Jemal Gubaz

Jemal Gubaz
Џьамал Гәбаз
6th chairman of the Football Federation of Abkhazia
In office March 2012 – 21 September 2015
Preceded by	Leonid Dzapshba
Succeeded by	Ruslan Ajinjal
Personal details
Born	(1968-09-02) 2 September 1968 (age 56) Gudauta, Georgian SSR
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Occupation	Footballer (retired) Football administrator
Association football career Position(s) Midfielder Youth career ROShISP-10 Rostov-on-Don Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 1985 FC Dinamo Sukhumi 12 (2) 1985 FC SKA Rostov-on-Don 0 (0) 1986 FC Torpedo Kutaisi 0 (0) 1986–1987 FC Dinamo Sukhumi 41 (6) 1987–1988 FC Dinamo Tbilisi 7 (1) 1988–1991 FC Dinamo Sukhumi 56 (5) 1992 FC SKA Rostov-on-Don 37 (15) 1993 FC Rostselmash Rostov-on-Don 20 (4) 1993 → FC Rostselmash-2 Rostov-on-Don (loan) 5 (2) 1994 FC SKA Rostov-on-Don 17 (3) 1995 FC Anzhi Makhachkala 13 (1) 1996 FC SKA Rostov-on-Don 10 (0) *Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jemal Rezovich Gubaz (Abkhaz: Џьамал Гәбаз, Russian: Джемал Резович Губаз; born 2 September 1968, in Gudauta) is a former football player from Abkhazia and a former chairman of the Football Federation of Abkhazia.

Chairman of the Football Federation of Abkhazia

In March 2012, Jemal Gubaz was elected to succeed Leonid Dzapshba as Chairman of the Football Federation of Abkhazia.^[1]

On 8 September 2015, the FFA announced that the upcoming leadership election had been moved forward to October from the Spring of 2016, so as to leave more time for the preparation of the 2016 ConIFA World Football Cup, hosted by Abkhazia.^[2] Gubaz was initially running for re-election,^[3] but announced on 21 September his immediate resignation,^[4] leaving the field clear for Ruslan Ajinjal to be elected unanimously.^[5]

On 27 October, Gubaz explained in an interview that he had called the early election after President Raul Khajimba had expressed his support for his work, but that he stepped down when he heard that Khajimba in fact supported Ajinjal's candidacy, because he "didn't play such games".^[6]

References

1. "В федерации футбола Абхазии все еще не произведен акт приема-передачи имущества и документов". Apsnypress. 19 July 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
2. "ВНЕОЧЕРЕДНЫЕ ВЫБОРЫ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА ФЕДЕРАЦИИ ФУТБОЛА РА СОСТОЯТСЯ ПО ЗАВЕРШЕНИИ 22-ГО ЧЕМПИОНАТА АБХАЗИИ ПО ФУТБОЛУ". Abkhazia Inform. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
3. "НА ПОСТ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА ФФА БАЛЛОТИРУЮТСЯ ДВА КАНДИДАТА". Abkhazia Inform. 16 September 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
4. "ДЖЕМАЛ ГУБАЗ УШЁЛ С ПОСТА ПРЕЗИДЕНТА ФФА". Abkhazia Inform. 21 September 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
5. "РУСЛАН АДЖИНДЖАЛ: "МЫ ДОЛЖНЫ УДЕЛИТЬ ОСОБОЕ ВНИМАНИЕ РАЗВИТИЮ ДЕТСКО-ЮНОШЕСКОГО ФУТБОЛА"". Abkhazia Inform. 15 October 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
6. "ДЖЕМАЛ ГУБАЗ: ЕСЛИ Я ТАК ПЛОХО РАБОТАЛ, ПОЧЕМУ МЕНЯ ТЕРПЕЛИ ЧЕТЫРЕ ГОДА?". Abkhazia Inform. 27 October 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2016.

External links

• Jemal Gubaz at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)