A former Manchester Metropolis striker is ready to turn into the president of his house nation.
It is vitally uncommon we see retired footballers enter into the world of politics, however this previous characteristic from FourFourTwo gives each element on ex-pros who fancied their hand at attempting to make the world a greater place (of their opinion, after all).
George Weah, Romario and even Pele are previous names to have executed so however a little-known centre ahead who spent a quick interval in England will quickly turn into an elected authorities official.
Former Manchester Metropolis striker Mikheil Kavelashvili set to turn into the president of Georgia
In accordance with BBC Sport, former Manchester Metropolis ahead Mikheil Kavelashvili is ready to turn into the brand new president of Georgia.
The 58-year-old was chosen after a ruling social gathering nominated him as their candidate earlier this 12 months.
Kavelashvili joined Metropolis from Georgian facet Dinamo Tbilisi throughout the 1995/96 season and went on to attain three objectives in 28 appearances for the membership.
He additionally netted on his debut towards Manchester United in a 3-2 defeat, with the Sky Blues relegated from the English prime flight that very season.
The president of Georgia is seen as primarily ceremonial and will probably be chosen by an inside parliamentary physique.
Parliament is essentially managed by Kavelashvili’s ruling Georgian Dream social gathering, that means he’s virtually a shoo-in to be elected following the vote on 14 December together with his inauguration happening on 29 December.
Kavelashvili’s social gathering have a primarily anti-Western stance and have previously sided with Russia.
Kavelashvili made 46 appearances for his nation, scoring 9 objectives together with strikes towards Moldova, Tunisia and Slovakia.
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