Levan Kobiashvili

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Levan Kobiashvili
Personal information
Kobiashvili in 2004
Full name	Levan Kobiashvili
Date of birth	(1977-07-10) 10 July 1977
Place of birth	Tbilisi, Soviet Union
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)^[1]
Playing position	Left wingback
Club information
Current club	Hertha BSC
Number	3
Youth career
	Awasa Tbilisi
	Olimpi Rustavi
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1993–1994	Olimpi Rustavi	48	(0)
1995–1998	Dinamo Tbilisi	36	(3)
1997	→ Alania Vladikavkaz (loan)	21	(5)
1998	→ SC Freiburg (loan)	26	(3)
1998–2003	SC Freiburg	123	(27)
2003–2010	Schalke 04	168	(9)
2010–	Hertha BSC	94	(6)
National team
1994	Georgia U17	2	(0)
1995	Georgia U21	1	(0)
1996–2011	Georgia	100	(12)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 December 2013. † Appearances (Goals).

Levan Kobiashvili (Georgian: ლევან კობიაშვილი, born 10 July 1977) is a Georgian footballer who plays as defender for Hertha BSC.

Career

His career began in his hometown with Awasa Tbilisi. Moving to play for Metalurg Rustavi, Dinamo Tbilisi and Alania Vladikavkaz he was transferred to SC Freiburg in 1998, where he was one of several Georgians in the squad. In his first half season with Freiburg, he helped the club earn promotion to the Bundesliga. The club managed to avoid relegation the following season, and in 2001 even qualified for the UEFA Cup, finishing fifth in the league. The following season, however, Freiburg were relegated back the second division. After earning promotion to the Bundesliga a second time, in 2003, Kobiashvili transferred to FC Schalke.^[2] With Schalke, he finished second in the Bundesliga twice, in 2005 and in 2007, and played in the final of the DFB-Pokal in 2005. In 2005–06, he helped Schalke reach the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup, which Schalke lost to the eventual champions FC Sevilla. In 2008, he reached the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League, which Schalke lost to FC Barcelona. Over six and a half years with Schalke, Kobiashvili made his way into Schalke's international record books. Having played thirty five international club matches, he ranks third among Schalke players, and is tied for fourth with Klaus Fischer, Kevin Kurányi, and Licoln on goals scored in international competitions, with seven.

On 20 December 2009 he announced he would be leaving FC Schalke 04^[3] to transfer to Hertha BSC. He joined his new club on 1 January 2010.^[4]

Position

He plays primarily as a left wingback 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.

Suspension

During a relegation playoff game against 2. Bundesliga team Fortuna Düsseldorf, Kobiashvili punched referee Wolfgang Stark after the final whistle. Hertha lost the playoff 4–3 on aggregate goals and was relegated from the Bundesliga as a result. Kobiashvili was banned for one year, retroactively beginning 16 May 2012.^[5] The German Football Association later reduced Kobiashvili's suspension for seven and a half months, to end 31 December 2012.^[6]

Club

As of 4 June 2012.^[7]^[8]

Club	Season	League		Cup		Europe		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Hertha BSC	2011–12	33	2	3	0	0	0	36	2
	2010–11	32	3	2	0	0	0	34	3
	2009–10	16	0	0	0	1	0	17	0
	Total	81	5	5	0	1	0	87	5
Schalke 04	2009–10	4	1	0	0	0	0	4	1
	2008–09	29	0	3	0	5	0	37	0
	2007–08	13	1	2	0	5	0	20	1
	2006–07	29	3	4	1	1	0	34	4
	2005–06	32	1	3	0	13	4	48	5
	2004–05	32	3	7	0	13	3	52	6
	2003–04	29	0	1	0	8	0	38	0
	Total	168	9	20	1	45	7	233	17
SC Freiburg	2002–03	28	10	3	0	0	0	31	10
	2001–02	31	4	3	1	6	1	40	6
	2000–01	31	7	4	2	0	0	35	9
	1999–2000	33	6	4	1	0	0	37	7
	1998–99	26	3	1	0	0	0	27	3
	1997–98	15	1	0	0	0	0	15	1
	Total	164	31	15	4	6	1	185	36
Alania Vladikavkaz (loan)	1997	21	5	0	0	1	0	22	5
Alania Vladikavkaz (loan)	Total	21	5	0	0	1	0	22	5
Dinamo Tbilisi
	1997–98	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	1996–97	7	3	0	0	4	0	11	3
	1995–96	27	0	0	0	0	0	27	0
	Total	36	3	0	0	4	0	40	3
Olimpi Rustavi	1994–93	25	0	0	0	0	0	25	0
	1993–94	23	0	0	0	0	0	25	0
	Total	48	0	0	0	0	0	48	0
Career Total		518	53	40	5	57	8	615	66

^* Includes Liga-Pokal and DFL-Supercup.

International goals

Scores and goals list Georgia's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	6 June 2001	Népstadion, Budapest	Hungary	1–4	1–4	2002 World Cup qualifier
2.	27 March 2002	Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi	South Africa	1–0	4–1	Friendly
3.	29 March 2003	Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi	Republic of Ireland	1–1	1–2	Euro 2004 qualifier
4.	4 June 2005	Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana	Albania	2–3	2–3	2006 World Cup qualifier
5.	16 August 2006	Svangaskarð, Toftir	Faroe Islands	4–0	6–0	Euro 2008 qualifier
6.	15 November 2006	Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tbilisi	Uruguay	1–0	2–0	Friendly
7.	15 November 2006	Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tbilisi	Uruguay	2–0	2–0	Friendly
8.	11 October 2008	Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tbilisi	Cyprus	1–1	1–1	2010 World Cup qualifier
9.	28 March 2009	Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca	Cyprus	1–2	1–2	2010 World Cup qualifier
10.	14 October 2009	Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia	Bulgaria	2–6	2–6	2010 World Cup qualifier
11.	3 March 2010	Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tbilisi	Estonia	1–0	2–1	Friendly
12.	26 March 2011	Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tbilisi	Croatia	1–0	1–0	UEFA Euro 2012 qualifier

Honours

Dinamo Tbilisi

Umaglesi Liga: 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
Georgian Cup: 1995, 1996, 1997
Georgian Super Cup: 1996, 1997

FC Schalke 04

UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2003, 2004
Bundesliga Runner-Up: 2004–05, 2006–07
DFB-Pokal Runner-Up: 2004–05
DFB-Ligapokal: 2005

References

↑ "Levan Kobiashvili". Transfermarkt. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
↑ "Levan Kobiashvili wechselt zu Hertha BSC" (in German). schalke04.de. 20 December 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
↑ "Hertha move again to sign Kobiashvili". UEFA.com. 20 December 2009. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
↑ "Kobiashvili kommt" (in German). herthabsc.de. 20 December 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
↑ Quinn, Phillip (30 May 2012). "Levan Kobiashvili Banned For One Year, Four Others Also Banned". sbnation.com. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
↑ "Kobiashvili ban reduced by tribunal". espnstar.com. 4 June 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
↑ "Levan Kobiashvili". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
↑ "Kobiashvili, Levan". National Football Teams. Retrieved 16 December 2011.

External links

Levan Kobiashvili at transfermarkt.de (German)
Levan Kobiashvili at fussballdaten.de (German)
Levan Kobiashvili at RSSSF

v t e Georgian Footballer of the Year

1990: Ketsbaia 1992: Jishkariani 1993: Kinkladze 1994: Arveladze 1995: Devadze 1996: Kinkladze 1997: Ketsbaia 1998: Arveladze 1999: Janashia 2000: Kobiashvili 2001: Kaladze 2002: Kaladze 2003: Kaladze 2004: Iashvili 2005: Kobiashvili 2006: Kaladze 2007: Arveladze 2008: Iashvili 2009: Ananidze 2010: Merebashvili 2011: Kaladze 2012: Kashia

v t e Hertha BSC – current squad

1 Kraft 2 Pekarík 3 Kobiashvili 6 Janker 7 Hosogai 8 Ndjeng 9 Baumjohann 10 Ben-Hatira 11 Allagui 12 Ronny 13 Skjelbred 15 Langkamp 17 Ciğerci 18 Niemeyer 20 Ramos 21 Burchert 22 Jarstein 23 van den Bergh 25 Brooks 26 Schulz 28 Lustenberger 32 Holland 33 Wagner 34 Mukhtar 35 Gersbeck 37 Sprint Manager: Luhukay

Persondata
Name	Kobiashvili, Levan
Alternative names
Short description	Georgian footballer
Date of birth	10 July 1977
Place of birth	Tbilisi, Soviet Union
Date of death
Place of death

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