[USSR]] |
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[[Category:FC Guria Lanchkhuti players]] |
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[[Category:Georgia national football team managers]] |
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Latest revision as of 06:42, 10 March 2024
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 3 September 1960 | ||
Place of birth | Tbilisi, Georgian SSR | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Dinamo Tbilisi | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1980–1981 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 0 | (0) |
1982–1983 | FC Torpedo Kutaisi | 18 | (0) |
1984–1987 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 22 | (0) |
1988–1990 | Guria Lanchkhuti | 78 | (44) |
1990 | FC Shevardeni-1906 Tbilisi | 2 | (1) |
1992 | Stjarnan | 5 | (1) |
Managerial career | |||
2003 | Georgia | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Merab Jordania (Georgian: მერაბ ჟორდანია; born 3 September 1965), is a Georgian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is the owner and chairman of Maltese football club Valletta FC.[1]
Club career[edit]
Jordania was born in Tbilisi. During his career he played for Dinamo Tbilisi (1980–81, 1984–87), Torpedo Kutaisi (1982–1983) and FC Guria Lanchkhuti (1988–90).
Managerial and presidential career[edit]
Later, in 1998-2005 he was the president of Georgian Football Federation. In 2003, he was one of the temporary managers of Georgia national football team.
Vitesse Arnhem[edit]
In August 2010, he bought financially troubled Vitesse Arnhem. There were rumors that this purchase was engineered by Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich.[2] He followed up by acquiring the services of new players and replacing manager Theo Bos with the inexperienced Albert Ferrer, a former Spanish international defender. In 2013, Jordania appointed Peter Bosz, who left the club in January 2015. In 2016, Henk Fraser was appointed manager of the Vitesse first team.
References[edit]
- ^ "Former Vitesse owner buys new club". 26 January 2014.
- ^ "How Chelsea's links to Vitesse Arnhem run deeper than the public was told | David Conn". TheGuardian.com. 28 February 2017.
External links[edit]
- 1960 births
- Living people
- Mingrelians
- Sports executives and administrators
- Men's footballers from Georgia (country)
- Soviet men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- FC Dinamo Tbilisi players
- FC Guria Lanchkhuti players
- Stjarnan players
- Georgia national football team managers
- Football managers from Georgia (country)
- Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR
- Footballers from Tbilisi
- Expatriate men's footballers from Georgia (country)
- Expatriate men's footballers in Iceland
- Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Iceland
- Georgia (country) football biography stubs
- Soviet football biography stubs