Levan Kobiashvili
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Kobiashvili with Schalke 04 in 2005 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 July 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Tbilisi, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left wingback | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1983–1992 | Avaza Tbilisi | ||
| 1992–1993 | Gorda Rustavi | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1994 | Gorda Rustavi | 48 | (0) |
| 1995–1998 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 36 | (3) |
| 1997 | → Alania Vladikavkaz (loan) | 21 | (5) |
| 1998 | → SC Freiburg (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 1998–2003 | SC Freiburg | 149 | (30) |
| 2003–2010 | Schalke 04 | 168 | (9) |
| 2010–2014 | Hertha BSC | 105 | (7) |
| Total | 542 | (55) | |
| International career | |||
| 1994 | Georgia U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 1995 | Georgia U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 1996–2011 | Georgia | 100 | (12) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Levan Kobiashvili (Georgian: ლევან კობიაშვილი, born 10 July 1977) is a Georgian former professional footballer and the current president of the Georgian Football Federation and a member of Parliament of Georgia.
He played primarily as a left wingback or left winger. During his career, Levan played for Gorda Rustavi, Dinamo Tbilisi, Alania Vladikavkaz and three German clubs: SC Freiburg, Schalke 04 and Hertha BSC.
Kobiashvili is the third most-capped Georgian player for the local national football team. He won 100 caps for his home country.
In October 2015, he was elected president of the Georgian Football Federation.
In 2016, Kobiashvili was elected as a member of Parliament of Georgia.