13 Facts About Timur Kapadze

Timur Kapadze is an Uzbekistani former professional football midfielder of Ahiska-Turkish descent.

Timur Kapadze is currently the head coach of the Uzbekistan national football team.

Takhir Timur Kapadze came from a family of Georgian Turks who suffered forced deportation by the Soviet authorities to Central Asia during the World War II.

Timur Kapadze began his professional career in 1998 as a member of Neftchi Ferghana.

Timur Kapadze played for Neftchi Ferghana to the end of 2001.

Timur Kapadze played for Bunyodkor until the end of 2010, and during this time he played for the club 70 games and scored 11 goals.

In February 2011, Timur Kapadze moved to South Korean Incheon United, which he played until the end of the season.

Timur Kapadze played for Lokomotiv Tashkent until the end of 2017.

The farewell match of Timur Kapadze took place on 4 December 2017 in the final of the Uzbekistan Cup, in which Lokomotiv Tashkent and Bunyodkor met.

On 15 February 2018 Timur Kapadze was appointed interim head coach of the Uzbekistan national team.

Timur Kapadze held this position until Hector Cuper has taken over as head coach in August 2018.

From 2002 to 2015 Timur Kapadze played for the Uzbekistan national team and had participated in four AFC Asian Cup, which is so far, the only Georgian-born player to have competed in international tournaments.

Timur Kapadze took part with the national team in four final tournaments of the AFC Asian Cup.