Otar Kakabadze
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Otar Kakabadze | ||
| Date of birth | 27 June 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Tbilisi, Georgia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Gimnàstic | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2012 | Dinamo Tbilisi | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | Dinamo Tbilisi II | 17 | (1) |
| 2014–2016 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 40 | (1) |
| 2016– | Gimnàstic | 3 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011–2013 | Georgia U17 | 16 | (1) |
| 2012–2014 | Georgia U19 | 7 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Georgia U21 | 5 | (1) |
| 2015– | Georgia | 6 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 October 2016. | |||
Otar Kakabadze (Georgian: ოთარ კაკაბაძე; born 27 June 1995) is a Georgian footballer who plays as a right back for Spanish club Gimnàstic de Tarragona.
Club career
Dinamo Tbilisi
Born in Tbilisi, Kakabadze was a FC Dinamo Tbilisi youth graduate. He made his debut with the reserves on 27 November 2012, starting in a 2–0 away win against FC Racha Ambrolauri, and scored his first senior goal in a 6–0 home routing of FC Kakheti Telavi on 19 October 2013.
Kakabadze was promoted to the main squad in the 2014. He made his professional debut on 16 September 2014, coming on as a second-half substitute for Irakli Dzaria in a 6–0 home thrashing of FC Shukura Kobuleti.[1]
Karabadze quickly established himself as a starter at Dinamo, and scored his first professional goal on 23 October 2015, netting the winner in a 2–1 home success over FC Tskhinvali.
Gimnàstic
On 7 July 2016, Kakabadze signed a three-year deal with Spanish Segunda División side Gimnàstic de Tarragona.[2]
International career
After representing Georgia at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels, Karabadze made his debut for the full squad on 8 October 2015, starting in a 4–0 home win against Gibraltar for the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifiers.[3]
Honours
Dinamo Tbilisi
- Umaglesi Liga (2): 2013-14, 2015-16
- Georgian Cup (3): 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16
- Georgian Super Cup (2): 2014, 2015
References
- ↑ "Dinamo Tbilisi vs Shukura". Soccerway.com.
- ↑ "Kakabadze, nueva incorporación grana" [Karabadze, new addition grana] (in Spanish). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 7 July 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- ↑ "Georgia put four past Gibraltar". UEFA.com. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
External links
- Otar Kakabadze at National-Football-Teams.com
- Otar Kakabadze – UEFA competition record
- Otar Kakabadze profile at Soccerway
- Otar Kakabadze on Facebook