Otar Khizaneishvili
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Otar Davitovich Khizaneishvili (born 26 September 1981 in Tbilisi
) is a Georgian
footballer who last played for FC Anzhi Makhachkala
.
Khizaneishvili came from the youth team of Dinamo Tbilisi
, and debuted for the Georgian national team
at the age of 18. He went to Russian giants Spartak Moscow
, but failed to make a breakthrough and had various spells for other Russian clubs as well as Dinamo in the following seasons. Fine performances for Georgia in the qualification for the 2006 FIFA World Cup
attracted the interest of SC Freiburg
, which has a knack for signing Georgian players. Khizaneishvili currently has 19 caps for the national team.
He scored his first goal for Freiburg in a 3-1 win against Rot-Weiss Essen
on 28 January 2007.
Tbilisi
Tbilisi is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Mt'k'vari River. The name is derived from an early Georgian form T'pilisi and it was officially known as Tiflis until 1936...
) is a Georgian
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
footballer who last played for FC Anzhi Makhachkala
FC Anzhi Makhachkala
FC Anzhi Makhachkala is a Russian football club based in Makhachkala, capital of the Republic of Dagestan, which plays in the Russian Premier League. The word "Anzhi" is part of Anzhi-Qala the old name of Makhachkala.-History:The club was founded in 1991 and has played in the Russian league since...
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Khizaneishvili came from the youth team of Dinamo Tbilisi
FC Dinamo Tbilisi
FC Dinamo Tbilisi is a Georgian football team, based in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia.Dinamo Tbilisi was one of the most prominent clubs in Soviet football and a major contender in the Soviet Top League almost immediately after it was established in 1936...
, and debuted for the Georgian national team
Georgia national football team
The Georgia national football team is the national association football team of Georgia and is controlled by the Georgian Football Federation. The Georgian team's first match took place in 1990, while Georgia was still part of the Soviet Union. The team have attempted to qualify for each major...
at the age of 18. He went to Russian giants Spartak Moscow
FC Spartak Moscow
FC Spartak Moscow is a Russian football club from Moscow. Having won 12 Soviet championships and 9 of 19 Russian championships they are one of the country's most successful clubs. They have also won the Soviet Cup 10 times and the Russian Cup 3 times...
, but failed to make a breakthrough and had various spells for other Russian clubs as well as Dinamo in the following seasons. Fine performances for Georgia in the qualification for the 2006 FIFA World Cup
2006 FIFA World Cup
The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six...
attracted the interest of SC Freiburg
SC Freiburg
Sport-Club Freiburg, commonly known as SC Freiburg, is a German association football club, based in the city of Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg. SC Freiburg has played in the Bundesliga, the top tier of German football, since their promotion in 2009...
, which has a knack for signing Georgian players. Khizaneishvili currently has 19 caps for the national team.
He scored his first goal for Freiburg in a 3-1 win against Rot-Weiss Essen
Rot-Weiss Essen
Rot-Weiss Essen is a German association football club based in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia.- Early years :The club was formed as SV Vogelheim on 1 February 1907 out of the merger of two smaller clubs: SC Preussen and Deutsche Eiche. In 1910, Vogelheim came to an arrangement with Turnerbund...
on 28 January 2007.