Merab Jordania: Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
date format audit, link maintenance |
Robby.is.on (talk | contribs) Move place of birth out of lede per Manual of Style. Minor corrections. |
||
| Line 3: | Line 3: | ||
| name = Merab Jordania |
| name = Merab Jordania |
||
| image = |
| image = |
||
| fullname = Merab Jordania |
|||
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1965|09|03}} |
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1965|09|03}} |
||
| birth_place = [[Tbilisi]], [[Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic|Georgian SSR]] |
| birth_place = [[Tbilisi]], [[Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic|Georgian SSR]] |
||
| height = |
| height = 1.84 m |
||
| position = [[Midfielder]] |
| position = [[Midfielder]] |
||
| youthyears1 = |
| youthyears1 = |
||
| Line 41: | Line 40: | ||
}} |
}} |
||
'''Merab Jordania''' |
'''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> |
||
He is currently 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> |
|||
==Club career== |
==Club career== |
||
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 [[Dinamo Tbilisi]] (1980–81, 1984–87), [[Torpedo Kutaisi]] (1982–1983) and [[FC Guria Lanchkhuti]] (1988–90). |
||
==Managerial and presidential career== |
==Managerial and presidential career== |
||
| Line 52: | Line 49: | ||
===Vitesse Arnhem=== |
===Vitesse Arnhem=== |
||
In August 2010, he bought financially troubled [[Vitesse Arnhem]]. There |
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|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. |
||
==References== |
==References== |
||
| Line 67: | Line 64: | ||
[[Category:Footballers from Georgia (country)]] |
[[Category:Footballers from Georgia (country)]] |
||
[[Category:Soviet footballers]] |
[[Category:Soviet footballers]] |
||
[[Category: |
[[Category:Association football midfielders]] |
||
[[Category:FC Dinamo Tbilisi players]] |
[[Category:FC Dinamo Tbilisi players]] |
||
[[Category:FC Guria Lanchkhuti players]] |
[[Category:FC Guria Lanchkhuti players]] |
||
| ⚫ | |||
[[Category:Georgia national football team managers]] |
[[Category:Georgia national football team managers]] |
||
| ⚫ | |||
[[Category:Association football midfielders]] |
|||
[[Category:Football managers from Georgia (country)]] |
[[Category:Football managers from Georgia (country)]] |
||
[[Category:Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR]] |
|||
Revision as of 13:29, 26 January 2022
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 September 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Tbilisi, Georgian SSR | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FC Dinamo Tbilisi | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1981 | FC Dinamo Tbilisi | 0 | (0) |
| 1982–1983 | FC Torpedo Kutaisi | 18 | (0) |
| 1984–1987 | FC Dinamo Tbilisi | 22 | (0) |
| 1988–1990 | FC 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, correct as of 28 October 2010 | |||
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
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
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
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
- ^ "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". 28 February 2017.
External links
  | This biographical article relating to association football in the country of Georgia is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This biographical article relating to Soviet association football is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
Categories:
- 1965 births
- Living people
- Mingrelians
- Sports executives and administrators
- Footballers from Georgia (country)
- Soviet footballers
- 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
- Georgia (country) football biography stubs
- Soviet football biography stubs