At one point he was a candidate for the Russia's UEFA Euro 2004 roster,[2] but was never actually called up.
Personal life
He was born in Abkhazia, a pro-Russia autonomous republic inside Georgian SSR. After the independent of Georgia, Dinamo Gagra refused to play in Georgian league and he then left for FC Zhemchuzhina Sochi, just about 50 km away in Krasnodar Krai, Russia.