Revaz Chokhonelidze ( ka, რეზო ჭოხონელიძე; born 6 May 1948) is a Georgian

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manager and former footballer who is the director of Dynamo (Kyiv).

Early life

Chokhonelidze is a native of

Kutaisi Kutaisi ( ; ka, ქუთაისი ) is a city in the Imereti region of the Georgia (country), Republic of Georgia. One of the List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, it is the List o ...

, Georgia.

Playing career

In 1977 Chokhonelidze signed for Dynamo Saint Petersburg where he captained the club.

Managerial career

After retiring from professional football, Chokhonelidze attended football manager school in Italy. He then worked for Italian

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side

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, where he played a role in the club signing Ukraine international

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and Georgia international

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Personal life

Chokhonelidze is nicknamed "Rezo".

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chohonelidze, Rezo Living people 1948 births Footballers from Kutaisi Soviet men's footballers Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Switzerland Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Italy Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Ukraine Men's footballers from Georgia (country) Men's association football defenders Servette FC non-playing staff Grasshopper Club Zurich non-playing staff FC Dynamo Kyiv non-playing staff AC Milan non-playing staff FC Dinamo Tbilisi players FC Dynamo Saint Petersburg players FC Torpedo Kutaisi players Soviet Top League players Soviet First League players Soviet Second League players