Kote (Constantine) Makharadze (; 17 November 1926 – 19 December 2002) was a Soviet and Georgian

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and

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. Makharadze graduated from Tbilisi Choreography School in 1941 and the Shota Rustaveli State Theater Institute in 1948 and began working at the

Rustaveli Theatre Rustaveli National Theatre ( ka, რუსთაველის ეროვნული თეატრი) is the largest and one of the oldest theaters of Georgia, located in its capital Tbilisi on Rustaveli Avenue. Housed in an ornate Rococo-st ...

. He performed roles in various plays, including

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, Bakhtrioni, Simghera Shevardenze, etc. In 1970, he joined the

Marjanishvili Theatre Kote Marjanishvili State Academic Drama Theatre ( ka, კოტე მარჯანიშვილის სახელობის სახელმწიფო აკადემიური დრამატული თეატრი) i ...

, where he performed in Mosamartle, Kvachi Kvachantiradze, Schiller's

Don Carlos ''Don Carlos'' is an 1867 five-act grand opera composed by Giuseppe Verdi to a French-language libretto by Joseph Méry and Camille du Locle, based on the 1787 play '' Don Karlos, Infant von Spanien'' (''Don Carlos, Infante of Spain'') by Fried ...

and other productions. He earned the title of the Honored Artist of the

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in 1958 and of the People Artist of the Georgian SSR in 1966. Makharadze is best remembered for his career as a sports commentator whose passionate commentating fascinated audiences for decades. He began his sports career as a

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player and led the junior national team of Georgian SSR to the USSR Championship in 1945. He became a sports commentator in 1957, covering soccer matches on Georgian

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and

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. Two years later, he started commenting on central Soviet state television and radio and traveled abroad with the

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's national soccer team. He continued to work for the next four decades covering all major sports matches and Olympic games of this period, including

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's historic wins of the USSR cup in 1964 and of the

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in 1981.Mikaberidze, Alexander (ed., 2007)
Kote(Constantine) Makharadze
''Dictionary of Georgian National Biography''. Accessed on September 6, 2007.

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* 1926 births 2002 deaths 20th-century male actors from Georgia (country) Male actors from Tbilisi Theatre people from Tbilisi Association football commentators People's Artists of Georgia Recipients of the Order of Honor (Georgia) Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour Male film actors from Georgia (country) Male stage actors from Georgia (country) Sports commentators from Georgia (country) Soviet drama teachers Soviet male film actors Soviet male stage actors {{Georgia-actor-stub Burials at Didube Pantheon