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Mikheil Kavelashvili

1971 - Today

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Mikheil Kavelashvili (Georgian: მიხეილ ყაველაშვილი [miχeil qʼaveɫaʃʷili]; born 22 July 1971) is a Georgian politician and former professional footballer who was sworn in as the sixth president of Georgia on 29 December 2024. His election, the first through an electoral college after constitutional changes in 2017, is being disputed by the Georgian opposition, as well as by significant parts of the Western community. He was the sole candidate for the presidency for the first time in Georgia's history because of the opposition boycott. As a football player, he was a striker who played in the English Premier League for Manchester City and in the Swiss Super League for a range of clubs. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia. Mikheil Kavelashvili is the 886th most popular soccer player, the 83rd most popular biography from Georgia and the most popular Georgian Soccer Player.

Mikheil Kavelashvili, the soccer player, is most famous for his career as a midfielder in various clubs, including a notable stint with FC Dinamo Tbilisi and the Georgian national team. He is recognized for his contributions to Georgian football during the 1990s and early 2000s.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Mikheil Kavelashvili ranks 886 out of 21,273. Before him are Włodzimierz Smolarek, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, Adolf Scherer, Juan Ramón Verón, Todor Veselinović, and Willian. After him are Ricardo Carvalho, Toshio Takabayashi, Vincenzo Montella, Santos Urdinarán, Juan José Nogués, and Raí.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Mikheil Kavelashvili ranks 57. Before him are Anette Olzon, Martin Freeman, Sofia Coppola, Joseph Kabila, Christina Applegate, and Monica Potter. After him are Paul Bettany, Goran Ivanišević, Nathan Fillion, James Marape, Thomas Piketty, and Andy Whitfield.

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In Georgia

Among people born in Georgia, Mikheil Kavelashvili ranks 83 out of 406. Before him are Vakhtang Kikabidze (1938), Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko (1858), George II of Georgia (1054), Ivane Javakhishvili (1876), Lev Karakhan (1889), and Teimuraz I of Kakheti (1589). After him are Tamaz V. Gamkrelidze (1929), Kamo (1882), Elisabeth Leonskaja (1945), Robert Shavlakadze (1933), Mikheil Gelovani (1893), and Akaki Tsereteli (1840).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Georgia

Among soccer players born in Georgia, Mikheil Kavelashvili ranks 1. After him are Murtaz Khurtsilava (1943), Mikheil Meskhi (1937), Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (2001), Ramaz Shengelia (1957), David Kipiani (1951), Givi Chokheli (1937), Shota Arveladze (1973), Boris Paichadze (1915), Kakhi Asatiani (1947), Anzor Kavazashvili (1940), and Tengiz Sulakvelidze (1956).

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