Shota Arveladze
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox football biography Shota Arveladze (Georgian: Script error: No such module "Lang".; born 22 February 1973) is a Georgian professional football manager and former player who most recently coached Turkish club Kasımpaşa.[1]
Arveladze played at Dinamo Tbilisi, Trabzonspor, Ajax, Rangers, AZ and Levante. He is Georgia's all-time top scorer with 291 goals in his 410 league games for his clubs and 26 goals in his 61 games for the national team.[2]
His 27 goals scored in the UEFA Cup competition, including qualifiers ranks him third in the tournament's history before it became the Europa League.[3] He has the best strike record of independent Georgian Football. He was nominated as the best player of Georgia as well as the best player by the Georgian Professional Football league survey.
Club career
Tbilisi and Trabzonspor
Arveladze played at Dinamo Tbilisi, Trabzonspor, and Ajax, and finished at least one season as the top goal scorer at all three. In 1993, he scored an effective first Euro Tournament goal in the history of independent Georgian Football in the match against Linfield, Northern Ireland. When he led Trabzonspor in goals in 1995–96, he also led the Süper Lig, making him the second non-Turk to date to lead that league in goals after Tarik Hodžić 1983–84. He is recorded as "most loved foreign player" for Trabzonspor supporters.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Ajax
In summer 1997, Arveladze signed for Ajax.[4] Later, he declared that he was so nervous during his first training session, that he even forgot to take football boots with him.[4] He became a close friend to Ronald de Boer during his spell in Amsterdam.[4] His first game at the Amsterdam Arena was a special day for the Georgian player. On 15 August 1997, Ajax faced Brazilian side Grêmio in a friendly game. Arveladze scored a goal, while his wife Tamuna gave birth to their first child, Giorgi hours before the game.[4]
Arveladze made a debut for Ajax against Vitesse, where he replaced Gerald Sibon and scored the fourth goal for the club.[5] During his first season, he scored three hat-tricks in Eredivisie and total 25 goals in 31 appearances. The manager of the Amsterdam-based club Morten Olsen was very pleased with the performance of the young striker.[6] Arveladze was a key figure for the club during 1997–98 UEFA Cup as well. He scored seven goals in eight games for the club, including hat-trick against NK Maribor.[6] Ajax were eliminated in quarter-finals, against Spartak Moscow. Arveladze scored the club's single goal in a tie.[7] During his first season, he faced twice NAC Breda, where his twin brother Archil played. This remains as one of the most memorable facts in Shota's career.[6]
In summer 1998, Ajax signed Arveladze's close friend Giorgi Kinkladze from Manchester City for £5 million.[8] They had been friends since their childhood and that looked like a dream move for both.[6] However, Kinkladze's spell at Ajax proved unsuccessful.[9]
Rangers
Arveladze joined Rangers from Ajax for £3 million in 2001.[10] He agreed a four-year deal with the club. It was obvious that the Georgian would face a fierce competitions for the starting place in the Rangers' strike force from the players like Tore Andre Flo, Claudio Caniggia, Michael Mols, Kenny Miller, Billy Dodds, Ronald de Boer and Russell Latapy.
During the first season with Glasgow-based club, Arveladze scored 17 goals overall, including 11 in Scottish Premier League. He only managed to take part in 30 games, after being injured in February in the quarterfinal of the Scottish Cup against Forfar Athletic,[11] an injury which meant he missed the 2002 Scottish League Cup Final.[12] However, he scored six goals for his club, which managed to win the title.[13] Arveladze played in the final, replacing Claudio Caniggia. This was his first title with the Scottish club.[14]
The following season was the most successful in the career of the Georgian player. Rangers won treble. In March 2003, Rangers defeated their arch-rivals Celtic in the League Cup Final.[15] Later in the Scottish Cup Final, Rangers won another title, after they managed to defeat Dundee with a goal from Lorenzo Amoruso.[16] Arveladze's two compatriots Georgi Nemsadze and Zurab Khizanishvili also took part in this game. The latter joined Arveladze at Rangers during that summer.[17]
In May 2005, Arveladze declared that he would leave the club after the end of the season, in which he managed to score 9 goals. He confirmed receiving offers from various clubs in Europe, including teams from England, Germany, the Netherlands and Turkey.[18]
During his time at Rangers, Arveladze had a nickname, Mr. Bean, because of his facial likeness to Rowan Atkinson.[19]
During a legal case in 2015, Arveladze's agent claimed that the true transfer fee had been 12 million Euro, the equivalent of £8.5 million at the time.[20] Arveladze scored the 300th goal in the SPL and was part of Rangers squads that won the domestic treble in 2002–03 and a double in 2004–05.
AZ
Arveladze departed Rangers for Dutch side AZ on a free transfer before the start of 2005–06 season, signing a two-year deal with the club.[21][22]
Under the guidance of Louis van Gaal, Arveladze became the key figure of the club.[23] He scored 22 goals in Eredivisie, becoming the second best top-scorer of the tournament after Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, who scored 33 goals during the season. Alkmaar participated in UEFA Cup this time as well. In 6 game for the club, Arveladze made 2 assists and scored 2 goals, one of them against Real Betis.[24] At the end of the season, AZ Alkmaar and Arveladze agreed a contract extension to keep the Georgian international striker at the Dutch club until the summer of 2008.[25]
During the second and the final season with the club, Arveladze was appointed as the new captain of the club.[26] He was offered the armband after Denny Landzaat and Joris Mathijsen left for Wigan Athletic and Hamburger SV respectively.[26] The Georgian was praised by Louis van Gaal, under whose guidance he played at Ajax as well. Van Gaal compared Arveladze to Danny Blind and Frank Rijkaard in terms of personality, calling him "the top professional in the squad".[26]
He scored 23 goals, accumulating total 48 goals for AZ in 89 competitive appearances. The Georgian striker scored seven goals in UEFA Cup as well, two of them at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium in a 2–1 away win against Sevilla.[27]
Levante
In July 2007, Arveladze passed a medical and agreed a one-year contract with the Spanish club Levante.[28] He was injured in summer training and missed nearly ten months,[29] undergoing surgery in Amsterdam.[30] He returned and made his debut against Villarreal on 23 March, replacing Juanma.[31] He managed to take part in other 3 games until the end of the season.
In April, Levante confirmed that Arveladze would retire at the end of the season.[32] In the last game of his career he played at the Santiago Bernabeu against Real Madrid, losing 5–2.[33]
International career
Shota Arveladze was a regular in the Georgian national team[34] and is its all-time leading scorer with 26 goals in his 61 games.[2] 16 of these 26 goals came in European Championship qualifiers.[35]
He made his international debut in Georgia's first official game on 2 September 1992, a 1–0 friendly loss away to Lithuania. Fifteen days later, he scored his first goal in the country's first home game, a 6–3 win over neighbours Azerbaijan. His first competitive goal was on 16 November, in a 5–0 win over Wales in Tbilisi for UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying.[36][37]
On 30 March 1997, Arveladze scored a hat-trick in a 7–0 home friendly win against neighbours Armenia.[36] With Georgia he won in 1998 the Malta International Football Tournament.[38] On 18 August 2006, he scored a hat-trick away to the Faroe Islands in a 6–0 win in the opening game of UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying.[39] His final game was the following 24 March in another qualifier, equalising in a 2–1 loss away to Scotland.[40]
Coaching career
After retiring as a player, Arveladze was appointed as assistant manager of AZ under head coach and former Ajax coach Louis van Gaal in July 2008. He maintained this position in the 2009–10 season under Ronald Koeman and Dick Advocaat.
For the 2010–11 season, Arveladze served as manager of Turkish side Kayserispor.[41][42] From 2012 to 2015, he managed Istanbul-based Kasımpaşa. In his final game, the team scored away to Konyaspor while their players were attending to his injured player, Ryan Babel. Arveladze then allowed Konyaspor to score an equaliser in the name of fair play, and Konyaspor won the game 2–1. He resigned after the game.[43]
On 3 July 2015, Arveladze was named as manager of Turkish side Trabzonspor.[44] He resigned in November. Under him and his successor Hami Mandıralı, the side lost a record 17 games that season.[45]
In June 2016, Arveladze was announced as the new head coach of Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv[46] Around the middle of the season, he was fired; it was the first time that Maccabi had dismissed a coach during a season since 2011.[47]
In 2017, Arveladze was announced as head coach of Pakhtakor Tashkent in Uzbekistan.[48] He won the Uzbekistan Super League and Cup in 2019 and 2020. On 21 December 2020, he left.
On 27 January 2022, Arveladze was announced as the new head coach of Hull City on a 2<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1⁄2-year deal.[49] On his debut two days later, the team won 2–0 at home to Swansea City.[50] Arveladze was dismissed by Hull City on 30 September 2022, with the team 20th in the EFL Championship after four consecutive defeats.[51]
On 11 December 2023, Arveladze was announced that he was agreed in principle for Head Coach of Fatih Karagümrük.[52]
Personal life
Arveladze's brothers Archil (twin) and Revaz (older) also played international football, as did Revaz's son Vato.[53]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | CupTemplate:Efn | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 1990–91 | Umaglesi Liga | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 3 | |
| 1991–92 | 30 | 22 | 0 | 0 | — | 30 | 22 | |||
| 1992–93 | 23 | 18 | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 18 | |||
| 1993–94 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | ||
| 1994–95 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 11 | |||
| Total | 75 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 77 | 63 | ||
| Trabzonspor | 1993–94 | 1.Lig | 18 | 15 | 4 | 4 | — | 22 | 19 | |
| 1994–95 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 6 | — | 23 | 18 | |||
| 1995–96 | 34 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 41 | 28 | ||
| 1996–97 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 16 | ||
| Total | 96 | 61 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 123 | 81 | ||
| Ajax | 1997–98 | Eredivisie | 31 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 44 | 37 |
| 1998–99 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 8 | ||
| 1999–2000 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 6 | ||
| 2000–01 | 27 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 20 | ||
| 2001–02 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Total | 96 | 55 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 11 | 124 | 72 | ||
| Rangers | 2001–02 | Scottish Premier League | 22 | 11 | 8 | 6 | — | 30 | 17 | |
| 2002–03 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 16 | ||
| 2003–04 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 15 | ||
| 2004–05 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 33 | 9 | ||
| Total | 95 | 44 | 22 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 132 | 57 | ||
| AZ | 2005–06 | Eredivisie | 31 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 42 | 25 |
| 2006–07 | 29 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 47 | 23 | ||
| Total | 60 | 36 | 12 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 89 | 48 | ||
| Levante | 2007–08 | La Liga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| Career total | 426 | 258 | 63 | 34 | 60 | 29 | 549 | 321 | ||
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 1992 | 2 | 1 |
| 1994 | 6 | 3 | |
| 1995 | 6 | 2 | |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1997 | 6 | 5 | |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 4 | 3 | |
| 2004 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 5 | 5 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 61 | 26 | |
- Scores and results list Georgia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Arveladze goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 September 1992 | David Kipiani Stadium, Gurjaani, Georgia | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Azerbaijan | flag alias = Flag of Azerbaijan.svg | flag alias-1918 = Flag of Azerbaijan 1918.svg | flag alias-1991 = Flag of Azerbaijan (1991–2013).svg | flag alias-naval = Naval Flag of Azerbaijan.svg | link alias-naval = Azerbaijani Navy | flag alias-army = Flag of Azerbaijani Land Forces.svg | link alias-army = Azerbaijani Land Forces | flag alias-air force = AzAF Flag of Azerbaijan.png | link alias-air force = Azerbaijani Air Force | flag alias-navy = Naval Flag of Azerbaijan.svg | link alias-navy = Azerbaijani Navy | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || align="center"|4–1 || align="center"|6–3 || Friendly | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 19 July 1992 | Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Malta | flag alias = Flag of Malta.svg | flag alias-1875 = Flag of Malta (1875–1898).svg | flag alias-1898 = Flag of Malta (1898–1923).svg | flag alias-1923 = Flag of Malta (1923–1943).svg | flag alias-1943 = Flag of Malta (1943–1964).svg | flag alias-unofficial-1943 = Flag of Malta (1943).svg | flag alias-colonial = Flag of Malta (1943-1964).svg | flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Malta.svg | link alias-naval = Maritime Squadron of the Armed Forces of Malta | link alias-navy = Maritime Squadron of the Armed Forces of Malta | flag alias-navy =Naval Jack of Malta.svg | flag alias-1814 = 19th Century Flag of Malta.svg | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || align="center"|1–1 || align="center"|1–1 || Friendly | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 16 November 1994 | Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Wales | flag alias = Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg | flag alias-1807 = Flag of Wales (1807–1953).svg | flag alias-1953 = Flag of Wales (1953–1959).svg | flag alias-1959 = Flag of Wales (1959).svg | size = | name = | variant = | altlink = national football team
}} || align="center"|5–0 || align="center"|5–0 || UEFA Euro 1996 qualifier | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 16 November 1994 | Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Albania | flag alias = Flag of Albania.svg | flag alias-1914 = Flag of Albania (1914–1920).svg | flag alias-1914a= Regentaschapalbanievlag.gif | flag alias-1920 = Flag of Albania (1920–1926).svg | flag alias-1926 = Flag of Albania (1926–1928).svg | flag alias-1928 = Flag of Albania (1934–1939).svg | flag alias-1939 = Flag of Albania (1939–1943).svg | flag alias-1943 = Flag of Albania (1943–1944).svg | flag alias-1944 = Flag of Albania 1944.svg | flag alias-1946 = Flag of Albania (1946–1992).svg | flag alias-1992 = Flag of Albania (1992–2002).svg | flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Albania.svg | flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Albania.svg | link alias-naval = Albanian Naval Force | link alias-army = Albanian Land Force | flag alias-army=Albanian Land Forces insignia.svg | border-army= | flag alias-air force=Albanian Air Forces insignia.svg | link alias-air force=Albanian Air Force | border-air force= | flag alias-navy=Albanian Naval Forces insignia.svg | link alias-navy=Albanian Naval Force | border-navy= | link alias-military = Albanian Armed Forces | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–0 || UEFA Euro 1996 qualifier | |||||||||
| 5 | 26 April 1995 | Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Albania | flag alias = Flag of Albania.svg | flag alias-1914 = Flag of Albania (1914–1920).svg | flag alias-1914a= Regentaschapalbanievlag.gif | flag alias-1920 = Flag of Albania (1920–1926).svg | flag alias-1926 = Flag of Albania (1926–1928).svg | flag alias-1928 = Flag of Albania (1934–1939).svg | flag alias-1939 = Flag of Albania (1939–1943).svg | flag alias-1943 = Flag of Albania (1943–1944).svg | flag alias-1944 = Flag of Albania 1944.svg | flag alias-1946 = Flag of Albania (1946–1992).svg | flag alias-1992 = Flag of Albania (1992–2002).svg | flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Albania.svg | flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Albania.svg | link alias-naval = Albanian Naval Force | link alias-army = Albanian Land Force | flag alias-army=Albanian Land Forces insignia.svg | border-army= | flag alias-air force=Albanian Air Forces insignia.svg | link alias-air force=Albanian Air Force | border-air force= | flag alias-navy=Albanian Naval Forces insignia.svg | link alias-navy=Albanian Naval Force | border-navy= | link alias-military = Albanian Armed Forces | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–0 || UEFA Euro 1996 qualifier | |||||||||
| 6 | 11 October 1995 | Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Bulgaria | flag alias = Flag of Bulgaria.svg | flag alias-digital = Flag of Bulgaria (digital).svg | flag alias-1878 = Flag of Bulgaria.svg | flag alias-1947 = Flag of Bulgaria (1946–1948).svg | flag alias-1948 = Flag of Bulgaria (1948–1967).svg | flag alias-1968 = Flag of Bulgaria (1967-1971).svg | flag alias-1971 = Flag of Bulgaria (1971–1990).svg | flag alias-naval-1879 = Naval Ensign of Bulgaria (1878-1944).svg | flag alias-naval-1949 = Naval Ensign of Bulgaria (1949-1955).svg | flag alias-naval-1955 = Naval Ensign of Bulgaria (1955-1990).svg | flag alias-naval-1991 = Naval Ensign of Bulgaria 1991-2005.svg | flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Bulgaria.svg | link alias-naval = Bulgarian Navy | flag alias-army = War flag of Bulgaria.svg | link alias-army = Bulgarian Land Forces | link alias-air force = Bulgarian Air Force | flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Bulgaria.svg | link alias-navy = Bulgarian Navy | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–1 || UEFA Euro 1996 qualifier | |||||||||||||||
| 7. | 30 March 1997 | Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Armenia | flag alias = Flag of Armenia.svg | flag alias-1918 = Flag of the First Republic of Armenia.svg | link alias-air force = Armenian Air Force | link alias-army = Armenian Ground Forces | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || align="center"|1–0 || rowspan="3" align="center"|7–0 || rowspan="3"|Friendly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 3–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 6–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 7 June 1997 | Central Stadium, Batumi, Georgia | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Moldova | flag alias = Flag of Moldova.svg | flag alias-1346 = Flag of Moldavia.svg | flag alias-1917 = Flag of the Moldavian Democratic Republic.svg | flag alias-1925 = Flag of Moldavian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (1925-1932).svg | flag alias-1937 = Flag of Moldavian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (1937-1938).svg | flag alias-1938 = Flag of Moldavian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.svg | flag alias-1940 = Flag of the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic (1941-1952).svg | flag alias-1952 = Flag of Moldavian SSR.svg | flag alias-1990 = Flag of Moldova (1990–2010).svg | flag alias-army = Flag of the Armed Forces of Moldova.svg | link alias-army = Moldovan Ground Forces | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–0 || 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 14 June 1997 | Stadion GKS Katowice, Katowice, Poland | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Poland | flag alias = Flag of Poland.svg | flag alias-state = Flag of Poland (with coat of arms).svg | flag alias-1815 = Flag of the Congress of Poland.svg | flag alias-1919 = Flag of Poland (1919-1928).svg | flag alias-1928 = Flag of Poland (1928–1980).svg | flag alias-1955 = Flag of Poland (with coat of arms, 1955-1980).svg | flag alias-1980 = Flag of Poland (with coat of arms, 1980-1990).svg | flag alias-1990 = Flag of Poland (with coat of arms).svg | flag alias-naval = PL navy flag IIIRP.svg | border-naval = | flag alias-naval-1919 = Naval Ensign of IIRP v1.svg | border-naval-1919 = | flag alias-naval-1946 = Naval Ensign of PRL v1.svg | border-naval-1946 = | flag alias-naval-auxiliary = Flaga pomocniczych jednostek pływających Polskiej Marynarki Wojennej.svg | flag alias-naval-auxiliary-1955 = POL Bandera pjp PRL v1.svg | link alias-naval = Polish Navy | flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Poland.svg | border-navy = | link alias-navy = Polish Navy | flag alias-marines = Flag of the Polish Land Forces.svg | border-marines = | link alias-marines = Polish 7th Coastal Defense Brigade | flag alias-air force = Flag of the Polish Air Force.svg | border-air force = | link alias-air force = Polish Air Force | flag alias-army = Flag of the Polish Land Forces.svg | border-army = | link alias-army = Polish Land Forces | size = | size flag alias-naval = 25px | size flag alias-naval-1919 = 25px | size flag alias-naval-1946 = 25px | size flag alias-air force = 25px | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–4 || 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
| 12 | 4 September 1999 | Bežigrad Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Slovenia | flag alias = Flag of Slovenia.svg | link alias-army = Slovenian Ground Force | link alias-military=Slovenian Armed Forces | flag alias-military=Flag of the Slovenian Armed Forces.svg | flag alias-naval=Naval Jack of Slovenia.svg | link alias-naval=Slovenian Navy | link-alias-navy=Slovenian Navy | link alias-air force = Slovenian Air Force and Air Defence | size = | variant = | name = | altlink = national football team
}} || align="center"|1–1 || align="center"|1–2 || UEFA Euro 2000 qualifier | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | 8 September 1999 | Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Latvia | flag alias = Flag of Latvia.svg | flag alias-pantone = Flag of Latvia (Textile).svg | flag alias-air force = Flag of the Latvian Air Forces.svg | link alias-air force = Latvian Air Force | flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Latvia.svg | link alias-naval = Latvian Naval Forces | link alias-army = Latvian Land Forces | flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Latvia.svg | link alias-navy = Latvian Naval Forces | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–2 || UEFA Euro 2000 qualifier | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | 9 October 1999 | Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Albania | flag alias = Flag of Albania.svg | flag alias-1914 = Flag of Albania (1914–1920).svg | flag alias-1914a= Regentaschapalbanievlag.gif | flag alias-1920 = Flag of Albania (1920–1926).svg | flag alias-1926 = Flag of Albania (1926–1928).svg | flag alias-1928 = Flag of Albania (1934–1939).svg | flag alias-1939 = Flag of Albania (1939–1943).svg | flag alias-1943 = Flag of Albania (1943–1944).svg | flag alias-1944 = Flag of Albania 1944.svg | flag alias-1946 = Flag of Albania (1946–1992).svg | flag alias-1992 = Flag of Albania (1992–2002).svg | flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Albania.svg | flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Albania.svg | link alias-naval = Albanian Naval Force | link alias-army = Albanian Land Force | flag alias-army=Albanian Land Forces insignia.svg | border-army= | flag alias-air force=Albanian Air Forces insignia.svg | link alias-air force=Albanian Air Force | border-air force= | flag alias-navy=Albanian Naval Forces insignia.svg | link alias-navy=Albanian Naval Force | border-navy= | link alias-military = Albanian Armed Forces | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || align="center"|1–2 || align="center"|1–2 || UEFA Euro 2000 qualifier | |||||||||
| 15 | 1 September 2001 | Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Hungary | flag alias = Flag of Hungary.svg | flag alias-1848 = Flag of Hungary (1848-1849, 1867-1869).svg | flag alias-1849 = Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg | flag alias-1867 = Flag of Hungary (1848-1849, 1867-1869).svg | flag alias-1869 = Flag of Hungary (1869-1874).svg | flag alias-1874 = Flag of Hungary (1874-1896).svg | flag alias-1896 = Flag of Hungary (1896-1915; angels).svg | flag alias-1915 = Flag of Hungary (1915-1918; angels).svg | flag alias-1918 = Flag of Hungary (1918-1919).svg | flag alias-1919 = Flag of Hungary (1919).svg | flag alias-1920 = Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg | flag alias-1946 = Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg | flag alias-1949 = Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg | flag alias-1956 = Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg | flag alias-1957 = Flag of Hungary.svg | flag alias-state = Flag of Hungary with arms (state).svg | flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Hungary.svg | flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Hungary.svg | Hungarian River Guard | flag alias-military = Flag of the Hungarian Defence Forces.svg | link alias-military = Hungarian Defence Forces | flag alias-army = War Flag of Hungary.svg | link alias-army = Hungarian Ground Forces | link alias-air force = Hungarian Air Force | flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Hungary.svg | Hungarian River Guard | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|3–1 || 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier | |||||||
| 16 | 8 September 2002 | St. Jakob Park, Basel, Switzerland | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Switzerland | flag alias = Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg | flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg | link alias-army = Swiss Army | link alias-air force = Swiss Air Force | size = | size flag alias = 23x16px | sizebig flag alias = 25px | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || align="center"|1–1 || align="center"|1–4 || UEFA Euro 2004 qualifier | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | 6 September 2003 | Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Albania | flag alias = Flag of Albania.svg | flag alias-1914 = Flag of Albania (1914–1920).svg | flag alias-1914a= Regentaschapalbanievlag.gif | flag alias-1920 = Flag of Albania (1920–1926).svg | flag alias-1926 = Flag of Albania (1926–1928).svg | flag alias-1928 = Flag of Albania (1934–1939).svg | flag alias-1939 = Flag of Albania (1939–1943).svg | flag alias-1943 = Flag of Albania (1943–1944).svg | flag alias-1944 = Flag of Albania 1944.svg | flag alias-1946 = Flag of Albania (1946–1992).svg | flag alias-1992 = Flag of Albania (1992–2002).svg | flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Albania.svg | flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Albania.svg | link alias-naval = Albanian Naval Force | link alias-army = Albanian Land Force | flag alias-army=Albanian Land Forces insignia.svg | border-army= | flag alias-air force=Albanian Air Forces insignia.svg | link alias-air force=Albanian Air Force | border-air force= | flag alias-navy=Albanian Naval Forces insignia.svg | link alias-navy=Albanian Naval Force | border-navy= | link alias-military = Albanian Armed Forces | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || align="center"|1–0 || rowspan="2" align="center"|3–0 || rowspan="2"|UEFA Euro 2004 qualifier | |||||||||
| 18 | 3–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | 11 September 2003 | Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Albania | flag alias = Flag of Albania.svg | flag alias-1914 = Flag of Albania (1914–1920).svg | flag alias-1914a= Regentaschapalbanievlag.gif | flag alias-1920 = Flag of Albania (1920–1926).svg | flag alias-1926 = Flag of Albania (1926–1928).svg | flag alias-1928 = Flag of Albania (1934–1939).svg | flag alias-1939 = Flag of Albania (1939–1943).svg | flag alias-1943 = Flag of Albania (1943–1944).svg | flag alias-1944 = Flag of Albania 1944.svg | flag alias-1946 = Flag of Albania (1946–1992).svg | flag alias-1992 = Flag of Albania (1992–2002).svg | flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Albania.svg | flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Albania.svg | link alias-naval = Albanian Naval Force | link alias-army = Albanian Land Force | flag alias-army=Albanian Land Forces insignia.svg | border-army= | flag alias-air force=Albanian Air Forces insignia.svg | link alias-air force=Albanian Air Force | border-air force= | flag alias-navy=Albanian Naval Forces insignia.svg | link alias-navy=Albanian Naval Force | border-navy= | link alias-military = Albanian Armed Forces | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || align="center"|1–1 || align="center"|1–2 || UEFA Euro 2004 qualifier | |||||||||
| 20 | 27 May 2005 | Sportzentrum, Altenkirchen, Germany | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = New Zealand | flag alias = Flag of New Zealand.svg | flag alias-1834 = Flag of the United Tribes of New Zealand.svg | flag alias-civil-1867 = Flag of New Zealand Government Ships 1867.svg | flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of New Zealand.svg | flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of New Zealand.svg | flag alias-naval-1941 = Naval ensign of the United Kingdom.svg | link alias-naval = Royal New Zealand Navy | flag alias-air force = Air Force Ensign of New Zealand.svg | link alias-air force = Royal New Zealand Air Force | flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of New Zealand.svg | link alias-navy = Royal New Zealand Navy | empty = Junior All Blacks | link alias-football = New Zealand men's national football team | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | altvar = football | variant =
}} || align="center"|1–2 || align="center"|1–3 || Friendly | |||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | 18 August 2006 | Svangaskarð, Toftir, Iceland | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Faroe Islands | flag alias = Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg | size = | name = | altlink = national football team
}} || align="center"|3–0 || rowspan="3" align="center"|6–0 || rowspan="3"|UEFA Euro 2008 qualifier | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | 5–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | 6–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | 6 September 2006 | Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex, Kyiv, Ukraine | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Ukraine | flag alias = Flag of Ukraine.svg | flag alias-1918 = Flag of Ukrainian People's Republic 1917.svg | flag alias-1991 = Flag of Ukraine (1991–1992).svg | flag alias-1991b = Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (1949–1991).svg | flag alias-army = Ensign of the Ukrainian Ground Forces.svg | flag alias-military = Ensign of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.svg | link alias-military = Armed Forces of Ukraine | flag alias-marines = Flag of the Ukrainian Naval Infantry.svg | link alias-marines = Ukrainian Marine Corps | link alias-army = Ukrainian Ground Forces | flag alias-coast guard = Sea Guard Ensign of Ukraine (dress).svg | link alias-coast guard = Ukrainian Sea Guard | flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Ukraine.svg | flag alias-naval-1918 = Naval Ensign of Ukraine 1918 July.svg | link alias-naval = Ukrainian Navy | flag alias-air force = Ensign of the Ukrainian Air Force.svg | link alias-air force = Ukrainian Air Force | flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Ukraine.svg | link alias-navy = Ukrainian Navy | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || align="center"|1–1 || align="center"|2–3 || UEFA Euro 2008 qualifier | ||||||||||||||
| 25 | 16 November 2006 | Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Jordan | flag alias = Flag of Jordan.svg | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant = | flag alias-army = Royal Jordanian Army Flag.svg | link alias-army = Royal Jordanian Army | flag alias-air force = Air Force Ensign of Jordan.svg | link alias-air force = Royal Jordanian Air Force | flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Jordan.svg | link alias-naval = Royal Jordanian Navy | flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Jordan.svg | link alias-navy = Royal Jordanian Navy
}} || align="center"|3–2 || align="center"|3–2 || Friendly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | 24 March 2007 | Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Scotland | flag alias = Flag of Scotland.svg | flag alias-1542 = Flag of Scotland (traditional).svg | link alias-football = Scotland men's national football team | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || align="center"|1–1 || align="center"|1–2 || UEFA Euro 2008 qualifier |
Managerial statistics
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| Kayserispor | 29 June 2010 | 3 October 2012 | ||||||||
| Kasımpaşa | 8 October 2012 | 13 March 2015 | ||||||||
| Trabzonspor | 3 July 2015 | 11 November 2015 | ||||||||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 16 June 2016 | 4 January 2017 | ||||||||
| Pakhtakor | 23 June 2017 | 21 December 2020 | ||||||||
| Hull City | 27 January 2022 | 30 September 2022 | ||||||||
| Fatih Karagümrük | 11 December 2023 | 9 March 2024 | ||||||||
| Kasımpaşa | 1 July 2025 | 4 December 2025 | ||||||||
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Honours
Player
Dinamo Tbilisi
Trabzonspor
Ajax
Rangers
- Scottish Premier League: 2002–03, 2004–05
- Scottish Cup: 2001–02, 2002–03
- Scottish League Cup: 2002–03
Individual
- CIS Cup top goalscorer: 1993
- Turkish Footballer of the Year: 1994
- Georgian Footballer of the Year: 1994, 1998, 2007
- Turkish Cup top scorer: 1994–95
- Süper Lig top scorer: 1995–96
- SPL Player of the Month: September 2003
Manager
Pakhtakor Tashkent
See also
References
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External links
- Template:TFF coach (as coach)
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- Shota Arveladze at Kayserispor.org
- Template:EU-Football.info
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- Living people
- Footballers from Tbilisi
- Men's footballers from Georgia (country)
- Football managers from Georgia (country)
- Men's association football forwards
- FC Dinamo Tbilisi players
- Trabzonspor footballers
- AFC Ajax players
- Rangers F.C. players
- AZ Alkmaar players
- Levante UD footballers
- Eredivisie players
- Scottish Premier League players
- La Liga players
- Georgia (country) men's international footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers from Georgia (country)
- Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Turkey
- Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
- Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in the Netherlands
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Scotland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland
- Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Spain
- Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
- Expatriate football managers in Turkey
- Expatriate football managers in Israel
- Expatriate football managers in Uzbekistan
- Expatriate football managers in England
- Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Israel
- Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Uzbekistan
- Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in England
- Süper Lig players
- Kasımpaşa S.K. managers
- Trabzonspor managers
- Kayserispor managers
- Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. managers
- Pakhtakor Tashkent FK managers
- Hull City A.F.C. managers
- Süper Lig managers
- Israeli Premier League managers
- English Football League managers
- Uzbekistan Super League managers
- Identical twins
- Twins from Georgia (country)
- Twin teammates in sports
- AZ Alkmaar non-playing staff