Otar Kakabadze

Otar Kakabadze (Georgian: ოთარ კაკაბაძე, translit.: 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.

Otar Kakabadze
Personal information
Full name Otar Kakabadze
Date of birth (1995-06-27) 27 June 1995
Place of birth Tbilisi, Georgia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position(s) Right back
Club 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)
National team‡
2011–2013 Georgia U17 16 (1)
2012–2014 Georgia U19 7 (0)
2014–2015 Georgia U21 5 (1)
2015– Georgia 30 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 October 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 October 2019

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

References
  1. "Dinamo Tbilisi vs Shukura". Soccerway.com.
  2. "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.
  3. lejer georgisk landsholdsspiller‚ efb.dk, 4 January 2017
  4. "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.
  5. "Georgia put four past Gibraltar". UEFA.com. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
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