Kakhaber Kaladze
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About Kakhaber Kaladze
Few career paths read quite like that of Kakhaber Kaladze. The Georgian centre-back, born in 1978, started out at Dinamo Tbilisi in 1992 and went on to represent 4 clubs across 3 countries. The boots have been hung up: the final chapter came at Genoa, closing in 2012.
Traced chronologically, the path goes: Dinamo Tbilisi (1992–1998), then Dynamo Kyiv (1998–2001), then AC Milan (2001–2010), then Genoa (2010–2012). Each of those moves is a clue in the riddle — and a chapter in the story.
If one badge defines the grid, it is AC Milan — home for close to 9 years. The move abroad came in 1998, when Dynamo Kyiv in Ukraine came calling. In total the journey passed through Georgia, Ukraine, Italy — the kind of multi-league trajectory that makes Daily Play riddles genuinely tricky.
Career figures include 400 recorded appearances, 20 goals.
Beyond the numbers, there is color to this story. He won the UEFA Champions League twice (2003, 2007) plus the FIFA Club World Cup during his near-decade at AC Milan. After retiring in 2012, he became Georgia's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy, serving from 2012 to 2017. He was elected Mayor of Tbilisi, Georgia's capital, in 2017 and has been re-elected since.
This profile doubles as a study guide: from Dinamo Tbilisi in 1992 to Genoa, the timeline below is exactly what the riddle shows when Kakhaber Kaladze is the mystery player.
Career Timeline
Genoa
AC Milan
Dynamo Kyiv
Dinamo Tbilisi
Career Statistics
Scout's notes
The clues Daily Play reveals, in order, to anyone trying to name Kakhaber Kaladze.
- Clue 1Won the Champions League twice with an Italian club in the 2000s
- Clue 2Also won the FIFA Club World Cup with that same club
- Clue 3Multiple-time Footballer of the Year in his home country
- Clue 4Played several seasons in Ukraine before his big move to Italy
- Clue 5After retiring, moved into national politics
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