Manuchar Markoishvili
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| align="center" colspan="2" bgcolor="blue" | Manuchar Markoishvili
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| Manu
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| width="30%" align="right" | Position:
| Shooting Guard
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| align="right" |Height:
| 6'5¾" (197 cm)
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| align="right" |Weight:
| 200 lbs (91 kg)
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| align="right" |Team:
| Pallacanestro Cantù
, (Italy
)
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| align="right" |Nationality:
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| align="right" |Born:
| November 17, 1986 (age 25)
Tbilisi
, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
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Manuchar Markoishvili (born November 17, 1986, in Tbilisi
, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
(present-day Georgia
)) is a Georgian
professional basketball
player who plays for Pallacanestro Cantù
in Lega Basket
and ULEB Eurocup.
in 2003. In 2004 he was loaned to Mitteldeutscher BC
in Germany
for the season and won with them the FIBA Europe Cup
. In 2004 he moved to Olimpija Ljubljana
in Slovenia
.
In 2007 he was transferred to BC Kiev.
In 2009 he was acquired by Pallacanestro Cantù
, in the Italian Lega Basket.
His father Nugzar Markoishvili is a retired professional basketball player, who currently is a coach at Tbilisi State University
. Markoishvili's brother Giorgi is also a professional basketball player in Georgia
.
(2002-2003) Mitteldeutscher BC
(2003) Benetton Treviso
(2004) Olimpija Ljubljana
(2004-2007) BC Kiev (2007-2009) Pallacanestro Cantù
(2009-present)
| align="center" colspan="2" bgcolor="blue" | Manuchar Markoishvili
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| align="right" |Nickname:
| Manu
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| width="30%" align="right" | Position:
| Shooting Guard
Shooting guard
The shooting guard , also known as the two or off guard, is one of five traditional positions on a basketball team. Players of the position are often shorter, leaner, and quicker than forwards. A shooting guard's main objective is to score points for his team...
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| align="right" |Height:
| 6'5¾" (197 cm)
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| align="right" |Weight:
| 200 lbs (91 kg)
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| align="right" |Team:
| Pallacanestro Cantù
Pallacanestro Cantù
Pallacanestro Cantù is an Italian League professional basketball club that is based in Cantù. For sponsorship reasons, it is also known as Bennet Cantù, after Bennet, an Italian supermarket chain. For past club sponsorship names, see the list below...
, (Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
)
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| align="right" |Nationality:
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| align="right" |Born:
| November 17, 1986 (age 25)
TbilisiTbilisi
Tbilisi is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Mt'k'vari River. The name is derived from an early Georgian form T'pilisi and it was officially known as Tiflis until 1936...
, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
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Manuchar Markoishvili (born November 17, 1986, in Tbilisi
Tbilisi
Tbilisi is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Mt'k'vari River. The name is derived from an early Georgian form T'pilisi and it was officially known as Tiflis until 1936...
, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
(present-day Georgia
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
)) is a Georgian
Georgians
The Georgians are an ethnic group that have originated in Georgia, where they constitute a majority of the population. Large Georgian communities are also present throughout Russia, European Union, United States, and South America....
professional basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player who plays for Pallacanestro Cantù
Pallacanestro Cantù
Pallacanestro Cantù is an Italian League professional basketball club that is based in Cantù. For sponsorship reasons, it is also known as Bennet Cantù, after Bennet, an Italian supermarket chain. For past club sponsorship names, see the list below...
in Lega Basket
Serie A (basketball)
Lega Basket Serie A is the highest level club competition in Italian professional basketball where play determines the national champion. The season consists of a home-and-away schedule of 30 games, followed by an eight-team playoff round. Quarterfinals and semifinals series are best-of-five, and...
and ULEB Eurocup.
Early career
Markoishvili as a young basketball player was very talented and turned into a professional basketball player in Georgia before he graduated from High School. He played for Basco Batumi in 2001-2002. In Basco, he distinguished himself even though he was the youngest player of the team.Euroleague
Markoishvili was scouted and recruited by Benetton TrevisoPallacanestro Treviso
Pallacanestro Treviso, more often known by its sponsorship name of Benetton Basket, or Benetton Treviso, is an Italian Serie A League professional basketball club from Treviso, the headquarters city of its longtime owner Benetton Group...
in 2003. In 2004 he was loaned to Mitteldeutscher BC
Mitteldeutscher BC
Mitteldeutscher Basketball Club is a German basketball club based in Weißenfels, Saxony-Anhalt. In 2004, the club won the FIBA Europe Cup against JDA Dijon...
in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
for the season and won with them the FIBA Europe Cup
EuroCup Challenge
The EuroCup Challenge was the 4th tier level transnational professional club basketball competition in Europe. It was run and organized by FIBA Europe.-Promotion to FIBA EuroCup:...
. In 2004 he moved to Olimpija Ljubljana
KK Union Olimpija
-Depth Chart:-In: Ben Woodside Deon Thompson Aleksandar Ćapin Jaka Blažič Danny Green Ratko Varda Robert Rothbart -Out: Giorgi Shermadini - return from a loan Kenny Gregory Samo Udrih Aloysius Anagonye Vladimir...
in Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
.
In 2007 he was transferred to BC Kiev.
In 2009 he was acquired by Pallacanestro Cantù
Pallacanestro Cantù
Pallacanestro Cantù is an Italian League professional basketball club that is based in Cantù. For sponsorship reasons, it is also known as Bennet Cantù, after Bennet, an Italian supermarket chain. For past club sponsorship names, see the list below...
, in the Italian Lega Basket.
His father Nugzar Markoishvili is a retired professional basketball player, who currently is a coach at Tbilisi State University
Tbilisi State University
Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University , better known as Tbilisi State University , is a university established on 8 February 1918 in Tbilisi, Georgia. TSU is the oldest university in the whole Caucasus region...
. Markoishvili's brother Giorgi is also a professional basketball player in Georgia
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
.
National team
Manuchar Markoishvili is playing for the Georgia national teamGeorgia national basketball team
The Georgian national basketball team represents the country of Georgia in international basketball competitions. Georgia's national team is currently playing in the European Championship A Division....
Clubs
Basko Batumi (2000-2002) Benetton TrevisoPallacanestro Treviso
Pallacanestro Treviso, more often known by its sponsorship name of Benetton Basket, or Benetton Treviso, is an Italian Serie A League professional basketball club from Treviso, the headquarters city of its longtime owner Benetton Group...
(2002-2003) Mitteldeutscher BC
Mitteldeutscher BC
Mitteldeutscher Basketball Club is a German basketball club based in Weißenfels, Saxony-Anhalt. In 2004, the club won the FIBA Europe Cup against JDA Dijon...
(2003) Benetton Treviso
Pallacanestro Treviso
Pallacanestro Treviso, more often known by its sponsorship name of Benetton Basket, or Benetton Treviso, is an Italian Serie A League professional basketball club from Treviso, the headquarters city of its longtime owner Benetton Group...
(2004) Olimpija Ljubljana
KK Union Olimpija
-Depth Chart:-In: Ben Woodside Deon Thompson Aleksandar Ćapin Jaka Blažič Danny Green Ratko Varda Robert Rothbart -Out: Giorgi Shermadini - return from a loan Kenny Gregory Samo Udrih Aloysius Anagonye Vladimir...
(2004-2007) BC Kiev (2007-2009) Pallacanestro Cantù
Pallacanestro Cantù
Pallacanestro Cantù is an Italian League professional basketball club that is based in Cantù. For sponsorship reasons, it is also known as Bennet Cantù, after Bennet, an Italian supermarket chain. For past club sponsorship names, see the list below...
(2009-present)