Vladimir Dvalishvili

Vladimer Dvalishvili
Personal information
Full name Vladimer Dvalishvili
Date of birth (1986-04-20) 20 April 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Tbilisi, Georgia
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Dinamo Batumi (sporting director)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2006 Dinamo Tbilisi 15 (5)
2006 → Dinamo Batumi (loan) 15 (9)
2006–2007 Olimpi Rustavi 34 (9)
2008–2009 Skonto Riga 42 (22)
2009–2012 Maccabi Haifa 76 (35)
2012–2013 Polonia Warsaw 27 (10)
2013–2014 Legia Warsaw 35 (15)
2014–2015 OB 13 (2)
2015–2016 Pogoń Szczecin 28 (3)
2016–2017 Dinamo Tbilisi 7 (2)
2017–2018 Atyrau 31 (3)
2018 Hapoel Ashkelon 9 (7)
2018–2019 Saburtalo Tbilisi 24 (4)
2019–2020 Dinamo Batumi 23 (4)
International career
2002 Georgia U17 3 (0)
2003 Georgia U19 3 (0)
2004–2005 Georgia U21 5 (0)
2009–2020 Georgia 44 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Vladimir "Lado" Dvalishvili (Georgian: ვლადიმერ დვალიშვილი; born 20 April 1986) is a Georgian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is currently the sporting director of Dinamo Batumi.

Career

Dvalishvili was signed by Olimpi Rustavi in June 2006.[1]

On 7 July 2009, Dvalishvili signed a two-year contract with the Israeli champions Maccabi Haifa.[2]

Dvalishvili made his debut on 2009–10 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round, 15 July 2009, against Glentoran and scored two goals.[3] In the next round, against Aktobe, Dvalishvili scored the last two goals in Maccabi Haifa's great comeback – scoring four straight goals after falling down 3–0 in the first 15 minutes of the match.

In January 2012, Dvalishvili joined Polish club Polonia Warsaw in the Ekstraklasa on a two-and-a-half-year contract.[4]

Dvalishvili joined Legia Warsaw on 15 February 2013 on a two-and-a-half-year contract.[5] The club finished the 2012–13 season with the double (cup and championship).

On 12 August 2014, "Lado" left Legia under mutual agreement[6] and, a day later, he signed a two-year contract with Odense BK.[7] On 27 August 2015 29-year-old Dvalishvili signed 3-year contract with Pogon.[8]

In July 2016 Dvalishvili returned to Georgia, after agreeing to a half-year contract with FC Dinamo Tbilisi.[9]

International career

He made his Georgia debut on 6 June 2009.[10] On 14 October 2009 he scored a goal against Bulgaria, in a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers 6–2 defeat.[11] On 9 September 2009 Dvalishvili scored a goal in a friendly match his country lost 2–1 to Iceland.[12] On 10 October 2009 he scored a goal against Montenegro, in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[13]

Career statistics

Updated 1 August 2014

Club Season Umaglesi Liga – Europe Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
FC Dinamo Tbilisi 2004–05 10 4 – – 10 4
2005–06 5 1 – – 5 1
Total 15 5 0 0 0 0 15 5
FC Dinamo Batumi 2005–06 15 9 – – 15 9
FC Olimpi Rustavi 2006–07 22 8 – – 22 8
2007–08 12 1 – 2 0 14 1
Total 34 9 0 0 2 0 36 9
Club Season Virslīga – Europe Total
Skonto FC 2008 27 9 – – 27 9
2009 15 13 – – 15 13
Total 42 22 0 0 0 0 42 22
Club Season Ligat HaAl Israel State Cup/
Toto Cup 		Europe Total
Maccabi Haifa 2009–10 35 16 8 3 12 5 55 24
2010–11 30 12 5 2 2 2 37 16
2011–12 11 7 0 0 10 4 21 11
Total 76 35 13 5 24 11 113 51
Club Season Ekstraklasa Polish Cup Europe Total
Polonia Warsaw 2011–12 12 3 – – 12 3
2012–13 15 7 – – 15 7
Total 27 10 0 0 0 0 27 10
Legia Warsaw 2012–13 13 5 6 4 – 19 9
2013–14 21 10 2 0 10 2 33 12
2014–15 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 35 15 8 4 10 2 53 21
Career Total 244 105 21 9 36 13 300 127

International goals

Scores and results list Georgia's goal tally first.

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 10 June 2009 Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania  Albania 1–0 1–1 Friendly
2. 9 September 2009 Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland  Iceland 1–2 1–3 Friendly
3. 10 October 2009 Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro  Montenegro 1–1 1–2 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
4. 14 October 2009 Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria  Bulgaria 1–4 2–6 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
5. 29 May 2014 Estadio Municipal de Chapin, Jerez de la Frontera, Spain  Saudi Arabia 2–0 2–0 Friendly
6. 7 June 2017 Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia  Saint Kitts and Nevis 3–0 3–0 Friendly
Correct as of 7 June 2017[14]

Honours

Dinamo Tbilisi[15]

Olimpi Rustavi

Maccabi Haifa

Legia Warsaw[15]

Saburtalo Tbilisi[15]

References

  1. ^ Summer refit for Dinamo
  2. ^ Haifa signed up three foreigners towards its first game in Europe
  3. ^ "Haifa hit Glentoran for six". UEFA. 15 July 2009. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
  4. ^ "Dwaliszwili jednak od środy" (in Polish). KSPPolonia.pl. 17 January 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  5. ^ "Dwaliszwili legionistą" (in Polish). legia.com. 15 February 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  6. ^ "Wladimer Dwaliszwili odchodzi z Legii" [Wladimer Dwaliszwili leaves Legia]. Legia Warsaw (in Polish). 12 August 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  7. ^ "Georgisk landsholdsangriber til OB" [Georgian national team striker for OB]. Odense BK (in Danish). 13 August 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
  8. ^ "Dvalishvili Back to Poland". Wordlsport.ge. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  9. ^ "Vladimer Dvalishvili will play in Dinamo". FC Dinamo Tbilisi. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  10. ^ "Geo-Mda". Archived from the original on 24 November 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
  11. ^ "Bulgaria - Georgia 6:2 (WC Qualifiers Europe 2008/2009, Group 8)".
  12. ^ "Iceland - Georgia 3:1 (Friendlies 2009, September)".
  13. ^ "Montenegro - Georgia 2:1 (WC Qualifiers Europe 2008/2009, Group 8)".
  14. ^ Football PLAYER: Vladimir Dvalishvili
  15. ^ a b c d e "Wladimer Dwaliszwili". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 19 April 2024.