Vakhtang "Vato" Natsvlishvili. () (born January 28, 1976) is a retired Georgian professional basketball player. He was the captain of Georgian National Basketball Team from 1997 till 2007.
Career Throughout his career, Vato Natsvlishvili has played in different European basketball clubs. He represented the Georgian national basketball team from 1994 to 2007 as well.Was captain from 1997-2007.he made first official 2 points for his National team’s first official game vs Poland in 24 May 1995. FIBA.com, accessed 18 April 2019. Later in his career, Natsvlishvili played in Georgia.ვატო ნაცვლიშვილი კარიერის დასრულებას ჩემპიონობით აპირებს (Natsvlishvili may end up career with champion title), Georgian Basketball Federation, accessed 18 March 2009. His best career game with the national team was against Turkey on 3 December 1997, he scored 33 points with 8 rebounds.
Personal life Natsvilishvili is married to a model Nino Tskitishvili, a sister of basketball player Nika Tskitishvili. His daughter, Tako is a model as well.ნინო ცქიტიშვილი მეოთხე ბავშვს ელოდება (Nino Tskitishvili is expecting a fourth child), Radio Fortuna, accessed 18 March 2009.
References http://gbf.ge/en/news/vakhtang-natsvlishvili-davith-berdzenishvili-da-irakli-baqradze-qarthuli-kalathburthis-gza-evrobasketamde
External links Georgian Superleague profile Eurobasket.com profile Basketball-reference profile Georgian Athletes Biographical Dictionary