Revaz Gotsiridze ( ka, რევაზ გოცირიძე; born 17 January 1981) is a Georgian

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manager and a former player, currently in charge of

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club

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Club career

Gotsiridze started playing football at the age of 10 at ''Norchi Dinamo''. Later he joined the

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under Vakhtang Kopaleishvili before signing for

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. Gotsiridze left Georgia for

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in April 2003. But in end of season he was sent back to

. At WIT Georgia, he became team top-scorer and scored in champions playoffs to win

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 ...

in 2004. At the end of season he left Georgia again, this time to KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny of

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. In January 2007, Gotsiridze returned to

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for Olimpi Rustavi, where he won Umaglesi Liga again.

International career

Gotsiridze played twice for

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, including one friendly in Malta International Football Tournament 2006.

Managerial career

In 2015, Gotsiridze started his managerial activities. During a two-year stint at

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he led the club to promotion to the top tier in 2019. Later he won Liga 2 with Shukura Kobuleti, but had to leave the club after some disagreements arose with the management. In May 2023, Gotsiridze was appointed at relegation-threatened second division side Locomotive Tbilisi, who were sitting bottom of the table with six points after 11 games. The club stayed up in the league after a convincing

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victory over

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. Gotsiridze left the team in December 2024 as they finished in fourth place. In June 2025, Gotsiridze took charge of Erovnuli Liga 2 club

Personal life

Revaz Gotsiridze has three children. He is the father of footballer

Davit Gotsiridze Davit Gotsiridze ( ka, დავით გოცირიძე; born 6 September 2004) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Erovnuli Liga club Gagra, on loan from Dinamo Tbilisi. He has won the Erovnuli Liga and Sup ...

and son-in-law of Soviet-era

star

Ramaz Shengelia Ramaz Shengelia ( ka, რამაზ შენგელია; 1 January 1957 – 21 June 2012) was a Georgian and Soviet footballer who played as a striker. Club career Born in Kutaisi, Shengelia started career in his hometown club Torpedo K ...

Honours

: 2004, 2007

References

External links

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