Gocha Tkebuchava
Georgian footballer (born 1963)
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Gocha Tkebuchava (Georgian: გოჩა ტყებუჩავა; born 24 November 1963) is a Georgian professional football coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of Liga 3 club Guria.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 November 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Tbilisi, Georgian SSR | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Guria (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Dinamo Tbilisi | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1982 | Lokomotivi Tbilisi | ||
| 1982 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 0 | (0) |
| 1982–1983 | Dynamo Moscow | 26 | (3) |
| 1984–1987 | Guria Lanchkhuti | 132 | (16) |
| 1988 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 12 | (1) |
| 1988–1991 | Guria Lanchkhuti | 98 | (4) |
| 1991–1992 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 19 | (0) |
| 1992–1993 | Ilves | 42 | (8) |
| 1993–1994 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 1 | (0) |
| 1994–1995 | Hapoel Ashdod | 26 | (8) |
| 1995–1996 | Hakoah Maccabi Ramat Gan | 27 | (7) |
| 1996 | Hapoel Ashkelon | (3) | |
| 1996–1997 | Hakoah Maccabi Ramat Gan | 17 | (6) |
| 1997 | Maccabi Herzliya | 5 | (0) |
| 1997–1999 | Hakoah Maccabi Ramat Gan | (13) | |
| 1999–2000 | Beitar Tel Aviv | (2) | |
| International career | |||
| 1994 | Georgia | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2001 | Dinamo Tbilisi | ||
| 2004 | Georgia | ||
| 2012 | Baia Zugdidi | ||
| 2014 | Georgia U17 | ||
| 2017–2020 | Pakhtakor Tashkent (assistant) | ||
| 2026– | Guria | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Tkebuchava made his professional debut in the Soviet Second League in 1982 for Locomotive Tbilisi.[1] He played one game in the UEFA Cup 1982–83 for FC Dynamo Moscow.
In 1983, Tkebuchava was called up to the Soviet national U21 team for the 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship held in Mexico, although he remained as an unused substitute. On 26 June 1994, he played for the Georgia team in a friendly game against Latvia.
Managerial career
Dinamo Tbilisi was the first club Tkebuchava took over as head coach in 2001. Three years later, he was appointed at the national U21 team. Between 2008 and 2011, Tkebuchava worked as a coach at a football school in Spain.[2] Later he worked at Baia Zugdidi, national U14 and U17 teams. From 2017 to 2021, Tkebuchava worked as assistant manager to Shota Arveladze at Uzbek club Pakhtakor Tashkent.[3]
In early January 2026, Tkebuchava was appointed as head coach at Liga 3 side Guria.[4]
Honours
Guria Lanchkhuti
- Umaglesi Liga runner-up: 1990