Back ليفان كوبياتشفيلي Arabic ليفان كوبياتشفيلى ARZ Levan Kobiaşvili Azerbaijani Леван Кобиашвили Bulgarian Lèvan Kobiaixvili Catalan Lewan Kobiaschwili German Λέβαν Κομπιασβίλι Greek Levan Kobiashvili Spanish لوان کوبیاشویلی Persian Levan Kobiašvili Finnish
 Kobiashvili with Schalke 04 in 2005 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 July 1977[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Tbilisi, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Left wingback | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1983–1992 | Avaza Tbilisi | ||
| 1992–1993 | Gorda Rustavi | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1994 | Gorda Rustavi | 48 | (0) |
| 1995–1998 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 36 | (3) |
| 1997 | → Alania Vladikavkaz (loan) | 21 | (5) |
| 1998 | → SC Freiburg (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 1998–2003 | SC Freiburg | 149 | (30) |
| 2003–2010 | Schalke 04 | 168 | (9) |
| 2010–2014 | Hertha BSC | 105 | (7) |
| Total | 542 | (55) | |
| International career | |||
| 1994 | Georgia U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 1995 | Georgia U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 1996–2011 | Georgia | 100 | (12) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Levan Kobiashvili (Georgian: ლევან კობიაშვილი, born 10 July 1977) is a Georgian former professional footballer and the current president of the Georgian Football Federation and a member of Parliament of Georgia.
He played primarily as a left wingback or left winger. During his career, Levan played for Gorda Rustavi, Dinamo Tbilisi, Alania Vladikavkaz and three German clubs: SC Freiburg, Schalke 04 and Hertha BSC.[3]
Kobiashvili is the most-capped Georgian player for the local national football team.[4] He won 100 caps for his home country.[5]
In October 2015, he was elected president of the Georgian Football Federation.[6]
In 2016, Kobiashvili was elected as a member of Parliament of Georgia.[7]
- ^ UEFA.com. "The official website for European football". UEFA.com. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ Mamrud, Roberto (20 December 2019). "Georgia - Record International Players". RSSSF.com. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ Mamrud, Roberto (30 April 2020). "Levan Kobiashvili - Century of International Appearances". RSSSF.com. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ Bzikadze, Vakhtang (5 October 2015). "Kobiashvili takes GFF helm". UEFA.com. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- ^ "Levan Kobiashvili". parliament.ge. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
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