Biography
Georgy Tamazovich Jicky is known for his sports career. But about the talented football player could not find out if it were not for the signing of a contract with the Moscow "Spartak". After that, he played at the new level and even won the captain's dressing.Childhood and youth
Dzhikia was born on November 21, 1993 in Moscow, where his parents moved from Abkhazia, fleeing the military conflict. Pope of the football player in the past was an individual entrepreneur, but when the son became a star, he left the job. Mom devoted himself to care for the family. George - their middle child. The older brother of the athlete decided to become a dentist, and the youngest for a while also played football, but then focused on studying.
Jicky was still small when the family moved to Balashih near Moscow, where he was the early years of his biography. There, the father took the boy to the local football section "Victoria". Sergey Alexandrovich Mikheev became the first coach of the future celebrity.
After 4 years, Georgy moved to Lokomotiva-2 school in Perovo and studied there. Training occupied almost all free time, which had a negative impact on their studies. But seeing how strongly the heir was passionate about football, parents supported him. While Jikiya was small, Mom regularly dreamed the Son on the classes in another city and waited for their endings to pick up home. Later, the player went by himself.
Higher education athlete received at the Moscow State Regional University (MGOU). In 2020, he defended the Master of Physical Culture and Sports Diploma. The news about it was published on the page of his club.
Club Football
George from an early age played in different positions. He started closer to the attack, then shifted to the center, and later showed himself in defense. And one day, when the athlete was 14 years old, he went to the fees in Dagomys. During the match, one goalkeeper broke his nose, and the second could not reach the field due to the high temperature. Jicky put on the goalkeeper gloves and took the place at the gate so that the team finished the match.Already then, the young man managed to pay attention. He concluded the first professional contract in 2011, fastened to Lokomotiva-2. It happened on the initiative of the coach Evgeny Harlachev. The salary of the football player was 15 thousand rubles. There was enough money for transportation costs, gifts for loved ones and hiking in fast food restaurants.
In the team, the player spent 3 seasons, speaking in the 2nd Division. Once in an interview with Georgy admitted that the first serious match at an adult level considers a meeting with Smolensky Dnipro in the Russian Cup. The victory at that time the Muscovites brought a series of penalty, which decided the outcome of the fight after 120 minutes of fierce struggle.
Jikia could enter the main structure of Lokomotiv, even caused him for fees, but could not be entrenched. The reason was the change of coach. The football player managed to attract the attention of Slavon Bilich, but the new mentor of the team - Leonid Kuchuk - he was not interesting.
For six months before the expiration of the contract, Georgy went to defend the season in Spartak-Nalchik, where he safely spent 8 matches. The new agreement was not suggested, due to the financial difficulties, Lokomotiv-2 was disbanded. During this period, Jicky received an offer from Eugene Harlachev and left for Dzerzhinsk to play for the "Chemist".
The city, which is included in the list of the most contaminated in the world, made a negative impression on the star. According to memories, George, there were exercises every day, explosions were heard. But managed to find and beautiful places, the athlete loved to get out to the Volga.
The time spent in the "Chemist" did not benefit athlete's career. The team often lost, and he himself did not differ performance. Therefore, when Dzhikia offered a contract with Perm "Amkar", he did not refuse.
The athlete made his debut in the Premier League in the match against the "Wings of the Soviets", coming to the replacement of Branko Jovichich. Shortly after that, he already went on the field in the main composition. His 1st goal for the club player scored during a meeting with "Mordovia". Trainer Haji Hajiyev highly appreciated the work of the ward, called him a promising football player.
It is not surprising that the representatives of leading Russian teams were paid to George. He received proposals from "Rubin" and Zenit, but the leadership of the Moscow "Spartak" was distant. The athlete moved to the club in December 2016, issued an agreement on cooperation for 4.5 years. The transfer amount, according to the site "TransferMakt", amounted to € 2.5 million and the salary of the player, and later he decided to purchase the Range Rover Vogue machine, the cost of which is estimated at 13.5 million rubles.
The debut match for the new team Dzhikia spent against Ufa. He participated in the 8 Games of the Russian 2016/17 championship, in which Spartak won the Gold Medal. The next season athlete began on the position of the main central defender. But during a meeting with the Chinese FC "Shanghai Sipg", the player was injured - a rupture of cruciform ligaments of the left knee joint.
To recover, I had to skip the spring season of the Russian championship. After returning to the Georgy field, continued to demonstrate impressive results, and by voting it was appointed by the vice-captain of the team.
Already in July 2019, coach Oleg Kononov officially announced Jicky by the new captain "Spartak". The athlete did not let the mentor, at the end of the season he became the owner of the prize "Golden Caban" as the best player. The success of the stars and the editorial board of "Big Sports" were noted.
The next year also began for the star brightly, but the chain of sports achievements had to be interrupted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For a man, this time was heavy. We had to train through video links, and there was nothing at home. Therefore, George decided to help volunteers. Observing all precautions, he delivered products to veterans.
But soon the football player and himself became a victim of a dangerous virus. His condition was changeable, so I had to sit out on quarantine all 2 weeks. According to the memoirs of the stars, he walked on the balcony and talked to a voice assistant. The game on the console is quickly tired, and watch movies and showrooms did not want.
The first match against the "Krasnodar" was given to the player, it was difficult, the suffered disease and lack of loads affected, but then the state came to normal, and he began to win again with the team.
Russian team
George's nationality was the reason for which he repeatedly received invitations to join the Georgian national team. Footballer Alexander Iashvili shared in an interview that Jikia could easily come and get a Georgian passport in the day. But on the eve of the athlete called and reported that he had changed his mind.
The player preferences the Russian national team, because he did not want to work in the status of Legioneer in this country. According to the football player, he did not think over the choice and did not even advise himself with his relatives, because he knew exactly what the answer would be. Parents supported him.
After the winning championship of Russia 2016/2017, the head coach of the national team of the country Stanislav Cherchesov called Georgy to the main composition. The debut for the national team took place in the game against Hungarians. At the Fulbek Confederations Cup played 3 matches without replacements - with Mexico, New Zealand and Portugal. In the duel with the latter was punished with a yellow card.
Bound injury was worth a star not only participation in the Russian championship, but also in the 2018 World Cup. Later, the player appeared on the matches of the League of Nations and during the meeting with the national team of Turkey contributed to the fact that his Fallowdnik Roman Neushtter scored a goal into the opponent's gate.
As part of the National Team of Russia, the athlete performed in 10 qualifying matches of the Che 2020. Following the results, he became the only Russian in the list of the top 100 European qualifications players. But the tournament itself was moved due to a coronavirus infection pandemic, which became a blow to Jicky. After the missed world championship, he expected to express himself at this international competition, but failed.
In November 2020, Georgy first brought the team on the field as her captain during a friendly match with the Moldova national team. Although the meeting ended with a draw, the fans celebrated the efforts of the football player and recognized the best player.
Personal life
Personal life of celebrities is hidden from prying eyes. In "Instagram", it is primarily a photo from training and matches, and also reports news. According to the player, the opportunity to comment on the posts, he turned off to limit himself from negative.A football player does not know about what noise can provoke a publication. On January 13, 2018, the press service "Spartak" instructed him to lead the Twitter Account of the Club. Soon there was a video, in which the defender took the workout of Brazilian legionnaires and called them "chocolates". After that, Western journalists were indignant, considering such a formulation of racist. The press service of the team apologized and removed the scandalous video.
Instead, on the page there were a video in which the midfielder of the Moscow club Fernando Lucas Martins in Loman Russian stated that there was no racism in Spartak, and called him family. The incident was exhausted.
Another publication, although not a player, also provoked a wave of discussions. In 2019, the singer Julianna Karaulova shared a joint shot of a football player, because of which the fans took her for his beloved. But in fact, the performer wanted to express the star recognition for career achievements. She told that he was a fan of George, like her father. The athlete, in turn, admitted that he was listening to the songs of the artist.
As for the choice of his wife, in one of the interviews, Jicky said that he would come to this with all seriousness - he dreams of tie himself to the bonds of marriage for life and create a strong family, to raise children. In the choice of the bride, the player follows Caucasian traditions: the girl should be able to prepare and be hospitable.
Georgy Jikia now
2021 began for players of Moscow "Spartak" brightly, with confident victories over rivals. But during the Russian national team match against the National Team of Slovakia, Georgia cannot prove himself. The tournament was held within the framework of the qualifying stage of the World Cup - 2022 and ended with the defeat of Russians.
Fans responded to news negatively and ridiculed compatriots. Dzhikia and Mario Fernandez, who were suddenly discovered at the gate embracing. This has become a reason for numerous jokes and memes.
Now the athlete continues to train hard in order to further please fans with their successes. The opportunity introduced itself to the Euro 2020, which started on November 11, 2021. The championship was supposed to go back in the summer of 2020, but the coronavirus infection pandemic made its own adjustments.
Achievements and awards
- 2017 - winner of the RFU Prize "33 best player of the season"
- 2017 - Golden Football Championship winner
- 2017 - owner of the Super Cup of Russia
- 2018 - Bronze medalist of the Russian Football Championship
- 2019 - winner of the fans of the Spartak team Moscow - "Golden Caban"
- 2019 - owner of awards from the magazine "Big Sport" - "For perseverance and will to victory"
- 2021 - Silver Football Championship winner