Shota Arveladze

Shota Arveladze
შოთა არველაძე

Arveladze in 2012
Personal information
Full nameShota Arveladze
Date of birth22 February 1973
Place of birthTbilisi, Georgia
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing positionStriker
Youth career
1990–1991Martve Tbilisi
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1990–1993Dinamo Tbilisi67(51)
1993–1997Trabzonspor96(61)
1997–2001Ajax96(55)
2001–2005Rangers95(44)
2005–2007AZ60(36)
2007–2008Levante4(0)
Total418(247)
National team
1992–2007Georgia61(26)
Teams managed
2008–2010AZ (assistant)
2010–2012Kayserispor
2012–2015Kasımpaşa
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Shota Arveladze (Georgian: შოთა არველაძე; born 22 February 1973) is a Georgian former professional football player and current manager who last coached Kasımpaşa SK of the Turkish Super Lig.

Arveladze played at Dinamo Tbilisi, Trabzonspor, Ajax, Rangers, AZ and Levante.

He is Georgia’s 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.[1]

His 27 goals scored in the UEFA Cup competition ranks him 5th in the tournament's history.[2] 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, Trabzonspor and Ajax

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.

Rangers

Arveladze joined Rangers from Ajax for £2 million in 2001. He scored the 300th goal in the SPL. He was part of the squad that won the domestic treble in 2002–03 and the double in 2004–05.

AZ

He departed Rangers for Dutch side AZ on a free transfer in 2004–05.

Levante

Arveladze ended his playing career on 22 May 2008 following a season with Levante.

International career

Shota Arveladze was a regular in the Georgian national team[3] and is its all-time leading scorer with 26 goals in his 61 games.[1]

Style of play

Quick feet and decision-making, an eye for goal, great technique and leadership were among his qualities.

Coaching career

After retiring from football 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.[4][5] From 2012 to 2015, Arveladze managed Istanbul-based Kasımpaşa SK.

Honours

Dinamo Tbilisi
Trabzonspor
Ajax
Rangers

Career statistics

Club

[6]

Club Season League Cup[nb 1] Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dinamo Tbilisi 1990–91 73----73
1991–92 3022----3022
1992–93 2318----2318
1993–94 78--2199
Total 675100216952
Trabzonspor 1993–94 181544--2219
1994–95 171266--2318
1995–96 342532414128
1996–97 27963443716
Total 966119158512381
Ajax 1997–98 312555874437
1998–99 1973130258
1999–2000 1751021206
2000–01 271810323120
2001–02 20--2141
Total 9655106181112472
Rangers 2001–02 221186--3017
2002–03 301581204016
2003–04 191242612915
2004–05 2462172339
Total 9544221015313257
AZ 2005–06 312251624225
2006–07 2914721174723
Total 60361231798948
Levante 2007–08 40----40
Total 40000040
Career totals 41824763346029541310

International

[7]

Georgia national team
YearAppsGoals
199221
199463
199562
199650
199765
199850
199933
200030
200161
200221
200343
200440
200531
200655
200711
Total6126

International goals

[7]

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 17 September 1992 David Kipiani Stadium, Gurjaani  Azerbaijan 4–1 6–3 Friendly
2. 19 July 1992 Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tbilisi  Malta 1–1 1–1 Friendly
3. 16 November 1994 Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tbilisi  Wales 5–0 5–0 UEFA Euro 1996 qualifier
4. 16 November 1994 Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana  Albania 1–0 1–0 UEFA Euro 1996 qualifier
5. 26 April 1995 Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tbilisi  Albania 1–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 1996 qualifier
6. 11 October 1995 Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tbilisi  Bulgaria 1–0 2–1 UEFA Euro 1996 qualifier
7. 30 March 1997 Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tbilisi  Armenia 1–0 7–0 Friendly
8. 3–0
9. 6–0
10. 7 June 1997 Central Stadium, Batumi  Moldova 1–0 2–0 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier
11. 14 June 1997 Stadion GKS Katowice, Katowice  Poland 1–0 1–4 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier
12. 4 September 1999 Bežigrad Stadium, Ljubljana  Slovenia 1–1 1–2 UEFA Euro 2000 qualifier
13. 8 September 1999 Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tbilisi  Latvia 1–0 2–2 UEFA Euro 2000 qualifier
14. 8 September 1999 Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana  Albania 1–2 1–2 UEFA Euro 2000 qualifier
15. 1 September 2001 Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi  Hungary 1–0 3–1 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier
16. 8 September 2002 St. Jakob Park, Basel   Switzerland 1–1 4–1 UEFA Euro 2004 qualifier
17. 6 September 2003 Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tbilisi  Albania 1–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2004 qualifier
18. 3–0
19. 11 September 2003 Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana  Albania 1–1 1–2 UEFA Euro 2004 qualifier
20. 16 November 2005 Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi  Jordan 3–2 3–2 Friendly
21. 27 May 2005 Sportzentrum, Altenkirchen  New Zealand 1–2 1–3 Friendly
22. 18 August 2006 Svangaskarð, Toftir  Faroe Islands 3–0 6–0 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifier
23. 5–0
24. 6–0
25. 6 September 2006 Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex, Kyiv  Ukraine 1–1 1–2 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifier
26. 29 March 2007 Hampden Park, Glasgow  Scotland 1–1 1–2 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifier

Managerial statistics

As of 14 March 2015[8]
Team Nat From To Record
GWDLWin %
Kayserispor Turkey 2010 2012 86 33 16 37 38.37
Kasımpaşa Turkey 2012 2015 108 40 29 39 37.04
Total 193 72 45 76 37.31

Personal life

Arveladze played football on a high level well into his thirties despite having to deal with chronic asthma his entire career.

His twin brother Archil also played international football for Georgia. His son Giorgi Arveladze is also a footballer.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Includes Georgian Cup, Turkish Cup, KNVB Cup, Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup and Copa del Rey

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bibileishvili, Tiko (2008-06-09) Arveladze Quits Football. The Georgian Times. Retrieved on 2008-07-11.
  2. ↑ Shota's Biography (Spanish)
  3. ↑ Arveladze bids farewell to the national team of Georgia (Spanish)
  4. ↑ "Arveladze gaat als trainer aan de slag bij Kayserispor" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 2010-05-05. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
  5. ↑ "Kayserispor Transfer 2010-2011 Dosyası" (in Turkish). Kayserispor. 2010-05-04. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
  6. ↑ "Shota Arveladze Career statistics". mackolik.com. 22 June 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Shota Arveladze". National Football Teams. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
  8. ↑ "Shota Arveladze's Managerial statistics". mackolik.com. 22 June 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2012.

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