Shalva Apkhazava

Shalva Abhazava

Personal information
Full name	Shalva Abhazava
Date of birth	(1980-08-14)14 August 1980
Place of birth	Kobuleti, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Date of death	7 January 2004(2004-01-07) (aged 23)
Place of death	Kyiv, Ukraine
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1995–1997	FC Kakhaberi Khelvachauri	6	(1)
1997–2002	FC Dinamo Batumi	128	(32)
2002–2004	FC Arsenal Kyiv	38	(17)
International career
2003	Georgia	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Shalva Apkhazava (Georgian: შალვა აფხაზავა; born 14 August 1980 – 7 January 2004) was a Georgian professional football striker who played for FC Arsenal Kyiv in Ukraine. He died in 2004, just 23 years old, from heart disease.