The expectation of showing up a 30-year-old midfielder Zurab Menteshashvili in "Zestaponi" is justified. Today, Menteshashvili trained with the club. Sergo Putkaradze, press-attache of the club, informed "World Sport" that the player will train with "Zestaponi". As for future contract details, it is under specification. If negotiations are held successfully, Menteshashvili will leave for Spain with the team.
Last time Menteshashvili played at the national championship was in 1999. He played for "Wit Georgia" Tbilisi (14 matches, 1 goal). His football career started in "Gorda" Rustavi (15 matches) in 1997.
"Skonto" Riga was the first foreign club for "Mentesha" (1999-2002 - 77 matches, 11 goals). Then he played for Russian "Spartak-Alania" (2003 - 13 matches), "Skonto" (2003-2006 - 68 matches, 8 goals), Russian "Shinnik" Yaroslav (2006 - 15 matches), "Ventspils" (2007-2009 - 54 matches, 4 goals), "Tel Aviv" (2009-2010 - 25 matches), "Hapoel" Ashkelon (2010-2011 - 15 matches). Except Israeli, "Mentesha" became Latvian champion for 8 times. He held 40 matches in Georgian national team (2000-2010) and scored 1 goal.



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