Giorgi Shashiashvili (Georgian: გიორგი შაშიაშვილი; born 1 September 1979) is a Georgian football coach and a former player who most recently Shashiashvili was the head coach of Erovnuli Liga club Samtredia.[1] A central defender who also played as a right back, he played for the Georgia national team at International level, making 30 appearances and scoring once.
 Shashiashvili with Sturm Graz | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 September 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Tbilisi, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–2005 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 126 | (3) |
| 1998–1999 | → TSU Tbilisi (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2005 | Alania Vladikavkaz | 7 | (0) |
| 2006 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 13 | (2) |
| 2006–2007 | Chornomorets Odesa | 9 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Sturm Graz | 64 | (0) |
| 2009–2012 | Ergotelis | 67 | (3) |
| 2012 | Dila Gori | 17 | (0) |
| 2013 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 9 | (2) |
| Total | 323 | (10) | |
| International career | |||
| 1999–2001 | Georgia U21 | 11 | (0) |
| 2001–2010 | Georgia | 30 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2017 | Shukura Kobuleti | ||
| 2018 | Dila Gori (assistant) | ||
| 2018 | Dila Gori | ||
| 2019−2021 | Shukura Kobuleti | ||
| 2022–2023 | Samtredia | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editShashiashvili was a member of six clubs with most of his time spent in Dinamo Tbilisi. For his third and final tenure he joined this club in early 2013[2] when Shashiashvili won all three domestic competitions.
He was regularly called up to the Georgia national team. On 11 October 2006, he scored the equalizer in a 3–1 loss to Italy in a Euro 2008 qualifying game.[3]
Managerial career
editAfter his retirement in 2013 Shashiashvili for three years worked at Dinamo Tbilisi academy with U14 and U19 teams. In 2017, Shukura Kobuleti became the first club that invited him as a manager.[4]
During his second spell at Shukura, in 2020 Shashiashvili guided the team to a Liga 2 title and promotion to the first tier.[5]
In February 2022, he was appointed at Samtredia,[6] where he achieved another success the same year. The team finished third and advanced into Erovnuli Liga via play-offs.[7]
Honours
editPlayer
editDinamo Tbilisi
- Erovnuli Liga: 2012–13
- David Kipiani Cup: 2012–13
- Super Cup runner-up: 2013–14
Manager
editShukura Kobuleti
References
edit- ^ "სამტრედია მწვრთნელის ძიებაშია – გიორგი შაშიაშვილმა გაშვება ითხოვა" (in Georgian). 23 April 2023.
- ^ "გიორგი შაშიაშვილი: "თითქმის გადაწყვეტილია, რომ "დინამოში" ვბრუნდები"" (in Georgian). 13 January 2013.
- ^ "Georgia v Italy, 11 October 2006".
- ^ "ასეთ გუნდში მუშაობა უფრო საინტერესოა! "შუქურას" გიორგი შაშიაშვილი გაწვრთნის" (in Georgian). sportall.ge. 25 May 2017.
- ^ ""შუქურა" ეროვნულ ლიგაში დაწინაურდა" (in Georgian). ajaratv.ge. 29 November 2020.
- ^ "ახალი მწვრთნელი და ახალი გუნდი - შაშიაშვილის ხელმძღვანელობით „სამტრედიამ" პირველად ითამაშა". 1tv.ge (in Georgian). 14 February 2022.
- ^ "სამტრედიის "სამტრედია" ეროვნულ ლიგაში დაბრუნდა" (in Georgian). gurianews.com. 11 December 2022.
External links
edit- Giorgi Shashiashvili – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Giorgi Shashiashvili at National-Football-Teams.com
- Giorgi Shashiashvili at WorldFootball.net