Amiran Mujiri

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Amiran Mujiri
Personal information
Full name Amiran Mujiri
Date of birth (1974-02-20) 20 February 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth Batumi, Georgia
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1991–1997 Dinamo Batumi 142 (27)
1997–1998 Maccabi Petah Tikva 24 (2)
1998–1999 Hapoel Jerusalem 9 (1)
1999 Dinamo Tbilisi 9 (1)
1999–2001 Dinamo Batumi 48 (16)
2001–2004 Marek Dupnitsa 60 (16)
2004–2005 CSKA Sofia 36 (5)
2005–2006 Kallithea 7 (0)
2006 Anorthosis Famagusta 10 (2)
2006–2007 Dinamo Batumi 8 (3)
2007–2010 FK Baku 51 (15)
2010 Standard Sumgayit 10 (1)
2011–2015 Dinamo Batumi 70 (12)
Total484(101)
International career
1997–1998 Georgia 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Amiran Mujiri (born 20 February 1974) is a former Georgian footballer who played as a central midfielder. Most recently he was the head coach of Betlemi Keda.

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Mujiri has become a legendary player in the history of Dinamo Batumi, where he spent 14 full seasons in four spells and played 268 matches. Overall, he had a 25-year-long career at ten clubs in six different countries. [1]

Career

Mujiri made his debut at Batumi in the second season of Umaglesi Liga in 1991. During the first seven years, he was an integral part of the team involved in a fierce competition against Dinamo Tbilisi for the Cup title. As the club repeatedly took part in UEFA Cup competitions, Mujiri scored a memorable goal against Dick Advocaat's PSV Eindhoven in a 1–1 draw in 1996. [2]

Following a two-year tenure in Israel, he returned home in 1999.

He signed for CSKA Sofia in December 2003. [3] Mujiri became a regular in the 2004–05 season, playing 28 games in the A PFG, and two in the UEFA Cup first round. [4] [5] Mujiri left for Kallithea in end of the season, [6] but in January 2006, he moved to Greek Cyprus for Anorthosis Famagusta. Following short spells in hometown club Dinamo Batumi, Mujiri played for Baku between 2007 and 2010.

Mujiri moved back to his home club for the fourth time in 2011 when the latter was participating in the 2nd division. In a press interview, the new captain pledged to help the team climb back to the top tier and expressed his readiness to play as long as the club needed. Four years later, with Dinamo securing the silver medals of the national league, 41-year-old Mujiri announced his retirement. On 22 May 2015, as a captain he led the team with his N74 shirt for the last time against Shukura Kobuleti. His farewell ceremony was held on 30 August 2015. [7]

Following the departure of Levan Khomeriki from Dinamo Batumi, Amiran Mujiri was appointed as an interim coach in May 2017. [8]

In early 2023, he took charge of the Liga 4 side Betlemi Keda and led the team to promotion. Mujiri along with his assistants left the club in April 2024.

International career

Mujiri made his debut for Georgia on 29 March 1997 against Armenia. [9]

Honours

Dinamo Tbilisi
CSKA Sofia
FK Baku

Personal life

Mujiri is married with three children, including twin sons.

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  1. ↑ "ამირან მუჯირი - 24 სეზონი დიდ ფეხბურთში!". sportall.ge (in Georgian). 21 February 2014.
  2. ↑ "Dinamo Batumi vs PSV Eindhoven". worldfootball.net.
  3. ↑ "Mujiri to aid CSKA push". UEFA. 18 December 2003. Retrieved 6 April 2009.
  4. ↑ "UEFA Europa League". UEFA.
  5. ↑ "UEFA Europa League". UEFA.
  6. ↑ "Jakirovic lands at CSKA". UEFA. 13 August 2005. Retrieved 6 April 2009.
  7. ↑ "ამირან მუჯირი ფეხბურთში რჩება". batumelebi.ge (in Georgian). 13 September 2015.
  8. ↑ "ბათუმის "დინამოს" ახალი მწვრთნელი ეყოლება: ჯერ მუჯირი, მერე ვნახოთ". worldsport.ge (in Georgian). 17 May 2017.
  9. ↑ "23 წლის წინ: ნაკრების ისტორიაში ყველაზე დიდი ანგარიშით გამარჯვება". belive.ge (in Georgian). 30 March 2020.
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