Davit Goderdzishvili ( ka, დავით გოდერძიშვილი; born 13 May 1973) is a retired Georgian

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player who played as a forward. Goderdzishvili spent his entire career in Georgia. He is a member of the

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comprising the players with a hundred or more goals.

Career

Goderdzishvili started his career at 2nd division club Mretebi in 1990. After two seasons, he joined Armazi-90 playing also in the 2nd league. Following these four years in which he scored 37 goals, Goderdzishvili made his debut in the

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on 8 August 1993 for Sapovnela who convincingly beat Metalurgi 3–0 in their first ever top-flight game. On 12 July 1997, Goderdzishvili scored his first European goal as Merani-91 secured a 3–1 away victory over Austrian side

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in a

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tie. Although he frequently changed the clubs, in most cases Goderdzishvili would display his goalscoring skills in full, becoming a team top scorer. After the 2000–01 Umaglesi Liga season, he shared third place in the goalscoring race with Zurab Ionanidze and two years later, he came fifth in the charts along with two other players. On 6 November 2002, Goderdzishvili notched a goal for

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against Milani to enter the

as its 13th member. In 2004, Goderdzishvili joined 2nd division club Chikhura. Over next three years, he netted 41 times and helped them gain promotion to the top flight. In August 2006, Goderdzishvili played in the Umaglesi Liga for the last time before deciding to hang up his boots at the age of 33. He racked up 181 goals in 391 league appearances, including 102 goals in 255 top-flight games for eleven teams.

Honours

Mretebi *

Pirveli Liga The Georgian Erovnuli Liga 2 ( ka, ეროვნული ლიგა 2; ), organized since 1990 by the GFF, serves as the second division of professional football in Georgia. The league was introduced for the 2017 season under the current ...

winner:

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Chikhura * Pirveli Liga winner: 2005–06

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Goderdzishvili, Davit 1973 births Living people Sportspeople from Tbilisi Men's footballers from Georgia (country) Men's association football forwards Erovnuli Liga players FC Locomotive Tbilisi players FC Sioni Bolnisi players FC Guria Lanchkhuti players