Merab Jordania Explained

Merab Jordania
Birth Date:1960 9, df=yes
Birth Place:Tbilisi, Georgian SSR
Height:1.84 m
Position:Midfielder
Youthclubs1:Dinamo Tbilisi
Years1:1980–1981
Clubs1:Dinamo Tbilisi
Caps1:0
Goals1:0
Years2:1982–1983
Clubs2:FC Torpedo Kutaisi
Caps2:18
Goals2:0
Years3:1984–1987
Clubs3:Dinamo Tbilisi
Caps3:22
Goals3:0
Years4:1988–1990
Clubs4:Guria Lanchkhuti
Caps4:78
Goals4:44
Years5:1990
Clubs5:FC Shevardeni-1906 Tbilisi
Caps5:2
Goals5:1
Years6:1992
Clubs6:Stjarnan
Caps6:5
Goals6:1
Manageryears1:2003
Managerclubs1:Georgia

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Former Vitesse owner buys new club. 26 January 2014.
  2. Web site: How Chelsea's links to Vitesse Arnhem run deeper than the public was told | David Conn. . 28 February 2017.