Varlam Kilasonia (born 13 August 1967) 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

manager Management (or managing) is the administration of an organization, whether it is a business, a nonprofit organization, or a government body. It is the art and science of managing resources of the business. Management includes the activities ...

and former player who is the head coach of Liga 3 club

Rustavi Rustavi ( ka, რუსთავი ) is a city in the southeast of Georgia, in the region of Kvemo Kartli and southeast of capital Tbilisi. It has a population of 130,100 (2021), making it the fourth most populous city in Georgia. Its economy is ...

Career

As a player, Varlam Kilasonia spent 17 years in four different countries. He started his managerial career at Olimpi Rustavi in 2006. Twice in a row, in 2016 and 2017, he led the newly created football club

to championship titles in the second tier, which in the second case implied automatic promotion to

Erovnuli Liga The Erovnuli Liga ( ka, ეროვნული ლიგა - lit. National League) is the top division of professional football in Georgia. Since 1990, it has been organized by the Professional Football League of Georgia and Georgian Football F ...

. Following three spells with this club, from July 2020 to June 2021 Kilasonia was in 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 ...

, where he was named the best manager in the first phase of the season. In late July 2022 he was announced as head coach of Merani Martvili. After his departure from this club at the end of this season, Kilasonia returned to

in February 2023.

Personal life

His brother Giorgi Kilasonia played 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 ...

Honours

Russian First League The Russian First League (russian: Первая лига, Pervaya liga), formerly called Russian First Division (russian: Первый дивизион) and Russian Football National League (FNL) (russian: Первенство Футбольн� ...

top scorer: 1996 (22 goals).

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kilasonia, Varlam 1967 births Living people Soviet men's footballers Men's footballers from Georgia (country) Expatriate men's footballers from Georgia (country) Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Ukraine Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan FC Dnipro players FC Dnipro-2 Dnipropetrovsk players FC Kuban Krasnodar players Football managers from Georgia (country) Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Azerbaijan Turan Tovuz players FC Metalurgi Rustavi players FC Alazani Gurjaani players Ukrainian Premier League players Men's association football forwards Men's association football midfielders FC Lokomotiv Saint Petersburg players Place of birth missing (living people)