George Geguchadze

George (Gia) Geguchadze (born in 1965) is a retired Georgian football player and professional football manager who currently is the head coach of Erovnuli Liga club Dinamo Batumi.
He is known as an experienced and successful Georgian football coach.
Player
As a midfielder, Gia Geguchadze played in Georgian republican league and the Soviet third division for Locomotive Tbilisi and Shevardeni Tbilisi.
Managerial career
Geguchadze started his coaching career as assistant manager at Shevardeni in 1994 and after two years later moved to Dinamo Tbilisi, where he worked with David Kipiani and later with Johann Boscamp for several years. In 2004 Geguchadze replaced Ivo Šušak as manager and in his first year guided the team to UEFA Cup group stage, which has since remained the only achievement among the Georgian clubs.
Gia Geguchadze in late 2000s greatly contributed to the success of Zestafoni who claimed the first championship title in May 2011. He resigned three months later, citing the failure of the club to overcome Sturm Graz in UEFA Champions league competition.
Geguchadze soon took charge of Torpedo Kutaisi, although his two-year tenure there was less prolific. He returned to Zestafoni and helped the team to earn the silver medals in 2014.
In the next two years Dinamo Tbilisi under his management won the Georgian Cup and Super Cup. In 2016 Geguchadze took over the Georgian U21 team.
In January 2018 Geguchadze signed a contract with the relegated Dinamo Batumi with the initial aim to return the club to the top tier. He successfully coped with the promotion goal and in 2019 and 2020 twice led the team to the second place.
Honours
Erovnuli Liga
* Winner (1) 2010-11
* Runner-up (3) 2013-14, 2019, 2020
* Bronze medal (1) 2009-10
Georgian Cup
* Winner (1) 2014-15
Georgian Super Cup
* Winner (1) 2015-16

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