Levan Kobiashvili

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Levan Kobiashvili

Full name	Levan Kobiashvili
Date of birth	July 10, 1977 (1977-07-10) (age 30)
Place of birth	Tbilisi, Soviet Union
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Schalke 04
Number	3
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1993–1994 1994–1995 1995–1998 1997 1998–2003 2003–	Awasa Tbilisi Metalurg Rustavi Dinamo Tbilisi → Alania Vladikavkaz (loan) Freiburg Schalke 04	023 0(0) 025 0(0) 034 0(3) 021 0(5) 164 (31) 134 0(8)
National team²
1996–	Georgia	071 0(7)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 10, 2008. ² National team caps and goals correct as of June 7, 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Levan Kobiashvili (Georgian: ლევან კობიაშვილი, born July 10, 1977 in Tbilisi) is a Georgian football midfielder. He weighs 79 kg and is 183 cm tall. He is married and has one child.

His career began in his hometown with Awasa Tbilisi. Moving to play for Metalurg Rustavi, Dinamo Tbilisi und Alania Vladikavkaz he was transferred to SC Freiburg in 1998. One of several Georgians in the Freiburg squad, he stayed there until 2003, when he was bought by Schalke 04.

He plays primarily as a defensive midfielder or left winger. His main strengths are his stamina and passing. Levan has a very strong left foot and is an excellent set-piece taker.