Kakha Kaladze

Kakha Kaladze fascinates me as a study in reinvention. Spending fifteen years as a versatile defender for Georgia and Europe's top clubs would be a full life for most, yet he turned around and became Mayor of Tbilisi. I read his career as proof that the discipline and game-reading of an elite footballer translate cleanly into public service. From a small town like Samtredia to leading a capital is no small arc. Whatever one thinks of his politics, the sheer drive impresses me, and I respect anyone who keeps building something after the cheering stops.

Name (English)

Kakha Kaladze

Name (Japanese)

カハ・カラーゼ

Reading

かは・からーぜ

Born

February 27, 1978 (age 48)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Horse

Origin

Samtredia, Imereti, Georgia

Height

186 cm

Occupation

association football player / politician / entrepreneur / mayor / official

University

Tbilisi State University

Awards & achievements

• Order of Vakhtang Gorgasali

• Official sitehttp://www.kaladze.it
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/kakhakaladze/
• Xhttps://x.com/kakhakala
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kakha%20Kaladze
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AB%E3%83%8F%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AB%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q192031

Tags

• Imereti
• association football player
• politician
• entrepreneur

Last updated

2026-06-21

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