 Khizaneishvili in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 September 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back, right back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–2000 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 15 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Spartak Moscow | 4 | (0) |
| 2000 | → Spartak-2 Moscow | 5 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Rostselmash Rostov-on-Don | 4 | (0) |
| 2002–2004 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 33 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Dynamo Moscow | 14 | (0) |
| 2005–2008 | SC Freiburg | 32 | (1) |
| 2008–2010 | FC Augsburg | 6 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Anzhi Makhachkala | 8 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | FC Vostok | 11 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 30 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Dila Gori | 15 | (1) |
| 2014 | FC Zestafoni | 1 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Sioni Bolnisi | 4 | (0) |
| 2015 | FC Zestafoni | 6 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 1997–1998 | Georgia U-17 | 4 | (0) |
| 1998–2000 | Georgia U-19 | 8 | (0) |
| 1999–2002 | Georgia U-21 | 10 | (0) |
| 1999–2007 | Georgia | 20 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Otar Khizaneishvili (Georgian: ოთარ ხიზანეიშვილი, born 26 September 1981) is a Georgian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back for the Georgian national team.
Khizaneishvili was born on 26 September 1981 in Tbilisi, the capital city of the Republic of Georgia to a Russian father from Moscow and a Georgian mother.
Khizaneishvili came from the youth team of Dinamo Tbilisi, and debuted for the Georgia national team at the age of 18. He went to Russian giants Spartak Moscow, but failed to make a breakthrough and had various spells for other Russian clubs as well as Dinamo in the following seasons.
Fine performances for Georgia in the qualification for the 2006 FIFA World Cup attracted the interest of SC Freiburg, which is known for signing Georgian players. He scored his first goal for Freiburg in a 3–1 win against Rot-Weiss Essen on 28 January 2007.[1]
In August 2015, Khizaneishvili announced his retirement from professional football.[2]
Khizaneishvili earned 20 caps for the national team.