Zurab Khizanishvili
Khizanishvili playing for Kayserispor
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Zurab Khizanishvili | ||
| Date of birth | 6 October 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Tbilisi, Georgia SSR, USSR | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Inter Baku | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–1999 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 2 | (1) |
| 1999–2000 | Norchi Tbilisi | 9 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Lokomotiv Tbilisi | 16 | (1) |
| 2001–2003 | Dundee | 43 | (0) |
| 2003–2006 | Rangers | 42 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | → Blackburn Rovers (loan) | 26 | (1) |
| 2006–2011 | Blackburn Rovers | 36 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Newcastle United (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Reading (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Reading (loan) | 22 | (0) |
| 2011–2014 | Kayserispor | 71 | (1) |
| 2014 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 4 | (0) |
| 2015 | Samtredia | 14 | (1) |
| 2015– | Inter Baku | 41 | (5) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1996–1997 | Georgia U-17 | 9 | (1) |
| 1998 | Georgia U-19 | 8 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Georgia U-21 | 3 | (1) |
| 1999–2015 | Georgia | 93 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 February 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 October 2015 |
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Zurab Khizanishvili (Georgian: ზურაბ ხიზანიშვილი; born 6 October 1981) is a Georgian footballer who plays for Inter Baku PIK in the Azerbaijan Premier League as a defender.
Khizanishvili started his career at Dinamo Tbilisi where he remained for just one season, before joining FC Tbilisi to improve his chances of playing regular first team football.
In 1999, he was on the move again, joining his previous two clubs' city rivals Lokomotiv Tbilisi. Khizanishvili's form at Lokomotiv piqued the interest of some of Europe's top clubs, though the player's latter days at the club were marred by injury. Khizanishvili was eventually released after his contract with Lokomotiv was terminated.
In March 2001, Khizanishvili joined Dundee, having had unsuccessful trials at Arsenal, Fulham and West Ham United.
He quickly made an impact at Dens Park, alerting fellow Scottish Premier League team Rangers, whom Khizanishvili joined on a Bosman transfer in June 2003 as a replacement for wantaway Blackburn Rovers-bound defender Lorenzo Amoruso.
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