Giorgi Daraselia (Georgian: გიორგი დარასელია; born 17 September 1968) is a Georgian-Israeli (since 2010) association football coach and former international player. He is the sporting director with the Israeli club Hapoel Nof HaGalil.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 September 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Mikha Tskhakaya (now Senaki), Georgian SSR | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hapoel Nof HaGalil (sporting director) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 0 | (0) |
| 1988–1989 | Torpedo Kutaisi | 45 | (9) |
| 1989 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 9 | (0) |
| 1990–1993 | Torpedo Kutaisi | 110 | (32) |
| 1993–1995 | Kolkheti-1913 Poti | 54 | (43) |
| 1995–1996 | Samtredia | 26 | (13) |
| 1996–1997 | Kolkheti-1913 Poti | 28 | (15) |
| 1997–1998 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 29 | (6) |
| 1998 | Iberia Samtredia | 8 | (2) |
| 1998–1999 | Hapoel Tzafririm Holon | 25 | (7) |
| 1999–2002 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 38 | (8) |
| 2002–2004 | Hapoel Tzafririm Holon | 39 | (12) |
| Total | 411 | (147) | |
| International career | |||
| 1991–1999 | Georgia | 9 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2004–2006 | Hapoel Kfar Saba (assistant) | ||
| 2006–2008 | Bnei Sakhnin (assistant) | ||
| 2008–2012 | Maccabi Haifa (assistant) | ||
| 2012 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva (assistant) | ||
| 2012 | Dila Gori | ||
| 2013 | SKA-Energiya Khabarovsk | ||
| 2013–2014 | Zugdidi | ||
| 2014–2015 | Torpedo Kutaisi | ||
| 2017–2018 | Dila Gori | ||
| 2018 | Samtredia | ||
| 2019 | Bnei Sakhnin | ||
| 2020 | Merani Tbilisi | ||
| 2021–2022 | Sioni Bolnisi | ||
| 2022 | Shevardeni-1906 Tbilisi | ||
| 2022– | Hapoel Nof HaGalil (sporting director) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editInternational goals
edit| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2 July 1991 | Stadionul Republican, Chișinău, Moldova |  Moldova |
2–0 | 4–2 | Friendly |
| 2. | 17 September 1992 | David Kipiani Stadium, Gurjaani, Georgia |  Azerbaijan |
3–1 | 6–3 | Friendly |
Coach
editAfter finishing his playing career in 2004, Giorgi Daraselia became an assistant coach at Hapoel Kfar Saba. He, along with Elisha Levy, in different Israeli clubs worked until September 2012. They twice (2008–2009, 2010–2011) led Maccabi Haifa to the league title.
Giorgi Daraselia passed the coaching requirement courses in the Israel Football Association, and in Spring 2010, received the PRO Category License which allows him to coach professional teams.
Daraselia received his 1st chance as a head coach in Georgia იn September 2012 with Dila Gori of Georgian Highest League (Umaglesi Liga), and led the team from last to second place while winning 16 out of 18 games. During that season, Daraselia became the only coach in Georigia's football history who was able to defeat each of the 11 members of the Umaglesi Liga in a span that lasted from September 15, 2012 to November 18, 2012.
In January 2013, Giorgi Daraselia became the head coach of Football Championship of the National League team of Russia - SKA-Energiya Khabarovsk.
After several years spent at different clubs, in June 2021 he was appointed as a manager of Sioni Bolnisi, which competed in the Georgian second division.[1] Under his guidance the team gained automatic promotion, but after three top-flight games they parted ways upon mutual consent.[2] In the spring of 2022, he spent a short time as head coach of Liga 2 side Shevardeni-1906.
References
edit- ^ "ბოლნისის „სიონი" დარასელიამ ჩაიბარა - იმედია, მომავალ წელს ეროვნულ ლიგაში ვითამაშებთ". 1tv.ge (in Georgian), 25 June 2021.
- ^ "გიორგი დარასელიამ ურთიერთ შეთანხმების საფუძველზე ,,სიონის"მთავარი მწვრთნელის პოსტი დატოვა". gazetibolnisi.ge (in Georgian), 11 March 2022.
External links
edit- Giorgi Daraselia coach profile at Soccerway