Levan Korgalidze Explained

Levan Korgalidze
Fullname:Levan Korgalidze
Birth Date:1980 2, df=yes
Birth Place:Tbilisi, Soviet Union
Currentclub:Iberia 1999 (Manager)
Years1:1996
Years2:1997
Years3:1998
Years4:1999–2005
Years5:2006
Years6:2006
Years7:2007
Years8:2008–2009
Years9:2009–2010
Years10:2010–2011
Years11:2012–2013
Years12:2013–2014
Years13:2014
Clubs13:Dila Gori
Caps1:3
Goals1:1
Caps2:15
Goals2:6
Caps3:14
Goals3:0
Caps4:125
Goals4:23
Caps5:10
Goals5:2
Caps6:10
Goals6:1
Caps7:13
Goals7:0
Caps8:39
Goals8:7
Caps9:28
Goals9:6
Caps10:32
Goals10:13
Caps11:15
Goals11:5
Caps12:13
Goals12:2
Caps13:6
Goals13:0
Nationalyears1:2004
Nationalteam1:Georgia
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:0
Manageryears1:2017–2018
Managerclubs1:Saburtalo Tbilisi (Youth)
Manageryears2:2018–2019
Managerclubs2:Locomotive Tbilisi (Assistant)
Manageryears3:2019–2020
Manageryears4:2020–2022
Manageryears5:2023–2024
Managerclubs5:Zhenis
Manageryears6:2024–
Managerclubs6:Iberia 1999

Levan Korgalidze (born 21 February 1980) is a former Georgian midfielder and current manager of Georgian Erovnuli Liga club Iberia 1999.

Korgalidze played regularly for the Georgia national under-21 football team. His debut called up to the national team was in 2003.

He is the son of Otar Korghalidze.

Coaching career

Korgalidze started his coaching career in 2017 at Saburtalo Tbilisi at youth level. In the summer of 2018, he joined Locomotive Tbilisi as assistant manager and head coach of U15s. In April 2019, following some unsatisfactory results, Locomotive fired the manager, replacing him with Korgalidze.[1] Under his leadership, the team not only climbed out of the drop zone, but also qualified for the 2020 Europa League for the first time since 2008.

In early March 2020, the Erovnuli Liga season was suspended due to COVID-19 with Locomotive on top of the table after initial two rounds. By the time the matches resumed in July, the sides had parted ways at the club when a disagreement arose over the planned 70% cut of salaries.[2]

In September 2020, Korgalidze returned to Saburtalo as a head coach.[3] The next year, he guided the team to the Georgian Cup title, but left the club by mutual agreement on 8 June 2022.[4]

In November 2023, Korgalidze was appointed as a manager at Kazakhstan Premier League club Zhetysu, who had just won the promotion from the First Division.[5] On 21 May 2024, he left the club by mutual consent.[6]

Six weeks later Korgalidze was appointed at Saburtalo for the third time with the club renamed as Iberia 1999.[7]

Managerial statistics

Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamNatFromToRecord
Locomotive Tbilisi9 April 201930 June 2020
Saburtalo Tbilisi18 September 202011 June 2022
Zhenis22 November 2023Present
Total

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ლოკომოტივს ლევან კორღალიძე გაწვრთნის . geoliga.ge . 9 April 2019 . KA.
  2. Web site: ლევან კორღალიძე - ფეხბურთს მალე დავუბრუნდები . belive.ge . 7 July 2020 . KA.
  3. Web site: "საბურთალოს" მწვრთნელად ლევან კორღალიძე დანიშნეს . sportall.ge . 19 September 2020 . KA.
  4. Web site: ლევან კორღალიძემ "საბურთალო" დატოვა . worldsport.ge (in Georgian) . 8 June 2022.
  5. Web site: Леван Коргалидзе возглавляет “Женис” перед Премьер-лигой . kpl.kz . 22 November 2023.
  6. Web site: Клуб КПЛ объявил об уходе главного тренера . sports.kz (in Russian) . 21 May 2024 . 5 July 2024.
  7. Web site: "იბერიამ" მიქაძე გაუშვა და კორღალიძე მთავარ მწვრთნელად უკვე მესამედ დანიშნა . sportall.ge (in Georgian) . 5 July 2024.