| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gia Guruli | ||
| Date of birth | 20 May 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Chiatura, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1982–1988 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 104 | (19) |
| 1988–1989 | Guria Lanchkhuti | 40 | (18) |
| 1989–1990 | Iberia Tbilisi | 25 | (23) |
| 1990–1992 | GKS Katowice | 36 | (11) |
| 1992–1994 | Le Havre | 48 | (12) |
| 1994–1997 | USL Dunkerque | 87 | (9) |
| 1997–1999 | Calais RUFC | 2 | (0) |
| Total | 342 | (92) | |
| International career | |||
| 1994 | Georgia | 3 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2012–2013 | Dinamo Batumi | ||
| 2014–2016 | Kolkheti Khobi | ||
| 2016–2017 | Shukura Kobuleti | ||
| 2017 | Guria Lanchkhuti | ||
| 2023- | Dunkerque U12 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Gia Guruli (born 20 May 1964) is a Georgian professional football manager and former player. He is the father of Alexander Guruli. He made his debut for the Georgia national team on 22 February 1994 against Israel and earned a total of three caps.
In 1992, Guruli moved to Le Havre and on 8 August 1992, he played his first game for the club, a 2–0 win against Nîmes in the 1992–93 French Division 1,[ citation needed ] becoming the first Georgian to play in the league. [1]
On 7 October 1992, he scored his first goal for Le Havre in a 3–0 French Division 1 win against Strasbourg, becoming the first Georgian to score in the league. [2]
On 7 March 1993, as Le Havre won 3–0 against Le Touquet, he became at 28 years the first Georgian to play in Coupe de France.[ citation needed ]
He remained the only Georgian to play in that competition until 3 January 2004, when his own son Aleksandre played with Boulogne-sur-mer against Créteil in the 2003–04 Coupe de France at 18 years old. [3]
He scored his twelfth and last goal for Le Havre on 29 January 1994, in a 3–0 French Division 1 win against Strasbourg; as of today he still remains the oldest Georgian goalscorer in the league. [4]
He remained the oldest Georgian to play in Coupe de France until 2020–21, when his own son Aleksandre broke his record by playing the 2020–21 Coupe de France at 35 years. [5]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
Iberia Tbilisi
GKS Katowice [7]
Individual
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