Levan Tskitishvili
Georgian footballer
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Levan Tskitishvili (Georgian: ლევან ცქიტიშვილი; born 10 October 1976) is a Georgian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 October 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Tbilisi, Georgia | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1994 | Dinamo Tbilisi | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1998 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 120 | (32) |
| 1998–2005 | SC Freiburg | 141 | (9) |
| 2005 | Metalurh Donetsk | 3 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | VfL Wolfsburg | 15 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Panionios | 20 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | Lokomotive Tbilisi | 20 | (7) |
| 2009 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 3 | (0) |
| Total | 322 | (50) | |
| International career | |||
| 1996–1997 | Georgia U21 | 6 | (1) |
| 1995–2009 | Georgia | 58 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Born in Tbilisi, Tskitishvili started playing for Dinamo Tbilisi in 1994, and in 1998 he was transferred to SC Freiburg, teaming up with other Georgian players. During his time with Freiburg the midfielder Tskitishvili played 111 Bundesliga games. Following the relegation of SC Freiburg in 2005 he was on the verge of signing for Metalurg Donetsk, but instead he accepted a contract with VfL Wolfsburg. He joined SV Wehen Wiesbaden on 1 February 2009, signed a contract until 30 June 2010, but left the club the 2008–09 season.[1] He played 33 games in the 2. Bundesliga.
International
Tskitishvili was capped 56 times and scored one goal for the Georgia national team. He captained the Georgia side in a 2–0 defeat by Italy.
