Temuri Ketsbaia
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| Temuri Ketsbaia | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Temuri Ketsbaia | |
| Date of birth | March 18, 1968 | |
| Place of birth | Gali, Georgia, Soviet Union | |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 91⁄2 in) | |
| Playing position | Midfielder (Retired) | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Anorthosis Famagusta (Manager) | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1986 1987 |
Dinamo Sukhumi Dinamo Tbilisi |
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| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1987-1992 1992-1994 1994-1997 1997-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2007 |
Dinamo Tbilisi Anorthosis Famagusta AEK Newcastle United Wolves Dundee Anorthosis Famagusta Total |
54 (8) 76 (36) 84 (23) 78 (8) 24 (3) 22 (6) 99 (39) 437 (123) |
| National team | ||
| 1992-2002 | Georgia | 45 (15) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 2004- | Anorthosis Famagusta | |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Temuri Ketsbaia (born March 18, 1968 in Gali) is a retired Georgian football midfielder who was previously one of the leading players with the Georgian national team. Known for his powerful shot and unpredictable personality, Ketsbaia is held in very high esteem by numerous sections of football fans across Europe. He is currently football manager for Anorthosis Famagusta.
Born in Gali, Abkhaz ASSR, Georgian SSR, he began his career with minor Georgian team Dinamo Sukhumi before transferring to Dinamo Tbilisi, the country's biggest team. He came to prominence whilst with Dinamo and earned a move to Cypriot club Anorthosis Famagusta FC in 1992 and then to Greece with AEK Athens FC, winning the Greek Cup with the club.
Under the Bosman ruling, Ketsbaia became a free agent in the summer of 1997 and joined Newcastle United. Although a popular figure with the fans, Ketsbaia was used sparingly by the club, particularly under Kenny Dalglish who saw Ketsbaia as a fringe player and regularly gave him the substitute role. Although impressing at Newcastle it is not only his performances Ketsbaia is remembered for but also his bizarre celebrations, such as aggressively kicking the advertising hoardings (McDonald's and adidas ones specifically) after scoring a goal against Bolton. This was done in frustration at having been constantly used as a substitute by Dalglish. He left St James' Park in 2000 to sign for Wolves in a £900,000 deal but again failed to fully settle and in 2001 joined Dundee F.C. during a time when the club began to spend at unheard of levels.
He returned to Anorthosis in the Summer of 2002 as a player-coach. He remains at the club, where he is now player-manager, as from January 2004. In his first summer as the transfer-making man, he bought 11 players, mostly well-known ones, who helped the team win the championship title in Ketsbaia's first full-season as a manager.
In the summer of 2005, Ketsbaia wrote in the Cypriot football hall of fame, as Anorthosis beat Turkish side Trabzonspor in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League, despite being underdogs. However the following season was a disaster for Ketsbaia and Anorthosis as they finished 4th in the league and failed to qualify for Europe. In the summer of 2004, he made massive changes to the squad, bringing in eleven new players. He was hoping to re-establish Anorthosis as the dominant force in Cypriot football.
On June 30, 2007, Ketsbaia announced his retirement from professional football. His last match before retiring was held on July 14, 2007.[1]
[edit] Honours
As a Player:
- Georgian League: 1990, 1991, 1992
- Georgian Cup: 1992
- Greek Cup: 1996, 1997
- Greek Super Cup: 1996
- Cypriot Championship: 2005
- Cypriot Cup: 2003, 2007
As a Coach:
[edit] References
- ^ Ketsbaia announces retirement, Abkhazia Institute for Social and Economic Research. June 30, 2007. In 2008 Ketsbaia has won his 2nd Championship since he joined Anorthosis Famagusta. This year, 2008, was the first year Temuri was commited to the coaching of Anorthosis Famagusta and he proved that he has the potential to successed as Coach as he has done as football player. Ketsbaia's team is unbeatten and is 1 of the 7 unbeatten teams in Europe Football. Anorthosis this year is winning all kinds of records; first Cypriot team to join the list of the Top 200 Football Clubs in the World!
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