| Name: | Zurab Khizanishvili (on loan to Reading) |
| Nationality: | Georgian |
| Date of Birth: | 06/10/1981 |
| Height: | 6' 0" (183cm) |
| Weight: | 14st 0lbs (89.0kg) |
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| Clubs: | Newcastle, Rangers, Reading (loan), Dundee |
| Position: | Defender |
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.
| Competition | Apps (as sub) |
Goals | Yellow Cards |
Red Cards |
| League | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Newcastle | ||||
| Competition | Apps (as sub) |
Goals | Yellow Cards |
Red Cards |
| League | 6 (1) | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Blackburn | ||||
| Competition | Apps (as sub) |
Goals | Yellow Cards |
Red Cards |
| FA Cup | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| League Cup | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career History: | ||||
| Club | Season | Comp. | Apps (as sub) |
Goals |
| Blackburn | 2008 - 09 | League | 3 (2) | 0 |
| FA Cup | 4 (0) | 0 | ||
| League Cup | 3 (0) | 0 | ||
| Blackburn | 2007 - 08 | League | 10 (3) | 0 |
| FA Cup | 1 (0) | 0 | ||
| League Cup | 1 (1) | 0 | ||
| Euro Cups | 0 (1) | 0 | ||
| Blackburn | 2006 - 07 | League | 17 (1) | 0 |
| FA Cup | 3 (2) | 0 | ||
| League Cup | 1 (0) | 0 | ||
| Euro Cups | 6 (0) | 0 | ||
| Blackburn | 2005 - 06 | League | 24 (2) | 1 |
| FA Cup | 2 (0) | 0 | ||
| League Cup | 4 (0) | 1 | ||
| Rangers | 2004 - 05 | League | 14 (2) | 0 |
| FA Cup | 1 (0) | 0 | ||
| League Cup | 2 (0) | 0 | ||
| Euro Cups | 6 (0) | 0 | ||
| Rangers | 2003 - 04 | League | 25 (1) | 0 |
| FA Cup | 1 (0) | 0 | ||
| League Cup | 2 (1) | 0 | ||
| Euro Cups | 8 (0) | 0 | ||
| Dundee | 2002 - 03 | League | 16 (3) | 0 |
| FA Cup | 5 (0) | 0 | ||
| League Cup | 1 (0) | 0 | ||
| Dundee | 2001 - 02 | League | 18 (0) | 0 |
| League Cup | 2 (0) | 0 | ||
| Dundee | 2000 - 01 | League | 5 (1) | 0 |
