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Manuchar "Manu" Markoishvili (Georgian: მანუჩარ მარკოიშვილი, born 17 November 1986) is a former Georgian professional basketball player.

Manuchar Markoishvili
Markoishvili with Galatasaray in October 2013
Personal information
Born (1986-11-17) 17 November 1986 (age 35)
Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, USSR
NationalityGeorgian
Listed height6 ft 5.75 in (1.97 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2007 / Undrafted
Playing career2000–2019
PositionHead coach
Career history
As player:
2000–2002Batumi
2002–2004Benetton Treviso
2004Mitteldeutscher BC
2004–2007Union Olimpija
2007–2009Kyiv
2009–2013Pallacanestro Cantù
2013–2014Galatasaray
2014–2015CSKA Moscow
2015–2016Darüşşafaka
2017–2018Pallacanestro Reggiana
As coach:
2019-presentGeorgia (assistant)
2020-2021BC Titebi
Career highlights and awards
  • VTB United League champion (2015)
  • Turkish League champion (2013)
  • FIBA Europe Cup champion (2004)
  • Italian Supercup winner (2012)
  • Italian Supercup MVP (2012)
  • Adriatic League All-Star (2007)
  • 2× Slovenian League champion (2005–2006)
  • 2× Slovenian Cup winner (2005–2006)
  • Italian League champion (2003)
  • Italian Cup winner (2003)
  • 2× Georgian Superliga champion (2001–2002)

Early career


Markoishvili as a young basketball player was very talented, and he turned into a professional basketball player in Georgia before he graduated from high school. He played for Basco Batumi in the 2001–02 season. In Basco, he distinguished himself, even though he was the youngest player of the team.


Professional career


Markoishvili was scouted and recruited by the Italian League club Benetton Treviso in 2002. He would even play in the EuroLeague at the young age of 15 years old, being the youngest player to participate in the event at the time. In 2004, he was loaned to Mitteldeutscher of the German League for the season, and with them he won the FIBA Europe Cup.

In 2004, he moved to the Slovenian club Olimpija Ljubljana. He entered the 2007 NBA draft, but he went undrafted. In 2007, he was transferred to the Ukrainian League club BC Kyiv. From 2009 to 2013, he played with Pallacanestro Cantù of the Italian League.

On 29 January 2013 Markoishvili signed with the Turkish team Galatasaray, for the rest of the 2013–14 season.[1]

On 11 July 2014 Markoishvili signed a two-year contract with the Russian team CSKA Moscow.[2] In his first season with the team, CSKA Moscow won the 2014–15 VTB United League season, after eliminating Khimki, with a 3–0 series sweep in the league's playoff finals.[3] On 24 July 2015 he parted ways with CSKA.[4]

On 20 August 2015 he signed with the Turkish club Darüşşafaka, of the BSL.[5]

On 26 August 2017 he signed with the Italian club Pallacanestro Reggiana, of the LBA.[6]

On 17 September 2019 he announced his retirement at the age of 32.[7]


Georgian national team


Markoishvili was a member of the senior men's Georgian national basketball team. With Georgia's senior national team, he played at EuroBasket 2011, EuroBasket 2013, and at Eurobasket 2017. Soon after his retirement, he was appointed to the assistant coaches job with the Georgian national basketball team.


Personal life


His father, Nugzar Markoishvili, is a retired professional basketball player, who is currently a basketball coach at Tbilisi State University. Markoishvili's brother, Giorgi, is also a professional basketball player in Georgia.


See also



References


  1. "GALATASARAY MEDICAL PARK grabs Markoishvili". Eurocupbasketball.com. January 29, 2013. Archived from the original on April 12, 2013. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
  2. "Manu Markoishvili joined CSKA". cskabasket.com. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  3. "CSKA wins championship!". vtb-league.com. 8 June 2015. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  4. "Manu Markoishvili to move to the other team". cskabasket.com. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  5. "Fireworks in Istanbul: Darussafaka Dogus sign Manuchar Markoishvili". Sportando.com. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  6. "Pallacanestro Reggiana reportedly agreed to terms with Manuchar Markoishvili". Sportando.com. 26 August 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  7. Carchia, Emiliano (September 17, 2019). "Manuchar Markoishvili retires at 32". Sportando. Retrieved September 18, 2019.


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На других языках

[de] Manutschar Markoischwili

Manutschar Markoischwili (georgisch მანუჩარ მარკოიშვილი; * 17. November 1986 in Tiflis, Georgische SSR) ist ein georgischer Basketballtrainer und ehemaliger -spieler.
- [en] Manuchar Markoishvili

[es] Manuchar Markoishvili

Manuchar Markoishvili , en Georgiano: მანუჩარ მარკოიშვილი (nacido el 17 de noviembre de 1986 en Tiflis, Georgia) es un exjugador georgiano de baloncesto.

[ru] Маркоишвили, Манучар

Манучар Маркоишвили (груз. მანუჩარ ნუგზარის ძე მარკოიშვილი; род. 17 ноября 1986 года в Тбилиси, Грузинская ССР, СССР) — грузинский профессиональный баскетболист и тренер, игравший на позициях атакующего защитника и лёгкого форварда.


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