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Varlam Kilasonia (born 13 August 1967) is a Georgian professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of Erovnuli Liga 2 club Merani Martvili.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 August 1967 | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder/Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986 | FC Metallurg Rustavi | 23 | (1) |
| 1990 | FC Alazani Gurjaani | 36 | (9) |
| 1991–1992 | FC Kakheti Telavi | 52 | (36) |
| 1992–1995 | FC Metalurgi Rustavi | 78 | (57) |
| 1995–1996 | FC Lokomotiv St. Petersburg | 55 | (39) |
| 1996–1998 | FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 16 | (1) |
| 1998 | FC Kuban Krasnodar | 9 | (1) |
| 1998–1999 | FC Lokomotivi Tbilisi | 6 | (3) |
| 1999–2000 | FC Gorda Rustavi | 34 | (24) |
| 2000–2001 | PFC Turan Tovuz | 13 | (5) |
| 2001–2003 | FC Gorda Rustavi | 8 | (4) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2009–2010 | Olimpi Rustavi | ||
| 2013–2015 | Olimpi Rustavi | ||
| 2015–2016 | Sioni Bolnisi | ||
| 2016–2017 | Rustavi | ||
| 2018 | Rustavi | ||
| 2019–2020 | Rustavi | ||
| 2020–2021 | Sioni Bolnisi | ||
| 2022– | Merani Martvili | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
As a player, Varlam Kilasonia spent 17 years in four different countries.
He started his managerial career at Olimpi Rustavi in 2006.
Twice in a row, in 2016 and 2017, he led the newly created football club Rustavi to championship titles in the second tier, which in the second case implied automatic promotion to Erovnuli Liga.[1]
Following three spells with this club, from July 2020 to June 2021 Kilasonia was in charge of Sioni Bolnisi,[2] where he was named the best manager in round one of the season.[3]
In late July 2022 he was announced as head coach of Merani Martvili.[4]
Personal life
His brother Giorgi Kilasonia played for the Georgia national football team.
Honours
- Russian First League top scorer: 1996 (22 goals).
References
- ""რუსთავი" ეროვნულ ლიგაში ითამაშებს!". fanebi.com (in Georgian), 23 November 2017.
- "კილასონია მთავარი სიონის მწვრთნელი გახდა (in Georgian)". crystalsport.ge, 31 July 2020.
- "ვარლამ კილასონია – "ეროვნული ლიგა 2"-ის პირველი წრის საუკეთესო მწვრთნელი". crystalsport.ge, 10 June 2021.
- "ვარლამ კილასონია ახალ გუნდში". leadersport.ge (in Georgian), 31 July 2022.
External links
- Varlam Kilasonia at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
- Profile on Soccerway
На других языках
- [en] Varlam Kilasonia
[ru] Киласония, Варлам Тамазович
Варла́м Тама́зович Киласо́ния (груз. ვარლამ თამაზის ძე კილასონია; 13 августа 1967, Рустави[1], Грузинская ССР, СССР) — советский и грузинский футболист, нападающий.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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