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Giorgi Oniani

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Georgi Oniani
Personal information
Full name Giorgi Oniani
Date of birth (1983-11-23) 23 November 1983 (age 40)
Place of birth Tbilisi, Soviet Union
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Gagra (head coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2005 FC Lokomotivi Tbilisi 86 (4)
2005–2006 FC Dinamo Batumi 15 (3)
2006–2007 Olimpi Rustavi 20 (3)
2007 FC Sioni Bolnisi 24 (0)
2007–2008 FC Carl Zeiss Jena 13 (0)
2008–2009 Spartak Nalchik 1 (0)
2009–2012 FC Zestaponi 96 (6)
2012–2013 FC Dila Gori 20 (3)
2013 FC Torpedo Kutaisi 4 (0)
Total 279 (19)
International career
2004 Georgia U21 1 (0)
Managerial career
2018 Guria Lanchkhuti
2019 Dinamo Batumi 2
2022 Guria Lanchkhuti
2022–2023 Gareji Sagarejo
2023– Gagra
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Giorgi Oniani (Georgian: გიორგი ონიანი; born 7 September 1983) is a Georgian retired football defender, who currently works as the head coach of Gagra.

Career

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Born in Tbilisi, Oniani began his career with FC Lokomotivi Tbilisi. He made a debut in a 5–0 away win over Margveti Zestaponi.[1] In January 2006, he moved to FC Dinamo Batumi and after six months joined FC Olimpi Rustavi In January 2007, he transferred to FC Sioni Bolnisi,[2] but stayed only half a year. He then moved to FC Carl Zeiss Jena in July 2007,[3] He left Jena after one year and moved to Spartak Nalchik.

Oniani spent most successful time at Zestaponi, where he won four trophies, including the national league twice.

Torpedo Kutaisi was the last club he played for. On 10 April 2013, during a Georgian Cup quarterfinal game against Sioni Bolnisi, Oniani crashed into a protective pole for nets and lost consciousness. With his neck seriously injured, Oniani underwent three surgeries.[4]

His managerial career began in 2018. After two spells at Guria, in September 2022 he took charge of Liga 2 side Gareji Sagarejo, but in June 2023, with the club under his guidance sitting on top of the table eight points clear in title race, the sides parted company.[5]

On 1 August 2023, Oniani was appointed at Erovnuli Liga club Gagra as head coach.

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ "გიორგი ონიანი: გული მომიკვდა, მაგრამ ცხოვრება ამით არ მთავრდება". sportall.ge (in Georgian). 1 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Georgi Oniani". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  3. ^ "Oniani, George" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  4. ^ "გიორგი ონიანი: მითხრეს, თუ სიცოცხლე გინდა, მოედანზე აღარ უნდა გახვიდეო". sportall.ge (in Georgian). 28 November 2013.
  5. ^ ""გარეჯი" უკრაინელ დენის ხომუტოვს ჩააბარეს". lelo.ge (in Georgian). Retrieved 9 July 2023.
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