我想我超过了25个人—乔泽尔·金克拉泽 90年代曼城最受欢迎的球星

乔泽尔·金克拉泽(Georgi Kinkladze)，1973年7月6日出生于格鲁吉亚，场上司职中场，1995-1998效力曼城（目前已经退役）。

Georgi Kinkladze, born in Georgia on July 6, 1973, played as a midfielder in Manchester City in 1995-1998 (now retired).

在1995加盟曼城之后，金克拉泽高超的球技使得他连续2个赛季当选曼城队最佳球员。

After joining Manchester City in 1995, his superb skills made him the best player of the Manchester City team for two consecutive seasons.

金克拉泽曾经被球王马拉多纳挑选出来进行称赞，那是他当年在博卡青年试训时候的事情；皇家马德里也曾经想要签下当时时年21岁的这名球员和他的舞蹈般的双脚，这是因为在金克拉泽年轻的时候，他的妈妈曾经送他去学习格鲁吉亚人传统的芭蕾舞蹈－mtiulur 。

Kinkladze was once selected by the football king Maradona for praise. That was when he was in the Boca youth trial. Real Madrid also wanted to sign the 21-year-old player and his dancing feet, this was because when Kinkladze was young, his mother once sent him to learn Georgian traditional ballet dance

Georgi Kinkladze is a Manchester City hero, making more than 100 appearances for the Citizens in a period less glamorous than what they’re currently enjoying. Winning two consecutive Player of the Year awards at City, Kinkladze achieved hero status for his mazy dribbling - expertly witnessed with his goal against Southampton on March 16, 1996.

乔治·金克拉泽是一名曼城英雄，在那段并不辉煌的时期，为球迷们出场百余次。金克拉泽连续两次获得曼城年度最佳球员奖，他的疯狂运球使他获得了英雄身份，而这在1996年3月16日对南安普敦的进球为此荣誉提供了最佳见证。

Agonisingly missing out on survival by goal difference, with Southampton the beneficiaries, City suffered relegation that season. Despite that, Kinkladze’s goal gave the club a much better chance of staying up, and will go down as one of the Premier League’s most skillful goals.

正当曼城苦于进球差而无法存活之时，，南安普敦成为受益者，曼城在那个赛季降级了。尽管如此，金克拉泽的进球还是给俱乐部留下了更大的机会继续存活，并且在此后成为英超联赛最具技术性进球之一。

“I didn’t even realise it was that long ago – 25 years, and I think I dribbled past 25 people! It was unforgettable. In addition to being beautiful, it was a six pointer as well; we both were battling against relegation and after that win we went six points ahead. I remember the chairman, Francis Lee, telling me, ‘I’ve been in English Football for decades and I’ve never, ever seen an ovation this long’.”

“我甚至没有意识到那是那么久以前了，25年，我想我当时带球突破了25个人！真是令人难忘。除了是记漂亮进球之外，还是六分领先的标志。我们双方都在与保级作战，赢得胜利之后，我们领先了6分。我记得董事长弗朗西斯·李告诉我：“我参加英式足球已有几十年了，但我从来没有见过这么长时间的鼓掌”。

After initially struggling in England, Kinkladze’s class soon shone through, all while City were battling to stay in the league, rather than winning titles. Speaking English was a problem, although that clearly didn’t stop the playmaker.

从最初在英格兰苦苦挣扎后，金克拉泽的一届很快崭露头角，而曼城一直在努力保持联盟地位，而不是赢得冠军头衔。说英语是个问题，然而显然这并不能阻止这位进攻球员。

“There were problems with it in the beginning, but to be fair, with what I was doing on the field not much talking was needed anyway. The first words I learned were: ‘Give me the ball’ and ‘get in space’ - and I made do with those.”

“一开始说英语是个问题，但公平地说，根据我在现场所做的事情，反正不需要多说。我第一次学到的是：“给我球”和“找空位”，然后我就那么做到了。”

Although Kinkladze endured relegation with City, he stuck around as the club dropped to the Championship. While top clubs understandably touted his signature, the Georgian stayed loyal to the Manchester side - something he doesn’t regret.

金克拉泽忍受了曼城的降级，当俱乐部降入冠军赛时，他仍然留在曼城。很多顶级俱乐部理所当然地吹捧他，但这位格鲁吉亚人仍然忠于曼彻斯特-他对此并不后悔。

“Never in my life have I or will I regret that. First off, there is no point regretting things that happened decades ago, that’s not going to get you anywhere. I might not have won anything with City, but I saw and felt what I meant for the fans. I could not have betrayed that trust. I am not the kind of guy who abandons a sinking ship.

“我一生中都不会为此后悔。首先，对数十年前发生的事情感到遗憾没有任何意义，因为这些事情不会引领你到任何其他境地。我可能不会在曼城赢得任何胜利，但是我看到并感受到了我对球迷的意义。我不能背叛这种信任。我不是那种会抛弃一艘沉船的人。

“More than 25 years have passed since, but the fans still remember me. Every now and then a Georgian flag is waved there as a homage and I couldn’t have wished for more respect and appreciation, really.

“自那以后已经过去了25年，但粉丝们仍然记得我。格鲁吉亚国旗不时地在那挥舞，以示敬意，我真希望得到更多的尊重和赞赏。

“For an English fan, who you are is as important as your skill on the pitch. I experienced it myself. When you are in peak form, obviously they cheer for you. But when you return years later, with your career long over, and you see they still give you a standing ovation, that’s something different and a feeling I would struggle to put into words.

“对于英国球迷来说，你的身份与你在球场上的技能一样重要。我自己经历了这一切。当你处于高峰状态时，显然他们会为您加油。但是当你多年后返回家乡，事业又结束了，你仍然看到他们为你起立鼓掌，那是种不同的感觉，我很难用语言表达出来。