Giorgi Tsintsadze
PositionPoint guard
Height6 ft
Height in3.5
Weight lbs198
LeagueGeorgian Superliga
TeamBC TSU Tbilisi
Number8
NationalityGeorgian
Birth date7 February 1986 (age 40)
Birth placeTbilisi, Georgian SSR, USSR
Draft year2008
Career start2001
Years 12001–2002
Team 1Academy Tbilisi
Years 22002–2003
Team 2Basco Batumi
Years 32003–2004
Team 3CSKA Moscow
Years 42004–2005
Team 4BC Samara
Years 52005
Team 5Ural Great Perm
Years 62005–2006
Team 6Dynamo Moscow
Years 72006–2009
Team 7Tartu Ülikool/Rock
Years 82009
Team 8Trikala 2000
Years 92009–2010
Team 9BC Donetsk
Years 102010
Team 10Trefl Sopot
Years 112010–2011
Team 11Tartu Ülikool/Rock
Years 122011–2012
Team 12Olimpi Tbilisi
Years 132012–2013
Team 13Budivelnyk Kyiv
Years 142013–2014
Team 14BC Donetsk
Years 152014
Team 15Champville
Years 162014
Team 16MZT Skopje
Years 172014–2015
Team 17MIA Academy
Years 182015
Team 18BCM Gravelines
Years 192016
Team 19Rouen Métropole Basket
Years 202016–2017
Team 20Kutaisi 2010
Years 212017–2018
Team 21Politehnica Iași
Years 222018-2020
Team 22Al-Shamal Doha
Years 232020
Team 23Dinamo Tbilisi
Years 242020-2021
Team 24Baniyas Abu Dhabi
Years 252021-2022
Team 25BC TSU Tbilisi
Years 262022
Team 26US Monastir
Years 272022-present
Team 27BC TSU Tbilisi
Awards

Giorgi Tsintsadze (Georgian: გიორგი ცინცაძე; born 7 Feb 1986) is a Georgian professional basketball player for BC TSU Tbilisi of the Georgian Superliga. Giorgi is native of Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. He is also a member of the Georgian national basketball team since 2004.

Professional career

He has played for CSKA Moscow and Dynamo Moscow prior to transferring to Rock Tartu in Estonia. In 2009, after three successful seasons in Tartu, he signed with the Greek League team AS Trikala 2000. Trikala released him on 11 December 2009 upon his own request.[1] He then moved to Ukrainian SuperLeague team BC Donetsk. After the team bankrupted Tsindsadze went to Poland in March 2010 and signed for Trefl Sopot until the end of the season. For the 2010–11 season he returned to Estonia to play for Tartu Ülikool/Rock. Tsintsadze then went to his native Georgia for one season. In 2012 he signed with Budivelnyk Kyiv of the Ukrainian SuperLeague. In September 2013, he returned to his former team BC Donetsk.[2] In the summer 2014, Tsintsadze signed with Macedonian basketball team MZT Skopje.[3] On 31 October 2014 he parted ways with MZT.[4] In November 2014, he returned to Georgia and signed with MIA Academy for the rest of the season.[5] On 15 September 2015 he signed with French club BCM Gravelines.[6] In December 2015, he left Gravelines.[7] On 4 January 2016 he signed with Rouen Métropole Basket for the rest of the 2015–16 LNB Pro A season.[8]

Honours and titles

References

  1. ^ "Trikala released Giorgi Tsintsadze". Talkbasket.net. 12 December 2009. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Giorgi Tsintsadze signs with BC Donetsk". Sportando.net. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
  3. ^ "MZT Skopje sign Marko Pajic and Georgi Tsintsadze". Sportando.com. 26 July 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Giorgi Tsintsadze leaves MZT Skopje". Eurobasket.com. 31 October 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  5. ^ "Giorgi Tsintsadze moved to MIA Academy". Eurobasket.com. 13 November 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  6. ^ "Gravelines-Dunkerque announces George Tsintsadze". Sportando.com. 15 September 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  7. ^ Gravelines-Dunkerque to part ways with Giorgi Tsintsadze, to sign Tyrone Brazelton
  8. ^ Giorgi Tsintsadze signs with Rouen Metro Basket