Timur Kapadze

Club

He began his professional career in 1998, as a member of Neftchi Ferghana. He played for Neftchi Ferghana to the end of 2001. During this time, the signal part of the club's 14 matches and managed to score two goals. Together with Neftchi Ferghana, he won the gold medals of the Uzbekistan Higher League in 2001, and in the season of 1998, 1999 and 2000 silver medals of the country championship. In 2002, he moved to Pakhtakor from Tashkent. Together with the Tashkent club six consecutive seasons Uzbekistan champions, and also won six consecutive season Uzbekistan Cups. In 2007, Pakhtakor won the Commonwealth Champions Cup. In addition, in 2003 and 2004 he reached the AFC Champions League semi-finals with Pakhtakor. Until the end of 2007 he played for Pakhtakor, and was one of its leaders. In total, he played 152 matches in Pakhtakor and scored 28 goals. In early 2008, he joined the new giant of Uzbekistan football — Bunyodkor. As player of Bunyodkor Kapadze also became one of the leaders of the team. In those years, Bunyodkor was able to attract the strongest players of his sworn rival - Pakhtakor, in addition to Timur Kapadze, players such as Server Djeparov, Ignatiy Nesterov and Anzur Ismailov, as well as a number of foreign legionaries, such as Brazilians Rivaldo and other Brazilians players. With Bunyodkor Kapadze three consecutive seasons they became the champion of Uzbekistan, twice won the Uzbekistan Cup, and once won silver medals of the Uzbekistan Cup.…

In January 2025, Kapadze was named as head coach of the Uzbekistan national team, following the departure of Srečko Katanec. Five months later, on 5 June 2025, he guided Uzbekistan to a historic first ever qualification to the 2026 FIFA World Cup. On 6 October 2025, it was announced that Kapadze would serve as an assistant heading into the World Cup, under manager Fabio Cannavaro. However on 10 November 2025, Kapadze announced on his social media his resignation from the national team. On 1 December 2025, Kapadze was appointed as the new manager of Navbahor Namangan.

Of Turkish Meskhetian descent, he is the son of Takhir Kapadze — a football coach and was a pupil of Ferghan football, the city of his relatives. Takhir Kapadze came from a family of Georgian Turks who suffered forced deportation by the Soviet authorities to Central Asia during the World War II.

Player

Neftchi Uzbekistan Super League: 2001 Uzbekistan Super League runners-up: 1998, 1999, 2000 Pakhtakor Uzbekistan Super League: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Uzbekistan Cup: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 CIS cup: 2007 Bunyodkor Uzbekistan Super League: 2008, 2009, 2010 Uzbekistan Cup: 2008, 2010 Aktobe Kazakhstan Premier League: 2013 Kazakhstan Premier League runners-up: 2014 Kazakhstan Super Cup: 2014 Lokomotiv Uzbekistan Super League: 2016, 2017 Uzbekistan Cup: 2016, 2017 Uzbekistan Super Cup: 2014

Manager

Uzbekistan CAFA Nations Cup: 2025 Uzbekistan U23

AFC U-23 Asian Cup runners-up: 2022, 2024 Asian Games bronze medalist: 2022 Individual Uzbekistan Football Coach of the Year: 2022, 2024, 2025