Revaz Gotsiridze
Georgian footballer (born 1981)
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Revaz Gotsiridze (Georgian: რევაზ გოცირიძე; born 17 January 1981) is a Georgian football manager and a former player, currently in charge of Liga 3 club Gonio.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Revaz Gotsiridze | ||
| Date of birth | 17 January 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Tbilisi, Georgia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Gonio (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1991– | Norchi Dinamo | ||
| 1998–1999 | Dinamo Tbilisi | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2000 | WIT Georgia | 25 | (7) |
| 2000–2001 | TSU Tbilisi | 18 | (3) |
| 2001–2002 | Gorda Rustavi | 35 | (11) |
| 2003 | SV Waldhof Mannheim | 0 | (0) |
| 2003 | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 4 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | WIT Georgia | 33 | (20) |
| 2004–2006 | KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny | 40 | (2) |
| 2007 | Olimpi Rustavi | 13 | (8) |
| 2007–2008 | Ameri Tbilisi | 25 | (10) |
| 2008–2009 | Sioni Bolnisi | 27 | (3) |
| 2009 | Spartaki Tskhinvali | 15 | (4) |
| 2009–2010 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 3 | (0) |
| 2010 | Ahva Arraba | 13 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | Sioni Bolnisi | 16 | (2) |
| 2011–2012 | Torpedo Kutaisi | 40 | (13) |
| 2012–2013 | Chikhura Sachkhere | 19 | (4) |
| 2013–2014 | Saburtalo Tbilisi | 24 | (4) |
| International career | |||
| 2005–2006 | Georgia | 3 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2015–2016 | Saburtalo Tbilisi (assistant) | ||
| 2016–2018 | Saburtalo Tbilisi (youth) | ||
| 2019–2021 | Telavi | ||
| 2022 | Shukura | ||
| 2023–2024 | Locomotive | ||
| 2025 | Gonio | ||
| 2026– | Gonio | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Gotsiridze started playing football at the age of 10 at Norchi Dinamo. Later he joined the reserve team of Dinamo Tbilisi under Vakhtang Kopaleishvili before signing for WIT Georgia.[1]
Gotsiridze left Georgia for Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih in April 2003.[2] But in end of season he was sent back to WIT Georgia. At WIT Georgia, he became team top-scorer and scored in champions playoffs to win Umaglesi Liga in 2004. At the end of season he left Georgia again, this time to KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny of Russian First Division. In January 2007, Gotsiridze returned to Caucasus for Olimpi Rustavi,[3] where he won Umaglesi Liga again.
International career
Gotsiridze played twice for Georgia, including one friendly in Malta International Football Tournament 2006.
Managerial career
In 2015, Gotsiridze started his managerial activities. During a two-year stint at Telavi he led the club to promotion to the top tier in 2019.[4] Later he won Liga 2 with Shukura, but had to leave the club after some disagreements arose with the management.[5]
In May 2023, Gotsiridze was appointed at relegation-threatened second division side Locomotive, who were sitting bottom of the table with six points after 11 games.[6] The club stayed up in the league after a convincing play-off victory over Rustavi. Gotsiridze left the team in December 2024 as they finished in fourth place.[7]
In June 2025, Gotsiridze took charge of Erovnuli Liga 2 club Gonio[8] where he worked until 1 October 2025. Seven months later, he rejoined the team in the 3rd division.
Personal life
Revaz Gotsiridze has three children. He is the father of footballer Davit Gotsiridze and son-in-law of Soviet-era Dinamo Tbilisi star Ramaz Shengelia.
Honours
- Umaglesi Liga: 2004, 2007