Jaba Kankava and his career as a football player

Jaba Kankava was born in Tbilisi, in 1986, on the 18th of March. This is a Georgian football player, playing on the position of a midfielder, and at the moment he defends the colors of the French club "Reims".

early years

Jaba Kankava is a footballerschool club "Dynamo" (Tbilisi). Attention to himself, as a promising football player, he attracted in 2004. It was then that his native team managed to break into the group stage of a serious tournament - the UEFA Cup. Yes, and the young man played an important role in this. After all, his goal, sent to the goal of "Slavia" (Czech Republic), was a pass to the UEFA Cup.

After that Alain Giraud, who was at the timethe head coach of the national Georgian team, invited the young midfielder to the team. Debut Jaba Kankava occurred in September - he was released on the field in the qualifying match of the World Cup. Then Georgia played against Albania. And the match ended in favor of Georgia with a score of 2: 0.

Further career

In 2005, in February, Jaba Kankava became a player"Alania". A little later he was invited to Kiev "Arsenal". In the Ukrainian championship his debut took place in 2006 on the 5th of March. The first match ended in a goalless draw. But in this FK player for a long time did not stay and moved to the "Dnepr". The first goal for this team, by the way, he scored his former club - "Arsenal".

After that, he still played a year in FC "Kryvbas" inas a leased football player. I played 38 matches and even scored two goals. And in 2015 he was invited by the French "Reims". With this team, the Georgian football player signed a contract under the "3 + 1" scheme. Since 2015 and to date, the midfielder had 27 games, but has not scored yet a single goal.

From the achievements it should be noted that in the season2004/05 Jaba Kankava became the champion of Georgia, and the year before, together with his team won bronze at the Championship of the country. With FC "Dnepr" became a finalist of the UEFA Europa League - the most important achievement. And once again I took bronze and silver at the championship of Ukraine.

The case of Oleg Gusev

March 30, 2014, the situation occurred, thanks towhich Kankava has become even more popular and respected. It was a match that took place in the Ukrainian championship, "Dnepr" played against "Dynamo". During the game, the captain of Kiev, Oleg Gusev, faced Denis Boyko, the goalkeeper of the opponents. Because of this collision, he fell, hit hard, lost consciousness and swallowed his tongue. The first to focus was the Georgian midfielder - he provided the necessary assistance, thanks to which his comrade's breath on the field was restored. Thus, Jaba Kankava saved Oleg Gusev's life. He was even awarded with the Badge of Honor of the State Service of Ukraine for this.

Jaba himself believes that he did nothingunusual - he did as he should. But the doctor of the Dnipropetrovsk hospital in his interview assured that this first aid really became a salvation for the captain of Kiev. If the player rushed to save later - then, perhaps, the consequences could not have been prevented.

Interesting Facts

Jaba Kankava himself told that his favorite championship is the English Premier League. And he himself is a dedicated fan of "Manchester United".

Many often wonder if there is a football playerJaba Kankava family. In his interviews, he says that there is no wife or children. It is interesting that the player has a diploma. Even though he did not study. Jaba himself said that he bought a diploma. How would he learn if at 18 he moved to Alanya? At the same time, the Georgian football player does not even remember what his specialty is. Many are still wondering how the native players reacted to such an act? To which the player calmly replies that in any way. Because his life, and he decides what to do with it.

On the future, the midfielder does not think about either when he quits his career, or about what he will do afterwards. Footballer prefers to live for today.