Gela Shekiladze
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 14 September 1970 | ||
Place of birth | Batumi, Georgia | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) |
Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Tajikistan (head coach) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1990–1998 | Dinamo Batumi | 239 | (7) |
1998–2002 | Lierse | 81 | (2) |
2002–2003 | Roeselare | 25 | (0) |
2003–2004 | Arsenal Kyiv | 13 | (0) |
2004 | → CSKA Kyiv | 1 | (0) |
International career | |||
1997–2002 | Georgia | 22 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2007–2008 | Georgia U21 (assistant coach) | ||
2007–2008 | Georgia U17 | ||
2008 |
Georgia (assistant) | ||
2008–2009 | Georgia U19 | ||
2009–2010 | Georgia U15 | ||
2010–2011 | Georgia U16 | ||
2013–2017 | Dinamo Batumi (director of sports) | ||
2015–2016 | Afghanistan (assistant) | ||
2019–2020 | Maldives (assistant) | ||
2022–2024 | Tajikistan (assistant) | ||
2024– | Tajikistan | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Gela Shekiladze (born 14 September 1970) is a football coach and former
Footballing career
Between 1997 and 2002, Shekiladze was capped 22 times for the
Coaching career
Georgia National Team
Starting from 2007, Gela Shekiladze started coaching various age groups of the
FC Batumi Dinamo
In the years 2013–2017, Gela Shekiladze worked as the Sport Director and Youth Football Development Manager of FC Dinamo Batumi.
Afghanistan National Team
In 2015–2016, Gela Shekiladze assisted
Maldives National Team
In 2019–2020, Gela Shekiladze was Assistant Coach of the Maldives national football team.
Tajikistan National Team
On 21 February 2024,
During the 2023 Asian Cup, the Tajikistan squad secured a draw (0–0, against China PR). Following a 0–1 loss to Qatar and a notable 2–1 triumph over the highly favored Lebanon, the team successfully advanced to the Round of 16. In a thrilling turn of events on January 28, 2024, Tajikistan caused an upset by defeating the UAE 5-3 in a penalty shootout to progress to the quarter-finals of the 2023 Asian Cup, concluding the match at 1-1 after extra time. [2]
References
- ^ <iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Ffft.tj%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02HmBBeBa1pdWJ8YdBQ9m3T2KYBHhmfuVhUhbZPMmgASE3UizxxRsuW73Fe4Cuon3gl&show_text=true&width=500" width="500" height="729" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share"></iframe>
- ^ https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2024-01-28/tajikistan-vs-united-arab-emirates/3012586/
External links
- New assistant coach joins the national team as practice begins for the SAFF Cup
- Assistant Coach for the national team of Maldives (in Dhivehi)
- H.E. Ambassador Dr. Fatimie Welcome the Afghan National Football Team to Japan
- As a Georgian, I am very respected in Afghanistan (in Georgian)
- Shekiladze is still remembered in Belgium
- Gela Shekiladze is finally in the national team (in Georgian)
- Gela Shekiladze at FootballDatabase.eu
- Gela Shekiladze at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)