Ashvetia Mikhail Aleksandrovich (born November 10, 1977) is a Russian footballer of Georgian origin, a forward. During his playing career he appeared for several clubs in the Russian football league, including the Nizhny Novgorod club FC Nizhny Novgorod in 2009.[1]
Playing career
Over the course of his career, Ashvetia played in Russia for Alania, Moscow's Lokomotiv, Rubin, Rostov, Anzhi, Nizhny Novgorod, and Dynamo Barnaul.[2] According to the match sheet, in the 2008 season he played for Anzhi, and in early 2009 for Dynamo Barnaul.[1]
At Nizhny Novgorod
In autumn 2009, Ashvetia played for FC Nizhny Novgorod in First League matches. During this period he took part in nine of the club's matches, against Vityaz, Nosta, Metallurg, Salyut-Belgorod, and other teams. Among the recorded matches are games against Krasnodar (0:1), Baltika (2:2), Shinnik (0:3), Luch (0:2), SKA-Khabarovsk (0:1), and Alania (0:2).[1]
Coaching career
After the end of his playing career, Ashvetia worked as an assistant coach and head coach of Torpedo Kutaisi, and also served as sporting director of the Georgian club Samgurali.[2] As of 2026, he has expressed readiness to return to Russian football as a head coach or sporting director, naming a possible return to Lokomotiv as a priority.[2]
Sources
- matchtv.ru — Mikhail Ashvetia, Forward
- metaratings.ru — Ashvetia: a return to Lokomotiv as a coach is my priority