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Kavelashvili had ten appearances for FCB in his first season and in each he had been used as a substitute. In his second season, he also made seven appearances, again each as substitute, but the club released him before the winter break, and he retired from his active football career. During his
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on 12 March 2006 as he was substituted in the 66th minute. He also scored his first goal for the team during the same game, it was the match winning goal as Basel won 1â0 against
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