Otar Martsvaladze (; 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.
He signed for Dynamo Kyiv along with countryman Kakhaber Aladashvili in 2006.
In 2014 he returned to Umaglesi Liga and initially joined Dinamo Tbilisi for six months, followed by another year at Dila Gori. His prolific performance was duly appreciated with Otar named among the best three players of the 2014–15 season.
On 22 June 2016, Martsvaladze signed for FC Ordabasy in the Kazakhstan Premier League.
Rustavi turned out the last club Martsvaladze played for in 2018. At the age of 34 he ended his career and moved to futsal.
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.
Personal life
His father was killed in a car crash, Otar was in the same car but received lighter injuries.
Career statistics
Club
International
International goals
Honours
Umaglesi Liga best player: 2005–06
Russian First Division top scorer: 2010 (21 goals).
References
External links
1984 births
Living people
Men's association football forwards
Men's footballers from Georgia (country) Georgia (country) men's international footballers Georgia (country) men's under-21 international footballers Expatriate men's footballers from Georgia (country) FC WIT Georgia players FC Dynamo Kyiv players FC Anzhi Makhachkala players FC Hoverla Uzhhorod players FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod players FC Krasnodar players FC SKA-Khabarovsk players FC Spartak Vladikavkaz players Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan Footballers from Tbilisi Erovnuli Liga players Russian Premier League players Ukrainian Premier League players Kazakhstan Premier League players FC Dinamo Tbilisi players FC Dynamo-2 Kyiv players Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Ukraine FC Tosno players FC Ordabasy players FC Metalurgi Rustavi players