Jemal Gubaz Explained

Jemal Gubaz
Native Name:Џьамал Гәбаз
Office:6th Chairman of the Football Federation of Abkhazia
Term Start:March 2012
Term End:21 September 2015
Predecessor:Leonid Dzapshba
Successor:Ruslan Ajinjal
Birth Date:2 September 1968
Birth Place:Gudauta, Georgian SSR
Occupation:Footballer (retired)
Football administrator
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Header-Color:lavender
Position:Midfielder
Youthclubs1:ROShISP-10 Rostov-on-Don
Years1:1985
Caps1:12
Goals1:2
Years2:1985
Caps2:0
Goals2:0
Years3:1986
Caps3:0
Goals3:0
Years4:1986–1987
Caps4:41
Goals4:6
Years5:1987–1988
Caps5:7
Goals5:1
Years6:1988–1991
Caps6:56
Goals6:5
Years7:1992
Caps7:37
Goals7:15
Years8:1993
Caps8:20
Goals8:4
Years9:1993
Clubs9:FC Rostselmash-2 Rostov-on-Don (loan)
Caps9:5
Goals9:2
Years10:1994
Caps10:17
Goals10:3
Years11:1995
Caps11:13
Goals11:1
Years12:1996
Caps12:10
Goals12:0

Jemal Rezovich Gubaz (Abkhazian: Џьамал Гәбаз, Russian: Джемал Резович Губаз; born 2 September 1968, in Gudauta) is a former football player from Abkhazia and a former Chairman of the Football Federation of Abkhazia.

Chairman of the Football Federation of Abkhazia

In March 2012, Jemal Gubaz was elected to succeed Leonid Dzapshba as Chairman of the Football Federation of Abkhazia.[1]

On 8 September 2015, the FFA announced that the upcoming leadership election had been moved forward to October from the Spring of 2016, so as to leave more time for the preparation of the 2016 ConIFA World Football Cup, hosted by Abkhazia.[2] Gubaz was initially running for re-election,[3] but announced on 21 September his immediate resignation,[4] leaving the field clear for Ruslan Ajinjal to be elected unanimously.[5]

On 27 October, Gubaz explained in an interview that he had called the early election after President Raul Khajimba had expressed his support for his work, but that he stepped down when he heard that Khajimba in fact supported Ajinjal's candidacy, because he "didn't play such games".[6]

Notes and References

  1. News: В федерации футбола Абхазии все еще не произведен акт приема-передачи имущества и документов. 19 July 2012. Apsnypress. 19 July 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304205225/http://apsnypress.info/news/6788.html. 4 March 2016.
  2. News: ВНЕОЧЕРЕДНЫЕ ВЫБОРЫ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА ФЕДЕРАЦИИ ФУТБОЛА РА СОСТОЯТСЯ ПО ЗАВЕРШЕНИИ 22-ГО ЧЕМПИОНАТА АБХАЗИИ ПО ФУТБОЛУ. 14 October 2015. Abkhazia Inform. 8 September 2015.
  3. News: НА ПОСТ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА ФФА БАЛЛОТИРУЮТСЯ ДВА КАНДИДАТА. 14 October 2015. Abkhazia Inform. 16 September 2015.
  4. News: ДЖЕМАЛ ГУБАЗ УШЁЛ С ПОСТА ПРЕЗИДЕНТА ФФА. 14 October 2015. Abkhazia Inform. 21 September 2015.
  5. News: РУСЛАН АДЖИНДЖАЛ: "МЫ ДОЛЖНЫ УДЕЛИТЬ ОСОБОЕ ВНИМАНИЕ РАЗВИТИЮ ДЕТСКО-ЮНОШЕСКОГО ФУТБОЛА". 15 October 2015. Abkhazia Inform. 15 October 2015.
  6. News: ДЖЕМАЛ ГУБАЗ: ЕСЛИ Я ТАК ПЛОХО РАБОТАЛ, ПОЧЕМУ МЕНЯ ТЕРПЕЛИ ЧЕТЫРЕ ГОДА?. 16 November 2016. Abkhazia Inform. 27 October 2015.