KHVICHA KVARATSKHELIA has emerged as one of the stars of Euro 2024.
The Napoli ace scored Georgia’s goal in a surprising 2-0 victory over Portugal.
The result helped the Euro debutants reach the round of 16, despite being the lowest-ranked team in the competition.
Kvaratskhelia entered the tournament with a lot of eyes on him as he has been linked with a departure from Napoli.
The winger has attracted interest from the likes of Newcastle United, Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea.
However, his life outside of football is equally interesting.
The 23-year-old was born in Tbilisi, Georgia and was nicknamed “Kvaradona” after the legendary Diego Maradona.
He is the son of former Azerbaijani international football player Badri Kvaratskhelia.
In 2022, he revealed that he was dating medical student Nitsa Tavadze.
The couple married at Mtskheta’s Samtavro monastery in October 2023.
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They shared photos of the ceremony on social media.
They could be seen wearing traditional Georgian clothing as they said their vows.
Her 3.5 million followers loved the photos that flooded the comments section.
One wrote: “Beautiful Orthodox wedding.”
A second commented: “You are a Knight Templar.”
A third said: “Man, purpose in your life.”
Another added: “This wedding is truly unique.”
They left the monastery under a tunnel of swords held by 12 people.
Nitsa was at Euro 2024, showing her support for Kvaratskhelia as he stars for Georgia.
Despite now being married, Nitsa has remained in Georgia to pursue her medical career while they manage their long-distance relationship.
Kvaratskhelia also loves traveling around Italy during the off-season and has posted some spectacular photos on her social media.
On his Instagram, he also shared a photo of himself playing with Georgian teammate Zuriko Davitashvili.
He also enjoys playing tennis, basketball and trekking.
Kvaratskhelia is a fan of the NBA team Golden State Warriors and star Stephen Curry.
He often takes his wife to watch games when he’s not on the field.
He reportedly prefers a simple, minimalist lifestyle and doesn’t like flashy cars.
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