Zaza Eloshvili
Georgian footballer
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Zaza Eloshvili (Georgian: ზაზა ელოშვილი; Russian: Заза Элошвили sometimes referred to with the surname Eloev, ელოევი. (16 October 1964 – 5 January 2001) was a Georgian footballer who played as a defender and made one appearance for the Georgia national team.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zaza Eloshvili | ||
| Date of birth | 16 October 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Date of death | 5 January 2001 (aged 36) | ||
| Place of death | Georgia | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1976–198? | FC Avaza Tbilisi | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 198?–1984 | Avtomobilisti Tbilisi | ||
| 1984 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 0 | (0) |
| 1985 | Locomotive Tbilisi | 16 | (2) |
| 1986 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 0 | (0) |
| 1987 | Kolkheti-1913 Poti | 15 | (1) |
| 19??–1994 | FC Antsi Tbilisi | ||
| 1994–1995 | Duruji Kvareli | 24 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 1994 | Georgia | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Eloshvili played for the Dinamo Tbilisi reserve team, making nine appearances and scoring one goal in 1984, along with three appearances in 1986.[2][3] He later made fifteen appearances and scored one goal for Kolkheti-1913 Poti in the Umaglesi Liga.
Eloshvili earned his first and only cap for Georgia on 23 February 1994 in a friendly against Israel.[4] He came on as a half-time substitute for Georgi Nemsadze,[5] with the away match in Ashdod finishing as a 0–2 loss for Georgia.[6]
His career was halted due to injuries.
