Revaz Gotsiridze

Revaz Gotsiridze

Personal information
Full name	Revaz Gotsiridze
Date of birth	(1981-01-17) 17 January 1981 (age 44)
Place of birth	Tbilisi, Georgia
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Lokomotivi Tbilisi (Manager)
Youth career
1998–1999	Dinamo Tbilisi
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2000	WIT Georgia	25	(7)
2000–2001	TSU Tbilisi	18	(3)
2001–2002	Gorda Rustavi	35	(11)
2003	SV Waldhof Mannheim	0	(0)
2003	Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih	4	(0)
2003–2004	WIT Georgia	33	(20)
2004–2006	KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny	40	(2)
2007	Olimpi Rustavi	13	(8)
2007–2008	Ameri Tbilisi	25	(10)
2008–2009	Sioni Bolnisi	27	(3)
2009	Spartaki-Tskhinvali Tbilisi	15	(4)
2009–2010	Hapoel Petah Tikva	3	(0)
2010	Ahva Arraba	13	(2)
2010–2011	Sioni Bolnisi	16	(2)
2011–2012	Torpedo Kutaisi	40	(13)
2012–2013	Chikhura Sachkhere	19	(4)
2013–2014	Saburtalo Tbilisi	24	(4)
International career
2005–2006	Georgia	3	(0)
Managerial career
2015–2016	Saburtalo Tbilisi (assistant)
2016–2018	Saburtalo Tbilisi (youth)
2019–2021	Telavi
2022	Shukura
2023–2024	Lokomotivi Tbilisi
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Revaz Gotsiridze (Georgian: რევაზ გოცირიძე; born 17 January 1981) is a Georgian football manager and a former player.

Career

Gotsiridze left Georgia for Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih in April 2003.[1] But in end of season he was sent back to WIT Georgia. At WIT Georgia, he became team top-scorer and scored in champions playoffs to win Umaglesi Liga in 2004. At the end of season he left Georgia again, this time to KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny of Russian First Division. In January 2007, Gotsiridze returned to Caucasus for Olimpi Rustavi,[2] where he won Umaglesi Liga again.

International career

Gotsiridze played twice for Georgia, including one friendly in Malta International Football Tournament 2006.

Managerial career

In 2015, Gotsiridze started his managerial activities. During a two-year stint at Telavi he led the club to promotion to the top tier in 2019.[3] Later he won Liga 2 with Shukura Kobuleti, but had to leave the club after some disagreements arose with the management.[4]

In May 2023, he was appointed at relegation-threatened second division side Locomotive Tbilisi.

Honours

• Umaglesi Liga: 2004, 2007

References

1. "Kryvbas snap up Georgian starlet". UEFA. 9 April 2003. Retrieved 24 February 2009.
2. "Georgia abuzz with transfer talk". UEFA. 17 January 2007. Retrieved 24 February 2009.
3. "თელავმა რევაზ გოცირიძე გაათავისუფლა". croco.ge (in Georgian).
4. "„შუქურა" - ხელმძღვანელობა იძულებული გახდა, მთავარ მწვრთნელთან ხელშეკრულება შეეწყვიტა". 1tv.ge (in Georgian). 18 January 2023.

External links

• Revaz Gotsiridze – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Revaz Gotsiridze at National-Football-Teams.com
• Revaz Gotsiridze – Israel Football Association league player details