Kakhi Makharadze

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Kakhaber 'Kakhi' Makharadze (Georgian: კახაბერ 'კახი' მახარაძე; born 20 October 1987) is a Georgian football midfielder who is currently banned.

Kakhi Makharadze
Personal information
Full name Kakhaber Makharadze
Date of birth (1987-10-20) 20 October 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Tbilisi, Georgian SSR
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2003 Dinamo Batumi
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2007 Dinamo Tbilisi 29 (2)
2007 Chikhura Sachkhere 7 (0)
2007–2008 Dinamo Batumi 12 (3)
2008–2009 Lokomotivi Tbilisi 27 (3)
2009–2010 Lokomotiv Tashkent 24 (2)
2011–2015 Pakhtakor Tashkent 121 (26)
2016–2018 Lokomotiv Tashkent 86 (5)
2019 Sogdiana Jizzakh 26 (5)
2020–2022 Lokomotiv Tashkent 60 (4)
International career
2004 Georgia U19 1 (0)
2005–2007 Georgia U21 6 (0)
2006–2015 Georgia 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:28, 20 October 2022 (UTC)

His father Malkhaz Makharadze (also known as Makho Makharadze) and younger brother Boris Makharadze are also professional footballers.

Career

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Lokomotiv Tashkent

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He joined Lokomotiv Tashkent in 2009 and, according to a club official site survey, was chosen as the clubs "Best Player of The Year 2009" with 40% of total votes.[1]

Pakhtakor

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On 26 February 2011 it was announced that Kakhi Makharadze had signed for Pakhtakor among other new signings for the club. He moved to Pakhtakor from another capital club Lokomotiv Tashkent. He was captain of the club until 2016, when he returned to Lokomotiv.

National team

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Makharadze made his official debut in UEFA tournaments as a national player in a match for Georgia U20 against Slovakia U-19 on 18 October 2004. This was won by Georgia with a scoreline of 4–2.[2]

Match fixing

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In September 2022, Makharadze was handed a five-year ban for match-fixing after accepting money to fix the Uzbekistan Super League game between his club Lokomotiv Tashkent and Navbahor Namangan in the March 2022.[3]

Honours

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Dinamo Tbilisi

Pakhtakor

Individual

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  • Lokomotiv Tashkent Player of the Year: 2009

References

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  1. ^ "Махарадзе "Энг яхши" деб топилди" (in Uzbek). FC Lokomotiv Tashkent official site. Archived from the original on 20 August 2011., 11.01.2010
  2. ^ Кахи Махарадзе, Краткое досье (in Russian). UEFA.
  3. ^ "Kakhi Makharadze banned from football for five years for match-fixing". uzdaily.uz/. UZ Daily. 18 September 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
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