Georgi 'Kinky' Kinkladze

Georgi Kinkladze

This blog post is dedivated to one of the greatest Georgian footballers of all time - Georgi Kinkladze.


Facts and figures


Kinkladze was born in Tbilisi, the capital city of Georgia, on 6th July 1973
He was first involved with Dynamo Tbilisi when he was six years old
He went to Mretebi Tbilisi aged 16 but transferred back for a price of 1 million roubles (around 22,000 pounds).
He made his senior international debut aged 19 against Azerbaijan.
He made a big transfer to Man City for 2 million pounds on 15th July 1995, Alan Ball's first signing.
He was Club Player of the Year for two years running, but Manchester City got relegated twice.
He left Man City for Ajax for 5 million pounds.

An image of Kinkladze

So what was he like as a player?  He was a play maker,

the most exciting type of player, but not only created 

goals, but scored them too. He was remembered for 

his pace and vision, but most of all his skill. When you 

see him playing, it becomes obvious why he was voted

club player of the season twice in a row, he was a 

Manchester City legend. You may think it is crazy if you

have not seen him play before, but he played just like

Messi does today, destroying teams almost single-handedly.

He was probably the greatest Georgian player ever to play 

the game, but also one of the greatest Manchester City

players.

Below is a video that I have created using Jaycut 

which shows Kinkladze playing. 

I don't think he ever scored a dull goal...

After seeing that video, I hope you realise how good a player he was, it is just a shame that he could not prevent Manchester City from relegation. There is also a very good video on youtube about Kinkladze and I urge you all to watch it, it is well worth your time.

An Upcoming Blog Post and Presentation

Within the next week I will create a blog post on my own topic. I have decided to do this on the legendary, but largely unknown to my generation, football player from my own country - Georgi Kinkladze.


Brief background


Born 6th of July 1973 in Tbilisi, Georgia
First played in Dynamo Tbilisi
Transferred to Manchester City in 1995
Manchester City Player of the Year in two consecutive seasons

What was he like?


He was an extremely talented play maker and while at Man City often had about three men man marking him. He not only created goals but scored them too, and is known particularly for his crazy goal against Southampton. He hardly ever scored with his head and all of his goals are worth watching. To watch a great video on him, click here.

There will be a lot more detail in the big blog post.