Omari Mikhaylovich Tetradze (, ka, ომარ თეთრაძე, ; born 13 October 1969 as Omari Mikhaylovich Osipov) is a Georgian-Russian professional

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manager and former player who is the manager of Russian club Ufa. During his playing career, he played as a defender or

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, and represented

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at international level.

Early life

Tetradze was born in Velispiri,

Georgian SSR The Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic, also known as Soviet Georgia, the Georgian SSR, or simply Georgia, was one of the republics of the Soviet Union from its second occupation (by the Red Army) in 1921 to its independence in 1991. Cotermin ...

as Omari Mikhaylovich Osipov (the original surname of his family was Iosifidis) to

ethnic Greek Greeks or Hellenes (; , ) are an ethnic group and nation native to Greece, Cyprus, southern Albania, Anatolia, parts of Italy and Egypt, and to a lesser extent, other countries surrounding the Eastern Mediterranean and Black Sea. They also fo ...

parents. At the age of 18, he decided to change surname when he turned professional. It was the run-up to the

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breakup and the nationalist sentiments in

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the South Caucasus * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the southeastern United States Georgia may also refer to: People and fictional characters * Georgia (name), a list of pe ...

were strong enough to affect the young player's career. Because of that, Omari took his maternal grandmother's Georgian surname – Tetradze. Later he considered restoring his original surname, but decided it would cause too many problems.

Club career

At club level, Tetradze played for

Dinamo Tbilisi Dinamo Tbilisi is a sports club from Tbilisi, Georgia (country), Georgia. It was founded in 1925. Among its highest honors, is the European trophy earned by its Association football, football team which won the Cup Winners' Cup in 1981, beating ...

FC Dynamo Moscow FC Dynamo Moscow (''FC Dynamo Moskva'', , ) is a Russian professional association football, football club based in Moscow. Dynamo returned to the Russian Premier League for the 2017–18 season after one season in the second-tier Russian Footba ...

Alania Vladikavkaz FC Alania Vladikavkaz (, ) is a Russian association football, football team from Vladikavkaz. Founded in 1921, the club played in the Soviet Top League during the communist era, and won its first and only league title in the 1995 Russian Top Leag ...

(where he won a Russian league championship medal in 1995),

AS Roma Associazione Sportiva Roma (''Rome Sport Association''; Italian pronunciation: Help:IPA/Italian, ) is a professional Association football, football club based in Rome, Italy. Founded by a merger in 1927, Roma has participated in the top tier ...

, and

PAOK FC PAOK FC (, ), short for "Pan-Thessalonian Sports club, Athletic Club of Constantinople, Constantinopolitans" (), and commonly known as PAOK Thessaloniki, PAOK Salonika or simply PAOK, is a Greek professional Association football, football cl ...

(Greece).

International career

Tetradze played for

at international level, and appeared at World Cup 1994 and

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. At the latter tournament, he played superbly in each of Russia's three games despite the team's poor results, and was arguably the best

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in the competition.

Managing career

After finishing his playing career in 2005, Tetradze became an assistant coach at

Krylia Sovetov Samara PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara () is a Russian professional football club based in Samara that plays in the Russian Premier League. In 2004, they finished third in the Russian Premier League. History Krylia Sovetov was founded in Kuybyshev (now Sama ...

. He was later the manager of

Anzhi Makhachkala Football Club Anzhi Makhachkala (, ), known simply as FC Anji, was a Russian professional football club based in the Dagestani capital of Makhachkala. Founded in 1991, the club last competed in the third-tier Russian Football National League 2. ...

. He threatened to resign the post in September 2008 following a 1–0 defeat against

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, but subsequently stayed on as manager. Anzhi finally returned to

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for 2010 season after finishing champion in First Division. On 19 March 2010 the Coach has quit Anzhi Makhachkala. In September 2014, Tetradze and his coaching staff left

FC Zhetysu Jetisu Taldykorgan (, ''Jetisu Taldyqorǵan Futbol Kluby'') is a Football in Kazakhstan, Kazakh professional football (soccer), football club based at the Zhetysu stadium in Taldykorgan. They are a founding member of the Kazakhstan Premier League ...

by mutual consent. On 30 May 2016, Tetradze was appointed as manager of

FC Tobol FC Tobol () is a Kazakhstan, Kazakh professional association football, football club based at the Kostanay Central Stadium, Central Stadium in Kostanay. They have been members of the Kazakhstan Premier League since its foundation in 1992. In 20 ...

. He left Tobol by mutual consent on 27 June 2017.

Personal life

In the early 1990s he received Greek citizenship but later renounced it. Tetradze considers himself to be a Greek by ethnicity, but says Georgia is his homeland.

Career statistics

Honours

Player

winner in 1995 (with Spartak-Alania) *

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winner in 2001 (with PAOK) * Russian Premier League runner-up: 1994, 1996. * Georgian

Umaglesi Liga The Erovnuli Liga ( ka, ეროვნული ლიგა; ) is the top division of professional top tier football in Georgia. Since 1990, it has been organized by the Professional Football League of Georgia and Georgian Football Federati ...

winner: 1990. * Russian Cup finalist: 2004.

Manager

Anzhi Makhachkala *

Russian First Division The Russian First League (, Pervaya liga), formerly called Russian First Division () and Russian Football National League (FNL) () is the second level of the Russian football league system. The Russian Professional Football League (PFL) used to ...

winner: 2009 *

best manager: 2009.Лауреаты сезона 2009–го года
Volga Nizhny Novgorod *

runner-up: 2010

References

External links

Club profile

at RussiaTeam
Tetradze threatens to quit Anzhi
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tetradze, Omari 1969 births Footballers from Kvemo Kartli Living people Georgian people of Greek descent Russian people of Greek descent Russian sportspeople of Georgian descent Emigrants from Georgia (country) to Greece Soviet men's footballers Men's footballers from Georgia (country) Russian men's footballers Men's association football fullbacks Dual internationalists (men's football) Soviet Union men's international footballers Russia men's international footballers FC Dinamo Tbilisi players FC Mertskhali Ozurgeti players FC Dynamo Moscow players FC Spartak Vladikavkaz players AS Roma players PAOK FC players FC Anzhi Makhachkala players PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara players Soviet Top League players Erovnuli Liga players Russian Premier League players Serie A players Super League Greece players Russian First League players 1994 FIFA World Cup players UEFA Euro 1996 players Russian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Russian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Russian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Russian football managers FC Anzhi Makhachkala managers FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod managers FC Khimki managers FC Zhetysu managers FC Yenisey Krasnoyarsk managers FC Tobol managers FC Iberia 1999 managers FC Ufa managers Russian First League managers Russian Premier League managers Kazakhstan Premier League managers Erovnuli Liga managers Russian expatriate football managers Russian expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan Expatriate football managers in Kazakhstan 20th-century Russian sportsmen