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 | |||
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Date of birth | (1973-02-22) 22 February 1973 (age 49) | ||
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) | |
National team | |||
1994–2002 | Georgia | 32 | (6) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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]
Arveladze earned 32 caps for the Georgia national team, scoring six goals.[3]
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]
Trabzonspor
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