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) | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Luzern | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| 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) |
| 2016–2018 | Gimnàstic | 44 | (1) |
| 2017 | → Esbjerg (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2018– | Luzern | 22 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011–2013 | Georgia U17 | 16 | (1) |
| 2012–2014 | Georgia U19 | 7 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Georgia U21 | 5 | (1) |
| 2015– | Georgia | 30 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 October 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 October 2019 | |||
Otar Kakabadze (Georgian: ოთარ კაკაბაძე, romanized: otar k'ak'abadze, pronounced [ɔtʰɑr kʼɑkʼɑbɑd͡zɛ]; born 27 June 1995) is a Georgian footballer who plays as a right back for Swiss club FC Luzern.
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 2014. He made his professional debut on 16 September of that year, coming on as a second-half substitute for Irakli Dzaria in a 6–0 home thrashing of FC Shukura Kobuleti.[1]
Kakabadze 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]
On 4 January 2017 it was confirmed, that Kakabadze had signed a loan-deal with Danish Superliga club Esbjerg fB for the rest of the season.[3] Upon returning, he became a regular starter for Nàstic.
Luzern
On 30 August 2018, Kakabadze was transferred to Swiss side FC Luzern.[4]
International career
After representing Georgia at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels, Kakabadze 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.[5]
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. Archived from the original on 15 July 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- ^ lejer georgisk landsholdsspiller‚ efb.dk, 4 January 2017
- ^ "Kakabadze marxa al FC Luzern" [Kakabadze moves to FC Luzern] (in Catalan). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 30 August 2018. Archived from the original on 30 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ "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 (archive)
- Otar Kakabadze at Soccerway
- Otar Kakabadze on Facebook
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Tbilisi
- Footballers from Georgia (country)
- Association football defenders
- FC Dinamo Tbilisi players
- Segunda División players
- Gimnàstic de Tarragona footballers
- FC Luzern players
- Georgia (country) under-21 international footballers
- Georgia (country) international footballers
- Expatriate footballers from Georgia (country)
- Expatriates from Georgia (country) in Spain
- Expatriates from Georgia (country) in Switzerland
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Expatriate footballers in Switzerland