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Kakhaber Kacharava
Georgian footballer (born 1966)
Kakhaber Kacharava (Georgian: კახა კაჭარავა; born 19 November 1966) is a Georgian football coach and a former player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kakhaber Kacharava | ||
| Date of birth | (1966-11-19) 19 November 1966 (age 57) | ||
| Place of birth | Senaki, Georgian SSR | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985 | Samegrelo Chkhorotsku | ||
| 1986–1987 | Lokomotiv Samtredia | 47 | (7) |
| 1988 | Torpedo Kutaisi | 29 | (15) |
| 1989–1992 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 96 | (54) |
| 1992–1994 | Olympiakos Nicosia | 45 | (20) |
| 1994 | Trabzonspor | 7 | (2) |
| 1995 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 1 | (0) |
| 1995–1996 | Tennis Borussia Berlin | 19 | (7) |
| 1996–1998 | 08 Homburg | 61 | (19) |
| 1998–2000 | Waldhof Mannheim | 5 | (1) |
| 2000–2001 | Iberia Samtredia | 2 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1990–1994 | Georgia | 3 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2006 | Dinamo Tbilisi | ||
| 2009–2011 | Dinamo Tbilisi | ||
| 2012 | Georgia U-19 | ||
| 2013 | Zestafoni | ||
| 2013–2016 | Tskhinvali | ||
| 2017–2018 | Dinamo Tbilisi | ||
| 2019–2020 | Samtredia | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Kakha Kacharava has had the record-breaking three spells as manager of Dinamo Tbilisi. He was the first coach appointed since Roman Pipia's arrival at the club in 2010.[1]
In January 2012, he was appointed as a U19 manager for one year.[2] His team performed well enough to qualify for the elite round of 2013 European Championship, although Kacharava quit to join Zestafoni next January.[3] His stint coincided with an overall decline that this club was experiencing after winning two consecutive Championship titles.
In October 2013, Kacharava took charge of Spartaki Tskhinvali, later renamed as Tskhinvali.[4] During his three year-long tenure, he guided the team to the highest place in its history and Europa League.
Kacharava returned to Dinamo Tbilisi in early 2017[5] and spent almost two full seasons there. When it became clear that Dinamo would fail to win the league in 2018, the sides parted ways with four games to spare.[6]
The next year he took over Liga 2 side Samtredia, who had suffered relegation in the previous season. Under his management the team succeeded in promotion bid and secured an immediate return to the top tier. He stepped down in September 2020.[7]
Player
Dinamo Tbilisi
Manager
Dinamo Tbilisi
Runner-up (4): 2008–09, 2009–2010, 2010–2011, 2017
Winner (1): 2008–2009
Runner-up (1): 2009–2010
Runner-up (1): 2009
Zestafoni
Winner (1): 2012
Samtredia
Runner-up (1): 2019
His son Nika Kacharava is a footballer for the Georgia national team and Torpedo Kutaisi.[8]
- "თბილისის "დინამოს" მთავარ მწვრთნელად კახა კაჭარავა დაინიშნა". ghn.ge (in Georgian). 20 December 2010.
- "19-წლამდელთა ნაკრებში კახა კაჭარავას გრიგოლ ჭანტურია დაეხმარება". sportall.ge (in Georgian). 7 February 2012.
- "კახა კაჭარავა - "ზესტაფონზე", პოტენციურ ახალწვეულებზე, აკადემიის როლზე, ახალგაზრდების წარმოჩენაზე". worldsport.ge (in Georgian). 29 January 2013.
- "ცხინვალის "სპარტაკში" ვლადიმერ ხაჩიძე კახა კაჭარავამ შეცვალა". sportall.ge (in Georgian). 1 November 2013.
- "თბილისის "დინამოს" კახა კაჭარავა გაწვრთნის". ipress.ge (in Georgian). 13 February 2017.
- "კაჭარავამ პოსტი დატოვა". crystalsport.ge (in Georgian). 12 November 2018.
- "კაჭარავამ სამტრედია დატოვა". fanebi.com (in Georgian). 23 September 2020.
- Kakhaber Kacharava on oGol