Badri Kvaratskhelia ( ka, ბადრი კვარაცხელია, tr; born 15 February 1965) is a former

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. Born in the

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, he represented the Azerbaijan national team internationally.

Playing career

In early 1990s, Kvaratskhelia spent three seasons at this hometown team Skuri in the second tier of the Georgian football league before he joined reigning champions

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for one year. In 1997, he moved to

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club Kapaz Ganja, who claimed both the league title and the

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that season. The next year Kvaratskhelia signed for Shamkir and became the league top scorer in the 1999-2000 season. In most memorable moment at Shamkir he scored a

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in a Champions Cup qualifier against

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on 19 July 2000. In 2000, he received an Azerbaijani citizenship and made a debut in a 0–0 draw against Georgian team. Later he played two more international matches. Kvaratskhelia ended his playing career in 2004 and returned to

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Coaching career

After completing coaching courses Kvaratskhelia initially worked as assistant manager at

Sioni Bolnisi FC Sioni is a Georgian football club based in Bolnisi. Following the 2022 season, they were relegated to Erovnuli Liga Liga 2, the second tier of Georgian league system. The team has once claimed the national league champion's title. Sioni pla ...

, who won the league title in 2006. In early 2009, he took over the managerial position at now-defunct Azerbaijani side FK Standard Sumgayit. On 22 September 2015, Kvaratskhelia was appointed as the manager of Guria Lanchkhuti. It didn't last for long, because on 6 October 2015, he was then appointed as the manager of

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. In April 2018, Kvaratskhelia became the manager of

FC Samtredia FC Samtredia ( ka, სკ სამტრედია), commonly known simply as Samtredia, is a Georgia (country), Georgian association football club based in the city of Samtredia. The club gained promotion to Erovnuli Liga, the first tier of F ...

. He resigned at the end of the season. From February until 22 April 2019, he was the manager of FC Rustavi. Shortly, due to a heart surgery Kvaratskhelia had to prematurely retire.

Statistics

Personal life

Badri is the father of Georgia national team player

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia Khvicha Kvaratskhelia ( ka, ხვიჩა კვარაცხელია, tr; born 12 February 2001) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Serie A club Napoli and the Georgia national team. Club career Early car ...

Honours

In Georgia * Champion: 1992/93 In Azerbaijan * Champion: 1997/98, 1999/00, 2000/01, 2001/02 * Runner-up: 1998/99, 2003/04 * Cup winner: 1997/98; * Cup runner-up: 1998/99, 2001/02, 2003/04 Individual * Azerbaijan Premier League top scorer: 1999/2000

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kvaratskhelia, Badri 1965 births Living people People from Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti Mingrelians Soviet footballers Footballers from Georgia (country) Azerbaijani footballers Azerbaijan international footballers Association football forwards FK Standard Sumgayit managers Naturalized citizens of Azerbaijan Azerbaijani people of Mingrelian descent Azerbaijani people of Georgian descent Azerbaijani football managers