Georgi Chelidze (Georgian: გიორგი ჭელიძე; born 24 October 1986) is a Georgian professional football manager and a former player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Georgi Nodar Chelidze | ||
| Date of birth | 24 October 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Kutaisi, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Samgurali Tskaltubo (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2003 | FC Merani-91 Tbilisi | 2 | (0) |
| 2003 | FC Olimpi Tbilisi | 10 | (6) |
| 2004 | FC Tbilisi | 19 | (3) |
| 2004–2005 | FC Dinamo Batumi | 16 | (7) |
| 2005–2008 | FC Lokomotiv Moscow | 6 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | → FC Zorya Luhansk (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | → FC Zestafoni (loan) | 11 | (8) |
| 2008 | FC Dinamo Batumi | 7 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | PFC Neftchi | 4 | (0) |
| 2009 | FC Olimpi Rustavi | 1 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Samsunspor | 1 | (0) |
| 2010 | Sektzia Ness Ziona | 10 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Sioni Bolnisi | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2006 | Georgia | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2017 | Shevardeni 1906 | ||
| 2017 | Meshakhte Tkibuli | ||
| 2018 | Shukura Kobuleti | ||
| 2018–2021 | Saburtalo Tbilisi 2 | ||
| 2022 | Telavi | ||
| 2022 | Sioni Bolnisi | ||
| 2023– | Samgurali Tskaltubo | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editChelidze made his professional debut with Merani–91 in 2002. He spent first four seasons at different domestic clubs.
He signed with Neftchi after several seasons with FC Lokomotiv Moscow, primarily on loan to other clubs.[1]
In 2010 he joined Liga Leumit team Sektzia Ness Ziona in Israel.[2]
Chelidze has made one appearance for the Georgia national football team.[3]
Since 2016 he has been a football manager. After several years spent at Shevardeni-1906, Meshakhte Tkibuli, Shukura Kobuleti and Saburtalo-2, in January 2022 he was appointed as head coach of Georgian top-tier club Telavi,[4] where he worked for six months.[5]
In early November 2022, he took charge of Sioni Bolnisi.[6] Under his management the club won two of the three remaining matches, but still failed to stay up following the play-offs.
Since January 2023 Chelidze has been the manager of title-chasing Samgurali Tskaltubo.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Giorgi Chelidze signs with Neftchi". geofootball.com. Archived from the original on 23 August 2008. Retrieved 28 September 2008.
- ^ אנתוני פארקר שוחרר שלושה גיאורגים הצטרפו Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine (in Hebrew)
- ^ "The National Team of Georgia in 2006". Georgia Football Federation. Archived from the original on 20 May 2007. Retrieved 28 September 2008.
- ^ "„თელავს" ჭელიძე გაწვრთნის". 1tv.ge (in Georgian). 21 January 2022.
- ^ "თელავი მთავარმა მწვრთნელმა და ხუთმა ფეხბურთელმა დატოვა". live.ge (in Georgian). 11 July 2022.
- ^ "ჭელიძე სოსიაშვილის ნაცვლად - ბოლნისის სიონში ცვლილებაა". europop.ge (in Georgian). 8 November 2022.
- ^ "წყალტუბოს სამგურალის მთავარ მწვრთნელად გიორგი ჭელიძე დაინიშნა". europop.ge (in Georgian). 3 January 2023.
External links
edit- Profile on Soccerway
- Giorgi Chelidze at National-Football-Teams.com
- Giorgi Chelidze – Israel Football Association league player details
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