Revaz Arveladze ( ka, რევაზ არველაძე; born 15 September 1969) is a

Georgian Georgian may refer to: Common meanings * Anything related to, or originating from Georgia (country) ** Georgians, an indigenous Caucasian ethnic group **Georgian language, a Kartvelian language spoken by Georgians **Georgian scripts, three script ...

former professional

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who played as a

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for various sides in Georgia, Germany and Belgium.

Club career

Born in

Tbilisi Tbilisi ( ; ka, თბილისი ), in some languages still known by its pre-1936 name Tiflis ( ), is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Kura River with a population of approximately 1.5 million p ...

, Arveladze began his senior career with Georgian club

FC Dinamo Tbilisi FC Dinamo Tbilisi ( ka, დინამო თბილისი, ) is a Georgian professional football club based in Tbilisi, Georgia, that competes in the Erovnuli Liga, the top flight of Georgian football. Dinamo Tbilisi was one of the mo ...

. He then played abroad in Germany, and Belgium, before returning to Georgia in 1998.

International career

Arveladze won 11 caps for the Georgia national team.

Post-playing career

Arveladze works as the Secretary General of the Football Federation of Georgia.

Personal life

He is the elder brother of fellow Georgian internationals Archil and

Shota Arveladze Shota Arveladze ( ka, შოთა არველაძე; born 22 February 1973) is a Georgian professional football manager and former player who was most recently the manager of EFL Championship club Hull City. Arveladze played at Dinamo T ...

. His youngest son,

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is also professionally engaged in football.

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