Back ميخايل كاڤيلاشڤيلى ARZ Micheil Kawelaschwili German Míjeil Kavelashvili Spanish Mikhaïl Kavelachvili French מיכאיל קאוולשווילי HE Միխայիլ Կավելաշվիլի Armenian Mikheil Kavelashvili Italian მიხეილ ყაველაშვილი Georgian Miheils Kavelašvili Latvian/Lettish Micheil Kavelasjvili Dutch
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 July 1971 | ||
| 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 | |||
Mikheil Kavelashvili (Georgian: მიხეილ ყაველაშვილი; born 22 July 1971) is a Georgian politician and former professional footballer. He is the co-founder of the 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.
On November 27, 2024, the ruling Georgian Dream party nominated Kavelashvili as its candidate for the Presidency of Georgia.[1]
- ^ "GD Picks Former Football Player Mikheil Kavelashvili as Presidential Candidate". Civil Georgia. 27 November 2024. Retrieved 27 November 2024.