Archil Arveladze

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.

Archil Arveladze
Personal information
Date of birth (1973-02-22) 22 February 1973
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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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 has 32 caps for the 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]

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.


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