Irakli Klimiashvili ( ka, ირაკლი კლიმიაშვილი; born 30 May 1988) is a

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, who plays for Gareji Sagarejo. Largely known for his successful tenure at

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, in the late 2000s Klimiashvili was a member of the

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as well.

Career

As a footballer, Irakli Klimiashvili grew up at

, one of the most decorated Georgian teams in the first decade of XXI century. After three years at the youth club, in 2005 he was promoted to the main team, which had won the national league in the previous year. In the next three years they twice finished as runner-ups before securing another top title in 2009. Being a key player in his club, Klimishvili was regularly called up by U21 team. He made his debut for Georgian national team on 27 May 2008 in a 1–1 friendly game against

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as a substitute. Later he featured in four more matches, including in a UEFA World Cup qualifying game against

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. In 2013, Klimiashvili joined the Latvian side

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, which came 2nd both in the league and Cup competitions this season. Since 2018 he has been playing in the Georgian second division.

Honours

Umaglesi Liga The Erovnuli Liga ( ka, ეროვნული ლიგა - lit. National League) is the top division of professional football in Georgia. Since 1990, it has been organized by the Professional Football League of Georgia and Georgian Football ...

* Winner (1): 2008/2009 David Kipiani Cup * Winner (1): 2009/2010

Georgian Super Cup The Georgian Super Cup is a competition consisting of a single football match played between the champions of the Erovnuli Liga and the winners of the Georgian Cup. It was first held in 1996. When a club has won both competitions, the Georgian Cu ...

* Winner (1): 2009/2010 * Runner-up (1): 2010/2011

Uzbekistan Cup The O‘zbekiston Kubogi or ( uz, O‘zbekiston Kubogi, script=Latn or ) Uzbek Cup is the top knockout tournament in Uzbek football (soccer). Previous champions All champions as Uzbek SSR in Soviet times: *1939: Dinamo Tashkent *1940: Dinamo T ...

* Winner (1): 2011 Latvian Virsliga * Runner-up (2): 2013, 2014

Latvian Cup The Latvian Football Cup () is the main knockout cup competition in Latvian football. Since 2021, its full name is Responsible Game Latvian Football Cup (''Atbildīgas spēles Latvijas kauss'') due to the sponsorship by sports betting company Wil ...

* Runner-up (1): 2013/2014

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Irakli Klimiashvili
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