Mikheil Kavelashvili

Mikheil Kavelashvili
Personal information
Date of birth	22 July 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth	Bolnisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1989–1991	Dinamo Tbilisi
Senior career*
Years	Team
1988–1995	Dinamo Tbilisi
1994–1995	→ Spartak Vladikavkaz (loan)
1995–1997	Manchester City
1997–1999	→ Grasshoppers (loan)
1999–2002	Zürich
2002–2003	Luzern
2003–2004	Sion
2004–2005	Aarau
2004	→ Alania Vladikavkaz (loan)
2005–2006	Basel
Total
International career
1991–2002	Georgia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mikheil Kavelashvili (Georgian: მიხეილ ყაველაშვილი; born 22 July 1971) is a Georgian politician and former professional footballer. He is the co-founder of People's Power party.

As a player, he was a striker who notably played in the Premier League for Manchester City and in the Swiss Super League for Grasshoppers, Zürich, Luzern, Sion, Aarau and Basel. He also played for Dinamo Tbilisi and Spartak Vladikavkaz. He was capped 46 times by Georgia, scoring nine goals.

He moved into politics in 2016, and was elected to the Parliament of Georgia in the Georgian Dream party, before leaving to co-found the People's Power party.

Personal information
Date of birth	(1971-07-22) 22 July 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth	Bolnisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
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)
1994–1995	→ 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)
Total		396	(166)
International career
1991–2002	Georgia	46	(9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals