Otar Khizaneishvili
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Otar Davitovich Khizaneishvili | ||
| Date of birth | 26 September 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back / Right back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sioni Bolnisi | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–2000 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 15 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | FC Spartak Moscow | 4 | (0) |
| 2000 | FC Spartak-2 Moscow | 5 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | FC Rostselmash Rostov-on-Don | 4 | (0) |
| 2002–2004 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 33 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | FC Dynamo Moscow | 14 | (0) |
| 2005–2008 | SC Freiburg | 32 | (1) |
| 2008–2010 | FC Augsburg | 6 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | FC Anzhi Makhachkala | 8 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | FC Vostok | 11 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 30 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Dila Gori | 15 | (1) |
| 2014 | FC Zestafoni | 1 | (0) |
| 2014– | Sioni Bolnisi | 4 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1997–1998 | Georgia U-17 | 4 | (0) |
| 1998–2000 | Georgia U-19 | 8 | (0) |
| 1999–2002 | Georgia U-21 | 10 | (0) |
| 1999–2007 | Georgia | 20 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 October 2014 | |||
Otar Khizaneishvili (Georgian: ოთარ ხიზანეიშვილი, born 26 September 1981 in Tbilisi) is a Georgian international footballer who currently plays for Sioni Bolnisi as a central defender.
Biography
Khizaneishvili was born on 26 September 1981 in Tbilisi, the capital city of the Republic of Georgia to a Russian father from Moscow and Georgian mother.
Career
Club career
Khizaneishvili came from the youth team of Dinamo Tbilisi, and debuted for the Georgian national team at the age of 18. He went to Russian giants Spartak Moscow, but failed to make a breakthrough and had various spells for other Russian clubs as well as Dinamo in the following seasons.
He scored his first goal for Freiburg in a 3–1 win against Rot-Weiss Essen on 28 January 2007.[1]
International career
Fine performances for Georgia in the qualification for the 2006 FIFA World Cup attracted the interest of SC Freiburg, which has a knack for signing Georgian players. Khizaneishvili currently has 19 caps for the national team.
References
- ^ "Finkes glückliches Händchen" (in German). kicker.de. 28 January 2007. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
External links
- Otar Khizaneishvili at kicker.de Template:De icon
- Otar Khizaneishvili at National-Football-Teams.com
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