Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nugzar Kvirtia | ||
Date of birth | September 16, 1984 | ||
Place of birth | Tbilisi, Georgia | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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AZAL | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2006 | FC Zorkiy Krasnogorsk | 71 | (23) |
2007 | FC Ryazan | 18 | (1) |
2008 | FC Zelenograd | 30 | (2) |
2009 | FC Znamya | 12 | (1) |
2009–2012 | AZAL | 85 | (5) |
2012–2013 | Turan Tovuz | 8 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Guria Lanchkhuti | 12 | (0) |
2014–2015 | ES Zarzis | 6 | (0) |
2015– | AZAL | 59 | (10) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 May 2017. |
Nugzar Valeryevich Kvirtia (Georgian: ნუგზარ ვალერის ძე კვირტია; born September 16, 1984) is a Georgian professional football player who currently plays for AZAL in the Azerbaijan Premier League.
Kvirtia was born in Tbilisi on 16 September 1984. His Father Valeriy Appolonovich Kvirtia, was a professional football player in Khobi, Squri, FC Guria Lanchkhuti and his mother is a cook. The family was forced to move from Georgia to Moscow because of the war in the country. The first steps in football began in Russian FSHM school in the Luzhniki Stadium, two years became the winner of the Cup among his age.
Kvirtia started his career in 2000 at FC Dinamo Tbilisi(Youth). When he return from Georgia to Russia, he tried to sign with FC Spartak Moscow (Youth), but due to injuries received in training could not recover in time and signed with FC Khimki.
Kvirtia joined FC Khimki in August 2002. In the Winter Cup semifinals came off the bench and scored two goals against Russian Premier League team FC Saturn, his team won 4-3 but in the final he can't get his first trophy with the team and they lose 0-1. He scored 3 goals in the second season for FC Khimki
On 7 July 2009, Kvirtia signed with AZAL PFC a 2 years contract. Kvirtia made his Azerbaijan Premier League debut against Neftchi Baku on 16 August 2009. In his debut season, his team could not get into the top six. In the end of 2010, FC Gabala interested in him but AZAL PFC didn't sell him. The next season 2010/2011 for Kvirtia was one of the best, AZAL PFC get into the top six. In the quarter-final of Azerbaijan Cup he scored at 43 minutes and AZAL PFC reached in the semifinal.