Merab_Jordania
Merab Jordania
Georgian footballer (born 1960)
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]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1960-09-03) 3 September 1960 (age 63) | ||
| Place of birth | Tbilisi, Georgian SSR | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Dinamo Tbilisi | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1981 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 0 | (0) |
| 1982–1983 | FC Torpedo Kutaisi | 18 | (0) |
| 1984–1987 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 22 | (0) |
| 1988–1990 | 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 | |||
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).
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.
- "Former Vitesse owner buys new club". 26 January 2014.
| Preceded by | Presidents of GFF 1998–2005 |
Succeeded by Nodar Akhalkatsi Jr. |
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