Levan Kobiashvili

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Levan Kobiashvili
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Levan Kobiashvili
Personnel
birthday July 10, 1977
place of birth TbilisiGeorgian SSR , Soviet Union
size 183 cm
position left defense , midfield
Juniors
Years station
1983-1993 Awasa Tbilisi
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1993-1994 Awasa Tbilisi 23 0(0)
1994-1995 Metalurg Rustavi 25 0(0)
1995-1998 Dinamo Tbilisi 34 0(3)
1997 →  Alania Wladikawkas  (loan) 21 0(5)
1998-2003 Sc freiburg 164 (31)
2003-2009 FC Schalke 04 168 0(9)
2010-2014 Hertha BSC 105 0(7)
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
1998-2011 Georgia 100 (12)
1 Only league games are given.

Levan Kobiashvili ( Georgian ლევან კობიაშვილი ; English transcription Levan Kobiashvili ) (born July 10, 1977 in Tbilisi ) is a former Georgian soccer player who was last under contract with Hertha BSC . Since June 2, 2007 he has been the record player for the Georgian national soccer team .

Kobiashvili has been President of the Georgian Football Association since October 2015 .

Athletic career

Sc freiburg

Levan Kobiaschwili began his career at Avasa Tbilisi. About Metalurg Rustawi, Dynamo Tiflis and Alanija Wladikawkas, he moved to SC Freiburg in the 2nd Bundesliga in early 1998 , where he played on the left wing under coach Volker Finke . In his first half series in Germany, the Georgian and his club went straight to the Bundesliga. In the summer of 1998, the Georgian loaner initially returned to Tbilisi, but was soon committed again by SC, with whom he established himself in the Bundesliga. In 2001 he was even able to qualify with his team for the UEFA Cup; SC Freiburg finished 6th in the league after the 34th matchday. In the 2001/02 season , the Breisgauer had to go back to the second division. However, it succeeded the direct rise in the 2002/03 season .

Schalke 04

After the promotion season with Freiburg Kobiaschwili moved to FC Schalke 04, for which he was mainly used as a left full-back and in the defensive midfield. With Schalke, the Georgian was twice runner-up ( 2004/05 and 2006/07 ), which each meant direct qualification for the Champions League . In 2005 Kobiaschwili was in the DFB Cup final , which Schalke lost 2-1 to Bayern Munich .

During his six and a half years at FC Schalke, Kobiaschwili played his way into the European Cup record lists: He played 35 European Cup games for the Royal Blues and is third among the players with the most European Cup appearances for Schalke. In these 35 games he scored seven goals and is in fourth place in this statistic together with Klaus Fischer , Kevin Kurányi and Lincoln . He also played six European Cup games (one goal) for SC Freiburg and one game (no goal) for Hertha BSC, to which he moved in January 2010.

Hertha BSC

Kobiaschwili only made four appearances at Schalke in the 2009/10 season at the beginning of the first half of the season and only played a minor role in the club's plans, which is why he switched to Hertha BSC . He signed a contract with Hertha BSC until June 30, 2010, which was extended in May 2010 to June 30, 2013. Kobiaschwili was used as a left full-back for the Berliners.

After the Bundesliga relegation second leg against Fortuna Düsseldorf on May 15, 2012 Levan Kobiaschwili was accused by DFB referee Wolfgang Stark of having beaten him after the game. Strongly filed a complaint against Kobiashvili. After admitting the blow, the sports court of the DFB sentenced Kobiashvili on June 4, 2012 to a suspension until December 31, 2012. This is the longest suspension that has ever been imposed on a player in German professional football. Kobiashvili accepted the sentence. He himself then vehemently denied an admission of guilt before the DFB court. In December 2012, he also agreed to a penalty order agreed with the Düsseldorf public prosecutor in the amount of 60,000 euros.

National team

On October 11, 2011, he played his 100th international match in the European Championship qualifier against Greece . It was the last game of his selection career, which had started in September 1996.

Career as a functionary

In October 2015 Levan Kobiashvili became the new President of the Georgian Football Association . In the election in Tbilisi he prevailed with 18:15 votes against his former colleague Rewas Arweladze .

successes

  • German second division champion in 2003, 2011 and 2013
  • Promotion to the Bundesliga in 1998, 2003, 2011 and 2013
  • German runner-up and thus direct Champions League qualification in 2004/05 and 2006/07
  • DFB Cup finalist 2005
  • League Cup winner 2005

Awards

Web links

Commons : Levan Kobiashvili  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Matthias Arnhold: Levan Kobiashvili - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga . RSSSF.com . April 30, 2020. Accessed May 5, 2020.
  2. The players with the most European Cup games ( Memento of the original from May 20, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Schalke04.de. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.schalke04.de
  3. The top 20 goal scorers in the European Cup ( Memento of the original from May 19, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Schalke04.de. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.schalke04.de
  4. Club match balance sheet , In: Weltfussball.de.
  5. Hertha gets Kobiashvili , In: Kicker.de.
  6. Kobiashvili signs until 2013 ( memento of the original from June 25, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , HerthaBSC.de, May 17, 2010, accessed on May 22, 2010. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.herthabsc.de
  7. Profile of Levan Kobiashvili , In: Kicker.de
  8. Stark: "Kobiaschwili has struck with his fist" , In: Focus online from May 18, 2012.
  9. Referee Stark shows Hertha players , dpa on May 18, 2012.
  10. Will Kobiashvili never play football again? , In: BILD online from May 19, 2012.
  11. Referee Stark reported Hertha players , In: Der Tagesspiegel online from May 18, 2012.
  12. DFB sports court blocks Kobiaschwili, Kraft and Mijatovic , DFB from June 4, 2012.
  13. DFB imposes record fine against Kobiaschwili , In: Spiegel online.
  14. DFB court sentenced Kobiaschwili to a record fine , In: Der Tagesspiegel online from June 4, 2012.
  15. Hertha professional Levan Kobiashvili: He just wants to play , In: taz online from February 2, 2013, accessed on February 5, 2013.
  16. Herthas Kobiaschwili has to pay 60,000 euros , In: Der Tagesspiegel online from December 15, 2012, accessed on December 15, 2012.
  17. UEFA.com: Greece is through
  18. Roberto Mamrud: Levan Kobiashvili - Century of International Appearances . RSSSF.com . April 30, 2020. Accessed May 5, 2020.
  19. Football: Ex-Bundesliga professional Kobiaschwili is the new head of the association in Georgia. In: Spiegel Online . October 4, 2015, accessed October 4, 2015 .
  20. Levan Kobiashvili is the Revier footballer of the year , In: RevierSport.de.