Georgi Chelidze ( ka, გიორგი ჭელიძე; born 24 October 1986) is a

Georgian Georgian may refer to: Common meanings * Anything related to, or originating from Georgia (country) ** Georgians, an indigenous Caucasian ethnic group ** Georgian language, a Kartvelian language spoken by Georgians **Georgian scripts, three scrip ...

professional

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

manager and a former player.

Career

Chelidze 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 FC Lokomotiv Moscow (''FC Lokomotiv Moskva'', russian: link=no, Футбольный клуб "Локомотив" Москва, ) is a Russian professional football club based in Moscow. Lokomotiv have won the Russian Premier League on three oc ...

, primarily on loan to other clubs. In 2010 he joined

Liga Leumit Liga Leumit ( he, ליגה לאומית, lit. ''National League'') is the second division of the Israeli Football League, and below its Premier League. Structure There are 16 clubs in the league. At the end of each season, the two lowest-place ...

team

Sektzia Ness Ziona Sektzia Ness Ziona ( he, סקציית כדורגל נס-ציונה, ''Sektziyat Kaduregel Nes Tziona'', lit. ''Football Section Ness Ziona'') are a football club from the Israeli city of Ness Ziona. They currently play in the Israeli Premier Leag ...

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

.אנתוני פארקר שוחרר שלושה גיאורגים הצטרפו
Chelidze has made one appearance for the

Georgia national football team The Georgia national football team ( ka, საქართველოს ეროვნული საფეხბურთო ნაკრები, tr) represents the country of Georgia in men's international football matches, and it is c ...

. Since 2016 he has been a football manager. After several years spent at Shevardeni-1906,

Meshakhte Tkibuli FC Meshakhte is a Georgian association football club based in Tkibuli. Following the 2022 season, the club was relegated to Liga 4, the fourth tier of Georgian football system. History Meshakhte participated in the Georgian Soviet league and tw ...

Shukura Kobuleti FC Shukura Kobuleti, commonly known as Shukura Kobuleti or simply Shukura, is a Georgian football club from Kobuleti, the second largest city of Adjara. After the 2022 season, they were promoted to Erovnuli Liga, the top tier of Georgian champion ...

and Saburtalo-2, in January 2022 he was appointed as head coach of Georgian top-tier club

Telavi Telavi ( ka, თელავი ) is the main city and administrative center of Georgia's eastern province of Kakheti. Its population consists of some 19,629 inhabitants (as of the year 2014). The city is located on the foothills of the Tsiv-Gombo ...

, where he worked for six months. In early November 2022, he took charge of

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 ...

. Under his management the club won two of the three remaining matches, but still failed to stay up following the

play-offs The playoffs, play-offs, postseason or finals of a sports league are a competition played after the regular season by the top competitors to determine the league champion or a similar accolade. Depending on the league, the playoffs may be eithe ...

. Since January 2023 Chelidze has been the manager of title-chasing

Samgurali Tskaltubo FC Samgurali Tsqaltubo is a Georgian association football club from Tsqaltubo, which takes part in Erovnuli Liga, the first tier of the national league. They have been runners-up of the Georgian Cup three times. History In Soviet and national le ...

References

External links

Profile on Soccerway
* * 1986 births Living people Men's footballers from Georgia (country) FC Dinamo Batumi players FC Lokomotiv Moscow players FC Zorya Luhansk players FC Zestafoni players Neftçi PFK players FC Metalurgi Rustavi players Samsunspor footballers Sektzia Ness Ziona F.C. players FC Sioni Bolnisi players Erovnuli Liga players Russian Premier League players Süper Lig players Ukrainian Premier League players Azerbaijan Premier League players Liga Leumit players Georgia (country) men's international footballers Expatriate men's footballers from Georgia (country) Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan Expatriate men's footballers in Israel Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Russia Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Ukraine Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Azerbaijan Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Israel Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Turkey Men's association football forwards Footballers from Kutaisi {{Georgia-footy-bio-stub