Georgi Kiknadze

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Georgi Kiknadze
Personal information
Full name Georgi Kiknadze
Date of birth 26 April 1976 (1976-04-26) (age 32)
Place of birth    Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, then Soviet Union
Playing position Midfielder
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1993–1998
1998–1999
1999–2000
2000–2003
2003–2004
2005–2006		 Dinamo Tbilisi
Torpedo Kutaisi
Samsunspor
Freiburg
Spartaki Tblisi
Lokomotivi Tbilisi

4 (0)
0 (0)   
National team
1996–1999 Georgia 10 (1)
Teams managed
2006–2007
2007
2007–		 Olimpi Rustavi
Torpedo Kutaisi
Lokomotivi Tbilisi

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

Georgi Kiknadze (born 26 April 1976) is a Georgian footballer and coach who played for FC Dinamo Tbilisi, FC Torpedo Kutaisi, Samsunspor, Freiburg, Lokomotivi Tbilisi, Spartaki Tblisi and the Georgian national team as a midfielder. As part of the Dinamo Tbilisi team he won the Umaglesi Liga five times running from 1994 to 1998,[1] and the Georgian Cup four years running from 1994 to 1997. He was also a runner-up in the Georgian Cup in 1998.[2]

He made his international debut on 5 December 1996 in a friendly match against Lebanon. Kiknadze captained the side in a 4–2 defeat, scoring Georgia's second goal.[3] In 1997 he was sent off while playing for Georgia against Moldova, as a result of an incident involving Moldovan captain Alexander Curteanu, who was also sent off.[4] He obtained the last of his ten international caps on 28 April 1999, coming on as a substitute in a 4–1 loss against Norway.

Kiknadze joined Turkish club Samsunspor in October 1999,[5] but stayed only one season, making just four apparances before moving to SC Freiburg in Germany. He failed to make the first team in his two seasons in Germany, and in 2003 he was released by Freiburg. He then returned to Georgia, where he played for Lokomotivi Tbilisi and later Spartaki Tblisi.

Kiknadze started the 2006–07 season as coach of Olimpi Rustavi, entering coaching at the relatively young age of 30. This was Olimpi Rustavi's first season of existence; the club formed in 2006 following a merger between FC Tbilisi and FC Rustavi. At the start of the season Kiknadze led the club to a run of eight matches without conceding a single goal. However, midway through the season, with Olimpi leading the league, Kiknadze left the club after failing to agree terms on a new contract. Olimpi continued the good form they had enjoyed under Kiknadze, and won the league title.[6] Kiknadze subsequently became coach at Torpedo Kutaisi,[7] but just stayed in the job just one month.[8] He became the coach of Lokomotivi Tbilisi on 7 April 2007.[9]

Kiknadze's nephew Levan Kenia is also a professional footballer, playing for German club Schalke.[10]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Georgia - Championship Winning Teams. RSSSF. Retrieved on 2008-05-18.
  2. ^ Georgia - Cup Final Details. RSSSF. Retrieved on 2008-05-18.
  3. ^ The National Team of Georgia in 1996. Georgian Football Federation. Retrieved on 2008-05-25.
  4. ^ Spain secure place in World Cup finals. Independent. Retrieved on 2008-05-18.
  5. ^ Giorgi Kiknadze. Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved on 2008-05-25.
  6. ^ Rustavi heroes gear up for Europe. UEFA. Retrieved on 2008-05-18.
  7. ^ Georgia comes in from the cold. FIFA. Retrieved on 2008-05-18.
  8. ^ Hammond, Mike (ed.) (2007). The European Football Yearbook 2007/08. London: M Press Media. ISBN 978-0-9555917-2-3.  p507
  9. ^ The European Football Yearbook 2007/08, p504
  10. ^ Georgi Kiknadze. Playerhistory. Retrieved on 2008-05-18.
Persondata
NAME Kiknadze, Georgi
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kiknadze, Giorgi
SHORT DESCRIPTION Footballer
DATE OF BIRTH 26 April 1976
PLACE OF BIRTH Tbilisi
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
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