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Name: Zurab Khizanishvili (on loan to Reading)
Nationality: Georgian
Date of Birth: 06/10/1981
Height:6' 0" (183cm)
Weight:14st 0lbs (89.0kg)
Previous  
Clubs:Newcastle, Rangers, Reading (loan), Dundee
Position: Defender

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Biography:

Hailing from Georgia, Zura arrived in the British Isles courtesy of a move from Lokomotiv Tblisi to Dundee in 2001. An impressive couple of seasons saw him move to Glasgow Rangers.

Zura arrived at Ewood Park initially on a season long loan from Rangers, but the Georgian international settled into Lancashire life so comfortably that he was soon a regular in Mark Hughes' squad. Culminating in Rovers making the move permanent in signing him on a three year deal.

The 24 year old defender is able to operate in a number of positions, in the centre of defence, as a holding midfielder, or as right back.

Signed a new three-year-deal in January 2008 that sees him contracted to the club until the summer of 2011.

Limited opportunites saw the Georgian make the move to Newcastle United on an emergency three-month loan deal in September 2009.

Season 2009 - 10

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League 0  (1) 0 0 0
 

Newcastle
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League 6  (1) 0 2 1
 

Blackburn
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FA Cup 0  (1) 0 0 0
League Cup 1  (0) 0 0 0
 

Career History:
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Blackburn 2008 - 09League 3  (2) 0
  FA Cup 4  (0) 0
  League Cup 3  (0) 0
Blackburn 2007 - 08League 10  (3) 0
  FA Cup 1  (0) 0
  League Cup 1  (1) 0
  Euro Cups 0  (1) 0
Blackburn 2006 - 07League 17  (1) 0
  FA Cup 3  (2) 0
  League Cup 1  (0) 0
  Euro Cups 6  (0) 0
Blackburn 2005 - 06League 24  (2) 1
  FA Cup 2  (0) 0
  League Cup 4  (0) 1
Rangers 2004 - 05League 14  (2) 0
  FA Cup 1  (0) 0
  League Cup 2  (0) 0
  Euro Cups 6  (0) 0
Rangers 2003 - 04League 25  (1) 0
  FA Cup 1  (0) 0
  League Cup 2  (1) 0
  Euro Cups 8  (0) 0
Dundee 2002 - 03League 16  (3) 0
  FA Cup 5  (0) 0
  League Cup 1  (0) 0
Dundee 2001 - 02League 18  (0) 0
  League Cup 2  (0) 0
Dundee 2000 - 01League 5  (1) 0
 
Zurab Khizanishvili
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