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'''Temuri Ketsbaia''' (born [[18 March]] [[1968]] in Gali, Georgia) is a Georgian [[Football (soccer)|footballer]] who was previously one of the leading players with the Georgian national team.
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'''Temuri Ketsbaia''' (born [[18 March]] [[1968]] in Gali, Georgia) is a former Georgian [[Football (soccer)|footballer]] - currently a coach - who was previously one of the leading players with the Georgian national team.
  
 
He began his career with minor Georgian team Dinamo Sukhumi before transferring to Dinamo Tbilisi, the country's biggest team. He came to prominence whilst with Dinamo and earned a move to [[Cyprus|Cypriot]] club [[Anorthosis Famagusta FC]] in [[1992]] and then to [[Greece]] with [[AEK FC|AEK]], winning the [[Greek Football Cup|Greek Cup]] with the club.
 
He began his career with minor Georgian team Dinamo Sukhumi before transferring to Dinamo Tbilisi, the country's biggest team. He came to prominence whilst with Dinamo and earned a move to [[Cyprus|Cypriot]] club [[Anorthosis Famagusta FC]] in [[1992]] and then to [[Greece]] with [[AEK FC|AEK]], winning the [[Greek Football Cup|Greek Cup]] with the club.
  
Under the Bosman ruling, Ketsbaia became a free agent in the summer of [[1997]] and joined Newcastle United. Although a popular figure with the fans, Ketsbaia was used sparingly by the club, particularly under Ruud Gullit. He left St James' Park in [[2000]] to sign for Wolves in a £900,000 deal but again failed to fully settle and in [[2001]] joined Dundee F.C. during a time when the club began to spend at unheard of levels. He returned to Anorthosis in the Summer of [[2002]] as a player-coach, where he won the Cypriot championship in [[2005]]. He remained at the club, as a manager for another two years.
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Under the Bosman ruling, Ketsbaia became a free agent in the summer of [[1997]] and joined Newcastle United. Although a popular figure with the fans, Ketsbaia was used sparingly by the club, particularly under Ruud Gullit. He left St James' Park in [[2000]] to sign for Wolves in a £900,000 deal but again failed to fully settle and in [[2001]] joined Dundee F.C. during a time when the club began to spend at unheard of levels. He returned to Anorthosis in the Summer of [[2002]] as a player-coach. He won the Cypriot championship in [[2005]] and [[2008]] leading Anorthosis into the group stages of the Champions' League in [[2008]].  
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On [[April 13]], [[2009]], Ketsbaia submitted his resignation as coach of Anorthosis. He  signed with [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] [[Piraeus]] only to be sacked two league games into the [[2010]] season.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 10:54, September 15, 2009

Temuri Ketsbaia (born 18 March 1968 in Gali, Georgia) is a former Georgian footballer - currently a coach - who was previously one of the leading players with the Georgian national team.

He began his career with minor Georgian team Dinamo Sukhumi before transferring to Dinamo Tbilisi, the country's biggest team. He came to prominence whilst with Dinamo and earned a move to Cypriot club Anorthosis Famagusta FC in 1992 and then to Greece with AEK, winning the Greek Cup with the club.

Under the Bosman ruling, Ketsbaia became a free agent in the summer of 1997 and joined Newcastle United. Although a popular figure with the fans, Ketsbaia was used sparingly by the club, particularly under Ruud Gullit. He left St James' Park in 2000 to sign for Wolves in a £900,000 deal but again failed to fully settle and in 2001 joined Dundee F.C. during a time when the club began to spend at unheard of levels. He returned to Anorthosis in the Summer of 2002 as a player-coach. He won the Cypriot championship in 2005 and 2008 leading Anorthosis into the group stages of the Champions' League in 2008.

On April 13, 2009, Ketsbaia submitted his resignation as coach of Anorthosis. He signed with Olympiakos Piraeus only to be sacked two league games into the 2010 season.

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