This was stated by the founder and honorary head of the party, Bidzina Ivanishvili, who said at a press conference on Wednesday morning: “The Political Council of the (Georgian Dream) party made the decision to nominate Mikhail Kavlashvili to the post of president, who, for many years, as a successful athlete, defended the dignity of Georgia, He was a veteran member of the Georgian national team, a multiple champion in several countries, and his football career was linked to the clubs (Dynamo Tbilisi), (Alania, Vladikavkaz), (Manchester City) and a number of major Swiss clubs.”
Kavalashvili was born in 1971 in Tbilisi. He began his football career with the Lokomotiv Tbilisi team, then moved to Dynamo Tbilisi, then to Spartak Alania in Vladikavkaz, where he won the Russian League championship. In 1998, he became champion of the Swiss League with the “Grasoper” club in Zurich, and played more than 40 matches with the Georgian national team.
Source: Novosti
