Levan Kobiashvili

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Levan Kobiashvili
Levan Kobiashvili
Personal information
Full name Levan Kobiashvili
Date of birth July 10, 1977 (1977-07-10) (age 30)
Place of birth    Tbilisi, Soviet Union
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Schalke 04
Number 3
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1993–1994
1994–1995
1995–1998
1997
1998–2003
2003–
Awasa Tbilisi
Metalurg Rustavi
Dinamo Tbilisi
Alania Vladikavkaz (loan)
Freiburg
Schalke 04
023 0(0)
025 0(0)
034 0(3)
021 0(5)
164 (31)
134 0(8)   
National team2
1996– Georgia 071 0(7)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of May 10, 2008.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of June 7, 2008.
* Appearances (Goals)

Levan Kobiashvili (Georgian: ლევან კობიაშვილი, born July 10, 1977 in Tbilisi) is a Georgian football midfielder. He weighs 79 kg and is 183 cm tall. He is married and has one child.

His career began in his hometown with Awasa Tbilisi. Moving to play for Metalurg Rustavi, Dinamo Tbilisi und Alania Vladikavkaz he was transferred to SC Freiburg in 1998. One of several Georgians in the Freiburg squad, he stayed there until 2003, when he was bought by Schalke 04.

He plays primarily as a defensive midfielder or left winger. His main strengths are his stamina and passing. Levan has a very strong left foot and is an excellent set-piece taker.

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