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As with many leading Georgian players, Kavelashvili began his career with [[FC Dinamo Tbilisi]], emerging from their youth system in 1989. A skillful [[Striker (association football)|striker]], he soon established himself in the Dinamo side before earning a move to [[Russia]]n club [[FC Spartak Vladikavkaz]] in 1995.
As with many leading Georgian players, Kavelashvili began his career with [[FC Dinamo Tbilisi]], emerging from their youth system in 1989. A skillful [[Striker (association football)|striker]], he soon established himself in the Dinamo side before earning a move to [[Russia]]n club [[FC Spartak Vladikavkaz]] in 1995.


He began training with [[Manchester City F.C.]] on March 1, 1996 [http://www.uit.no/mancity/mcivta/Di-Sp96.html] 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.
He began training with [[Manchester City F.C.]] on March 1, 1996 [https://archive.is/20130222234223/http://www.uit.no/mancity/mcivta/Di-Sp96.html] 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.


==Honours==
==Honours==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.uit.no/mancity/mcivta/3/27.html Interview with Kavelashvili]
*[https://archive.is/20130222202758/http://www.uit.no/mancity/mcivta/3/27.html Interview with Kavelashvili]
*[http://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=17185 Mikheil Kavelashvili all goals and appearances in national team]
*[http://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=17185 Mikheil Kavelashvili all goals and appearances in national team]
*{{NFT player|pid=2516}}
*{{NFT player|pid=2516}}

Revision as of 07:17, 23 December 2017

Mikheil Kavelashvili
Personal information
Full name Mikheil Guramovich Kavelashvili
Date of birth (1971-07-22) 22 July 1971 (age 52)
Place of birth Tblisi, Georgia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1989–1991 Dinamo Tbilisi
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1995 Dinamo Tbilisi 132 (80)
1994–1995Spartak Vladikavkaz (loan) 24 (12)
1995–1997 Manchester City 28 (3)
1997–1999Grasshoppers (loan) 59 (20)
1999–2002 Zürich 81 (28)
2002–2003 Luzern 25 (5)
2003–2004 Sion 10 (6)
2004–2005 Aarau 16 (8)
2004Alania Vladikavkaz (loan) 7 (0)
2005–2006 Basel 14 (4)
International career
1991–2002 Georgia 46 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 May 2007
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 May 2008

Template:Eastern Slavic name Mikheil Guramovich Kavelashvili (Georgian: მიხეილ გურამის ძე ყაველაშვილი; born 22 July 1971 in Tbilisi) is a Georgian former footballer.

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 [1] 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.

Honours

Dinamo Tbilisi

Vladikavkaz

Grasshoppers

External links