Archil Arveladze (Georgian: არჩილ არველაძე; born 22 February 1973) is a Georgian former professional footballer who played as a striker for various sides in Europe.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 February 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Tbilisi, Georgia | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Iberia Tbilisi | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1993 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 57 | (35) |
| 1993–1997 | Trabzonspor | 46 | (17) |
| 1997–2000 | NAC Breda | 89 | (32) |
| 2000–2003 | 1. FC Köln | 29 | (7) |
| 2003–2004 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 0 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Locomotive Tbilisi | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 221 | (91) | |
| International career | |||
| 1994–2002 | Georgia | 32 | (6) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career edit
Born in Tbilisi, Arveladze spent his youth career with local team Iberia Tbilisi. The striker began his senior career at Georgian champion team, Dinamo Tbilisi. Playing abroad in Turkey,[1] the Netherlands and Germany, he returned to Georgia in 2003.[2]
International career edit
Arveladze earned 32 caps for the Georgia national team, scoring six goals.[3]
Personal life edit
His brother Revaz also played for 1. FC Köln at one point. Archil's twin brother Shota retired from football in 2008.[4]
On 21 July 2021, it was announced that Arveladze would possibly be a candidate for Tbilisi mayor with the For Georgia party in the 2021 Georgian local elections.[5]
Honours edit
Trabzonspor
- Turkish Super Cup: 1995[6]
References edit
- ^ "ARTCHİL ARVELADZE". TFF.org. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
- ^ "Arveladze, Archil". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
- ^ "Georgia - Record International Players". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 5 February 2010. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
- ^ "Arveladze Foundation". Arveladze Foundation. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
- ^ "Ქემოკლიძის თქმით, თბილისის მერობის კანდიდატად არველაძის დასახელება ჯერ გადაწყვეტილი არ არის".
- ^ "CumhurBaşkanlığı Kupası (Profesyonel Takım)". tff.org. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
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