Otar Martsvaladze Explained

Otar Martsvaladze
Birth Date:14 July 1984
Birth Place:Tbilisi, Georgia SSR
Height:1.76 m
Position:Striker
Youthyears1:2000–2002
Youthclubs1:WIT Georgia
Years1:2002–2006
Clubs1:WIT Georgia
Caps1:82
Goals1:33
Years2:2006–2008
Clubs2:Dynamo Kyiv
Caps2:6
Goals2:0
Years3:2006–2008
Clubs3:Dynamo-2 Kyiv
Caps3:11
Goals3:2
Years4:2007
Clubs4:Zakarpattia Uzhhorod (loan)
Caps4:17
Goals4:1
Years5:2009–2010
Clubs5:Anzhi Makhachkala
Caps5:22
Goals5:13
Years6:2010
Clubs6:Volga Nizhny Novgorod (loan)
Caps6:33
Goals6:21
Years7:2011
Caps7:13
Goals7:5
Years8:2011–2012
Clubs8:Krasnodar
Caps8:22
Goals8:3
Years9:2013
Caps9:7
Goals9:4
Years10:2013–2014
Clubs10:Alania Vladikavkaz
Caps10:9
Goals10:3
Years11:2014
Clubs11:Dinamo Tbilisi
Caps11:14
Goals11:6
Years12:2014–2015
Clubs12:Tosno
Caps12:7
Goals12:1
Years13:2015–2016
Clubs13:Dila Gori
Caps13:27
Goals13:19
Years14:2016–2017
Clubs14:Ordabasy
Caps14:18
Goals14:3
Years15:2017
Clubs15:Dinamo Batumi
Caps15:13
Goals15:1
Years16:2018
Clubs16:Rustavi
Caps16:23
Goals16:4
Nationalyears1:2000
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2001
Nationalcaps2:3
Nationalgoals2:2
Nationalyears3:2003–2005
Nationalcaps3:7
Nationalgoals3:1
Nationalyears4:2006–2014
Nationalteam4:Georgia
Nationalcaps4:22
Nationalgoals4:2

Otar Martsvaladze (Georgian: ოთარ მარცვალაძე; born 14 July 1984) is a Georgian former professional footballer who played for the Georgia national team.

Career

Club

Otar Martsvaladze was born in Tbilisi. He spent first four years of his professional career at WIT Georgia, where he secured championship title in 2004. Two years later Martsvaladze was named the best player of the season.[1]

He signed for Dynamo Kyiv along with countryman Kakhaber Aladashvili in 2006.[2]

In 2014 he returned to Umaglesi Liga and initially joined Dinamo Tbilisi for six months,[3] followed by another year at Dila Gori.[4] His prolific performance was duly appreciated with Otar named among the best three players of the 2014–15 season.[5]

On 22 June 2016, Martsvaladze signed for FC Ordabasy in the Kazakhstan Premier League.[6]

Rustavi turned out the last club Martsvaladze played for in 2018. At the age of 34 he ended his career and moved to futsal.[7]

International career

He was also a member of Georgian national football team. Martsvaladze made his debut in the 2006 Malta International Football Tournament, he then played five games in the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying and five more friendlies. In 2011 he assisted Levan Kobiashvili in the 90th minute in Georgia's 1–0 win against Croatia.

Otar Martsvaladze bade farewell to the national team during a ceremony held in March 2019.[8]

Personal life

His father was killed in a car crash, Otar was in the same car but received lighter injuries.[9]

Career statistics

Club

[10]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
WIT Georgia2002–03Umaglesi Liga700070
2003–0432720347
2004–052812213013
2005–061514101614
Total823351--8734
Dynamo Kyiv2005–06Ukrainian Premier League400040
2006–07200020
2007–08000000
2008–09000000
Total6000--60
Zakarpattia (loan)2007–08Ukrainian Premier League171171
Anzhi Makhachkala2009Russian National League21122112
2010Russian Premier League000000
Total2112----2112
Volga Nizhny Novgorod (loan)2010Russian National League3321223523
Volga Nizhny Novgorod2011–12Russian Premier League13500135
Krasnodar2011–12Russian Premier League22300223
SKA-Energia2012–13Russian National League64001074
Alania Vladikavkaz2013–14Russian National League930093
Dinamo Tbilisi2013–14Umaglesi Liga1464420208
Tosno2014–15Russian National League710071
Dila Gori2015–16Umaglesi Liga27192020103219
Ordabasy2016Kazakhstan Premier League1020000102
2017812000101
Total1832000--203
Dinamo Batumi2017Umaglesi Liga0000200020
Career total27511110611120298118

International

[11]

Georgia national team
YearAppsGoals
200651
200760
200811
200910
201010
201160
201210
201300
201410
Total222

International goals

[11]

Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref
1. 28 February 2006 [12]
2. 19 November 2008 [13]

Honours

Notes and References

  1. Web site: სეზონის რჩეულები: 2006 . mygoals.ge (in Georgian).
  2. News: Dynamo swoop for Georgian duo. 3 March 2006. 24 February 2009. UEFA.com.
  3. Web site: დინამოში მარცვალაძე და იენსე წარადგინეს . fanebi.com (in Georgian) . 17 February 2014.
  4. Web site: ოთარ მარცვალაძე: "ერთად დგომით ბევრს მივაღწევთ" . fanebi.com (in Georgian) . 3 July 2015.
  5. Web site: წლის რჩეულები: 2015 . mygoals.ge (in Georgian).
  6. Web site: ФК Ордабасы подписал контракт с Отаром Марцваладзе. fcordabasy.kz. FC Ordabasy. 22 June 2016. ru. 22 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160808192157/http://www.fcordabasy.kz/rus/club_news/481. 8 August 2016. dead.
  7. Web site: ოთარ მარცვალაძემ კარიერა დაასრულა და ფუტსალში გადაერთო . fanebi.com (in Georgian) . 11 February 2019.
  8. Web site: შვეიცარიასთან მატჩის წინ ეროვნული ნაკრებიდან ოთხი ფეხბურთელი გააცილეს . europop.ge (in Georgian) . 23 March 2019.
  9. http://www.sport-express.ru/newspaper/2009-09-18/8_3/ Отар МАРЦВАЛАДЗЕ: "УВЕРЕН, "АНЖИ" БУДЕТ В ПРЕМЬЕР-ЛИГЕ"
  10. Web site: O.Martsvaladze. soccerway.com. Soccerway. 28 June 2016.
  11. Web site: Otar Martsvaladze . National-Football-Teams.com . 22 June 2016.
  12. Web site: Malta vs. Georgia. national-football-teams.com. National Football Teams. 22 June 2016. 1 March 2006.
  13. Web site: Romania vs. Georgia. national-football-teams.com. National Football Teams. 22 June 2016. 19 November 2008.
  14. http://www.pfl.ru/DESIGN.2001/FFFF/prize2010.htm Лауреаты сезона 2010-го года