Mikhail Kavelashvili

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Mikhail Kavelashvili
Full name	Mikhail Kavelashvili
Date of birth	July 22, 1971 (1971-07-22) (age 36)
Place of birth	Tblisi, Georgia
Height	180 cm
Playing position	Striker
Youth clubs
1989-1991	Dinamo Tbilisi
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1991–1995 1994-1995 1995-1997 1997-1999 1999-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2004 2005-2007 2007	Dinamo Tbilisi → Vladikavkaz (loan) Manchester City → Grasshoppers (loan) Zürich Luzern Sion Aarau → Vladikavkaz (loan) Basel Rustavi	17 (14) 24 (12) 28 (3) 59 (20) 81 (28) 25 (5) 10 (6) 16 (8) 7 (0) 7 (3) ? (?)
National team²
1995-2002	Georgia	38 (9)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 May 2007. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 20 May 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Mikhail Kavelashvili (born July 22, 1971 in Tbilisi) is a Georgian footballer.

As with many leading Georgian players, Kavelahvili 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. [2].