Georgi Kinkladze

I think of Georgi Kinkladze as one of those players whose magic outshone the trophies. Born in Tbilisi in 1973, he came up at Mretebi before becoming the kind of playmaking midfielder fans remember for the moments rather than the medals. To me he's a reminder that a single piece of skill can outlive a whole career's stats. The fact that his name has so many spellings, Georgiou, Giorgi, the shortened Gio, almost feels fitting for someone who never fit neatly into one box. I'd love to know more about his quiet years, but the Tbilisi origin story is the part I keep coming back to.

Georgi Kinkladze (Georgian: გიორგი ქინქლაძე, pronounced [ɡioɾɡi kʰinkʰlad͡zɛ]; born 6 July 1973), also spelled Georgiou, or Giorgi, or shortened to Gio, is a Georgian former footballer who played as a playmaking midfielder. Born in the Georgian capital Tbilisi, his first professional club was Mretebi Tbilisi.

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Name (English)

Georgi Kinkladze

Name (Japanese)

ゲオルギ・キンクラーゼ

Reading

げおるぎ・きんくらーぜ

Born

July 6, 1973 (age 52)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Ox

Origin

Tbilisi, Georgia Governorate, Georgia

Blood type

Private

Height

175 cm

Agency

Private

Occupation

association football player

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

Private

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B2%E3%82%AA%E3%83%AB%E3%82%AE%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AD%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AF%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BC

Tags

• Georgia Governorate
• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.