Irakli Dzaria

Irakli Dzaria (born 1 December 1988) is a former Georgian professional footballer, who played as a defensive midfielder.

Irakli Dzaria
Personal information
Full name Irakli Dzaria
Date of birth (1988-12-01) 1 December 1988
Place of birth Poti, Georgian SSR
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Shukura (assistant manager)
Youth career
2003–2004 Kolkheti-1913
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2005 Kolkheti-1913 30 (6)
2005–2011 Zestafoni 108 (8)
2012–2015 Dinamo Tbilisi 76 (9)
2015–2016 Dila Gori 24 (2)
2016–2017 Sioni 10 (2)
2017–2018 Dila Gori 30 (3)
2018–2019 Kukësi 43 (5)
2019 Valletta 10 (2)
2020–2022 Torpedo Kutaisi 40 (2)
International career‡
2006–2009 Georgia U21 3 (0)
2012–2014 Georgia 9 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 March 2017

He is the four-time winner of the Georgian top league.

In July 2023, he was appointed as assistant manager at Shukura Kobuleti.[1]

Club career

Kukësi

On 9 January 2018, Dzaria moved for the first time aboard and joined with Albanian club Kukësi by penning a contract until the end of the season with an option to renew for the next one worth $4,000 per month.[2] He made his debut for the club on 31 January in the first leg of cup's quarter-finals against Tirana.[3]

His first Albanian Superliga appearance came four days later in the 1–1 draw versus Flamurtari Vlorë.[4] Dzaria scored his maiden goal for the team on 24 February in form of a winner in the match against Laçi.[5]

Later on 13 May, he scored a first-half brace in the eventual 2–2 draw versus Luftëtari Gjirokastër which lifted his tally up to 4 goals. He ended the second part of 2017–18 season by making 16 league appearances, all of them as starter, collecting 1320 minutes as Kukësi finished runner-up in the championship.[6]

In June 2018, Kukësi gained the right to play UEFA Champions League football following the Skënderbeu Korçë's 10-year ban; the next month, Dzaria was included in manager Peter Pacult squad for the first qualifying round tie versus Malta's Valletta.[7][8] In the second leg, with Kukësi trailing 0–1, Dzaria made himself a protagonist by netting in the 84th minute with a right-footed shot inside the box which gave the team a 1–1 draw at National Stadium, Ta' Qali.[9] With the first match ending in a goalless draw,[10] Kukësi progressed to the next round on away goal rule.[9] It was his first Champions League goal, and he described it as the most important goal of his career.[11]

International career

Dzaria earned his first cap with the Georgian national team against Albania in Viseu on 29 February 2012.[12]

International goals
Scores and results list Georgia's goal tally first.
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.5 June 2013Nordjyske Arena, Aalborg, Denmark Denmark1–01–2Friendly

Honours
FC Zestafoni
Dinamo Tbilisi
Valletta F.C.

References
  1. "ირაკლი ძარიამ კარიერა დაასრულა და „შუქურას" სამწვრთნელო შტაბს შეუერთდა". 1tv.ge (in Georgian). Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  2. "Habit blerja më e re e Kukësit, Dzaria: Firmosa kontratë për një vit e gjysmë, por do të qëndroj gjashtë muaj" [Kukësi newest signing Dzaria surprises: I signed a contract for one and a half-year but I'll stay for six months] (in Albanian). Newsport.al. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  3. "Paqe në kryeqytet, Tirana dhe Kukësi e mbyllin në barazim çerekfinalen e parë në Kupë (VIDEO)" [Peace at the capital, Tirana and Kukësi ends in draw the first quarter-final in cup (VIDEO)] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  4. "Thyhet më në fund mallkimi, Flamurtari merr pikë në Kukës" [Finally the curse is broken, Flamurtari take points on Kukës] (in Albanian). Sport Ekspres. 4 February 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  5. "Kukësi thyen mallkimin, Laçi mposhtet dhe shpërdoron në fund" [Kukësi breaks the curse, Laçi gets defeated and wastes at the end] (in Albanian). Sport Ekspres. 24 February 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  6. "RENDITJA/ Skënderbeu kampion, Vllaznia e Lushnja në "greminë". Shikoni tabelën përfundimtare" [RANKING/ Skënderbeu champion, Vllaznia and Lushnja in "abyss". See the eventual table] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  7. Nick Ames (19 March 2018). "'Fixing matches like nobody has done before': Skenderbeu's amazing tale". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  8. "Befasi në listën zyrtare të Kukësit për Champions, largohen dy titullarë" [Surprises in the official list of Kukësi for Champions, two starters flees] (in Albanian). Vipsport.al. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  9. "Kukësi mposht maltezët me dy barazime, kualifikohet në turin e dytë eliminator të "Championsit"" [Kukësi defeats the malteses with two draws, qualifies to Champions League second tour] (in Albanian). BalkanWeb.com. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  10. "Champions, Kukësi nuk shënon dot ndaj Vallettës në Shkodër" [Champions, Kukësi doesn't score versus Valletta in Shkodër] (in Albanian). Top-Channel.tv. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  11. "EKSKLUZIVE/ Heroi Irakli Dzaria: Goli i karrierës për mua" [EXCLUSIVE/ The hero Irakli Dzaria: The goal of career for me] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  12. "Georgia vs. Albania 2 – 1". Soccerway. 29 February 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
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