Mikheil Kavelashvili
Mikheil Kavelashvili (Georgian: მიხეილ ყაველაშვილი; born 22 July 1971 in Tbilisi) is a Georgian former footballer and politician.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mikheil Kavelashvili | ||
| Place of birth | Bolnisi, Georgia | ||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1989–1991 | Dinamo Tbilisi | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1995 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 132 | (80) |
| 1994–1995 | → Spartak Vladikavkaz (loan) | 24 | (12) |
| 1995–1997 | Manchester City | 28 | (3) |
| 1997–1999 | → Grasshoppers (loan) | 59 | (20) |
| 1999–2002 | Zürich | 81 | (28) |
| 2002–2003 | Luzern | 25 | (5) |
| 2003–2004 | Sion | 10 | (6) |
| 2004–2005 | Aarau | 16 | (8) |
| 2004 | → Alania Vladikavkaz (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Basel | 14 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1991–2002 | Georgia | 46 | (9) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 May 2007 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 May 2008 | |||
As with many leading Georgian players, Kavelashvili began his career with FC Dinamo Tbilisi, emerging from their youth system in 1989. A skillful striker, he soon established himself in the Dinamo side before earning a move to Russian club FC Spartak Vladikavkaz in 1995.
He began training with Manchester City F.C. on March 1, 1996 before finally joining the club on transfer deadline day. He made his city debut on April 6 scoring in the derby game against Manchester United F.C.. Following City's relegation he played 24 games (2 goals) in the Football League First Division. The number was not enough to secure a renewal of his work permit and so he was sent out on loan to Grasshopper Club Zürich, winning a Swiss Super League in 1998. He has since played the majority of his football in Switzerland, featuring for Fussballclub Zürich, FC Lucerne, FC Sion and FC Aarau (as well as a loan spell back at Vladikavkaz). He most recently signed for FC Basel in 2005.
With his national team won Malta International Football Tournament 1998[1]
In 2016 he was elected as a member of Parliament of Georgia.
Honours
Dinamo Tbilisi
- Umaglesi Liga champion: 1990, 1994, 1995.
Vladikavkaz
- Russian Premier League champion: 1995.
Grasshoppers
- Swiss Super League: 1998.
References
External links
- Interview with Kavelashvili
- Mikheil Kavelashvili all goals and appearances in national team
- Mikheil Kavelashvili at National-Football-Teams.com