Archil Arveladze

Georgian former professional footballer

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.

Club career

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

Arveladze earned 32 caps for the Georgia national team, scoring six goals.^[3]

Personal life

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

Trabzonspor

• Turkish Super Cup: 1995^[6]

References

1. "ARTCHİL ARVELADZE". TFF.org. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
2. "Arveladze, Archil". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
3. "Georgia - Record International Players". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 5 February 2010. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
4. "Arveladze Foundation". Arveladze Foundation. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
5. "Ქემოკლიძის თქმით, თბილისის მერობის კანდიდატად არველაძის დასახელება ჯერ გადაწყვეტილი არ არის".
6. "CumhurBaşkanlığı Kupası (Profesyonel Takım)". tff.org. Retrieved 29 March 2022.