Giorgi (Gia) Chiabrishvili (Georgian: გიორგი ჭიაბრიშვილი; born 7 October 1979) is a Georgian football manager, currently working as head coach of Erovnuli Liga club Dinamo Batumi.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 October 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Georgian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dinamo Batumi (manager) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2008–2011 | Zestaponi (assistant manager) | ||
| 2011–2012 | Zestaponi | ||
| 2014–2015 | Saburtalo | ||
| 2016–2017 | Georgia U21 (assistant head coach) | ||
| 2016–2019 | Saburtalo | ||
| 2020–2021 | Locomotive | ||
| 2022–2023 | Dinamo Tbilisi | ||
| 2024– | Dinamo Batumi | ||
A three-time winner of the national top division with different clubs, he was named as Erovnuli Liga Manager of the Year three times.
Career
editChiabrishvili started his career at Zestaponi in 2008 as assistant head coach under Gia Gegichadze. The club was competing for top titles, becoming the champions for the first time in 2011. When Geguchadze unexpectedly left the club in mid-August 2012 two days prior to an Europa League tie against Brugge, Chiabrishvili took over.[1] His first game in charge ended 3–3 after an entertaining second-half triller.[2]
Zestaponi defended the champion's title in 2012 in dramatic circumstances,[3] with their 32-years-old coach lifting his first top trophy, although the team sustained a painful defeat in the Georgian Cup final and an early exit from their European campaign.
In 2014, Chiabrishvili was appointed as head coach of 2nd division side Saburtalo. He led the team to their first ever promotion to the top division in the same season.[4] In 2018, Saburtalo who had not won any silverware during the previous three seasons in the top flight, claimed the champion's title for the first time under coach Gia Chiabrishvili.[5] The latter was selected as Coach of the Season at a ceremony held by the Georgian Football Federation.[6]
Saburtalo made their debut in European competitions with a thumping away win over Moldovan champions Sheriff the next summer.[7] They also secured the Georgian Cup, but Chiabrishvili announced his resignation right after the final.[8]
In July 2020, he signed a 3,5-year contract with Locomotive.[9] His team performed in the UEFA Europa League beyond expectations, knocking out Craiova and Dinamo Moscow. Although Locomotive finished the league season below the top three clubs, Chiabrishvili was hailed again, becoming Coach of the Year for the second time now.[10]
In June 2022, Chiabrishvili replaced head coach Kakhaber Tskhadadze at Dinamo Tbilisi. Under his guidance, the team overcame a nine-point deficit over reigning champions Dinamo Batumi and reclaimed the top spot.[11] For this achievement, he was once again named Manager of the Year,[12] but the sides parted ways after Dinamo's dismal performance in the UEFA Conference League the next summer.[13]
On 18 October 2024, Chiabrishvili was introduced as head coach at Dinamo Batumi. [14]
Honours
editClub
edit- Umaglesi Liga winner: 2011–12
- Georgian Cup runner-up: 2011–12
- Pirveli Liga winner: 2014–15
- Erovnuli Liga winner: 2018
- Georgian Cup: 2019
- Erovnuli Liga winner: 2022
Individual
editErovnuli Liga Coach of the Year: 2018, 2020, 2022
References
edit- ↑ "გეგუჩაძემ ზესტაფონი დატოვა" [Geguchadze leaves Zestaponi]. tabula.ge (in Georgian). 16 August 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
- ↑ "Zestaponi vs Brugge match report". uefa.com. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
- ↑ ""ზესტაფონი" საქართველოს ჩემპიონია" [Zestaponi become the national league winners]. www.palitravideo.ge (in Georgian). 21 May 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
- ↑ ""საბურთალოს" წარმატების ფორმულა". sportall.ge (in Georgian). 28 April 2015.
- ↑ ""საბურთალო" ჩემპიონია!" [Saburtalo are champions!]. at.ge (in Georgian). 3 December 2018.
- ↑ "GFF AWARDS 2018 - გამარჯვებულები". tabula.ge (in Georgian). 30 December 2018.
- ↑ "Sheriff vs Saburtalo match report". uefa.com. 10 July 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
- ↑ "ოფიციალურად: გიორგი ჭიაბრიშვილმა "საბურთალო" დატოვა" [Giorgi Chiabrishvili steps down as Saburtalo manager]. worldsport.ge (in Georgian). 11 December 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
- ↑ "გიორგი ლოკომოტივი ჭიაბრიშვილმა ჩაიბარა" [Chiabrishvil takes charge of Locomotive]. crystalsport.ge (in Georgian). 6 July 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
- ↑ "ELIGA AWARDS 2020". eliga.ge (in Georgian). 28 December 2020.
- ↑ ""დინამოს" მე-19 ტრიუმფი, ჭიაბრიშვილის მე-3 ჩემპიონობა" [Dinamo become champions for 19th times as Chiabrishvili secures his third title]. atiani.ge (in Georgian). 3 December 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
- ↑ "ეროვნული ლიგა - 2022 წლის საუკეთესო გოლი, მწვრთნელი და ფეხბურთელი" [2022 Erovnuli Liga best player and coach announced]. goal.ge (in Georgian). 26 December 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
- ↑ "გია ჭიაბრიშვილმა თბილისის „დინამო" დატოვა". palitranews.ge (in Georgian). 5 August 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
Gia Chiabrishvili set to leave Dinamo Tbilisi
- ↑ ""დინამო ბათუმის" ახალი მთავარი მწვრთნელი გიორგი ჭიაბრიშვილი იქნება" [Giorgi Chiabrishvili appointed as new head coach at Dinamo Batumi] (in Georgian). Batumelebi. 18 October 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2026.