Aleksandr Iashvili

Aleksandr Iashvili (born 23 October 1977 in Tbilisi) is a Georgian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He started with Dinamo Tbilisi in 1993, scoring 24 goals in 24 games in 1994-95 and 26 in 25 the following season, which brought a loan to VfB Lübeck in Germany in January 1997 and then a permanent move to SC Freiburg, where he spent ten years, was named team captain for 2005-06 and scored 51 goals in 255 league appearances. He then played for Karlsruher SC from 2007 to 2012, VfL Bochum, Inter Baku in Azerbaijan, FC Samtredia and finally returned to Dinamo Tbilisi in 2015. With 67 matches and 15 goals he is the fifth most capped player in the history of the Georgia national team, and he was named Georgian Footballer of the Year in 2004 and 2008.