Georgi Kinkladze information

Georgi Kinkladze
Personal information
Date of birth	6 July 1973 (age 50)
Place of birth	Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1979–1989	Dinamo Tbilisi
Senior career*
Years	Team
1989–1991	Mretebi Tbilisi
1991–1995	Dinamo Tbilisi
1993	→ 1. FC Saarbrücken (loan)
1994	→ Boca Juniors (loan)
1995–1998	Manchester City
1998–2000	Ajax
1999–2000	→ Derby County (loan)
2000–2003	Derby County
2004–2005	Anorthosis
2005–2006	Rubin Kazan
Total
International career
1992–2005	Georgia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Georgi Kinkladze (Georgian: გიორგი ქინქლაძე, pronounced [ɡioɾɡi kʰinkʰlad͡zɛ]; born 6 July 1973), also spelled Georgiou,^[1] or Giorgi,^[2] or shortened to Gio,^[3] is a Georgian former footballer who played as a playmaking midfielder.

Born in the Georgian capital Tbilisi, his first professional club was Mretebi Tbilisi. In Georgia he won three league titles and two cups with Dinamo Tbilisi, and was named national player of the year twice. He first came to international prominence with his performances for the Georgian national team against Wales in 1994 and 1995.

Kinkladze transferred from Dinamo Tbilisi to English Premier League club Manchester City in 1995, where his dribbling ability and spectacular goals made him a cult hero, winning the club's Player of the Year award in two consecutive seasons. Kinkladze stayed with Manchester City despite relegation to the Football League First Division in 1996, but the club continued to decline, and after a second relegation in 1998 he joined Dutch champions Ajax. With his national team, he won the Malta International Football Tournament 1998.^[4]

Kinkladze was unable to settle in the Netherlands, and returned to England with Derby County a little over a year later. He spent four years at Derby, making nearly 100 appearances. After leaving Derby in 2003, he became a journeyman footballer, having unsuccessful trials at several clubs before joining Cypriot club Anorthosis in 2004, where he won a league championship medal. He finished his playing career with Russian club Rubin Kazan in 2006.

^ "Kinkladze £5m Ajax move". BBC News. 15 May 1998. Archived from the original on 24 May 2010. Retrieved 4 August 2008.
^ Cite error: The named reference lawyer was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "'Gio is the best of the lot' – says Lee". Lancashire Evening Telegraph. 1 March 1996. Archived from the original on 7 October 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
^ "Malta vs Georgia, 10 February 1998". Archived from the original on 11 July 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2020.

[1] "Kinkladze £5m Ajax move". BBC News. 15 May 1998. Archived from the original on 24 May 2010. Retrieved 4 August 2008.

[lawyer-2] Cite error: The named reference lawyer was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[3] "'Gio is the best of the lot' – says Lee". Lancashire Evening Telegraph. 1 March 1996. Archived from the original on 7 October 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2011.

[4] "Malta vs Georgia, 10 February 1998". Archived from the original on 11 July 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2020.

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Personal information
Date of birth	(1973-07-06) 6 July 1973 (age 50)
Place of birth	Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1979–1989	Dinamo Tbilisi
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1989–1991	Mretebi Tbilisi	80	(18)
1991–1995	Dinamo Tbilisi	65	(41)
1993	→ 1. FC Saarbrücken (loan)	11	(0)
1994	→ Boca Juniors (loan)	3	(0)
1995–1998	Manchester City	106	(20)
1998–2000	Ajax	12	(0)
1999–2000	→ Derby County (loan)	13	(1)
2000–2003	Derby County	80	(6)
2004–2005	Anorthosis	22	(2)
2005–2006	Rubin Kazan	13	(2)
Total		405	(90)
International career
1992–2005	Georgia	54	(8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals