Ramaz Svanadze Explained

Ramaz Svanadze
Fullname:Ramaz Svanadze
Birth Date:2 March 1981
Birth Place:Georgia, Soviet Union
Position:Defender
Currentclub:Georgia U-21 (Manager)
Years1:1998–2000
Clubs1:STU Tbilisi
Caps1:47
Goals1:0
Years2:2000–2001
Clubs2:Dinamo Tbilisi
Caps2:28
Goals2:0
Years3:2002–2003
Clubs3:Sioni Bolnisi
Caps3:7
Goals3:0
Years4:2003–2004
Clubs4:Kolkheti Poti
Caps4:33
Goals4:3
Years5:2004–2005
Clubs5:Locomotive Tbilisi
Caps5:6
Goals5:0
Nationalyears1:1999
Nationalteam1:Georgia U18
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2001–2002
Nationalteam2:Georgia U21
Nationalcaps2:8
Nationalgoals2:0
Manageryears1:2013–2015
Managerclubs1:Dinamo Tbilisi (assistant)
Manageryears2:2015–2017
Managerclubs2:Inter Baku (assistant)
Manageryears3:2019–2021
Manageryears4:2020–2021
Managerclubs4:Georgia
Manageryears5:2021–
Managerclubs5:Georgia U-21

Ramaz Svanadze (born 2 March 1981) is a retired Georgian football player and coach, who is currently the head coach of the Georgian U-21 football team.

Playing career

Svanadze played for some Georgian clubs, before was forced to retire in 2005, at the age of 24, due to injury.[1]

Managerial career

His first managerial job at Dinamo Tbilisi lasted two years. Svanadze worked as an assistant coach under Malkhaz Zhvania and Michal Bílek.

On 1 March 2019, he was appointed as U19 head coach. His team beat all three opponents in the 2020 UEFA U19 qualifiers and advanced to next stage but due to COVID-19, the tournament was suspended. In February 2021, Svanadze took charge of U21s,[2] who were due to take part in a European Championship for the first time. The team under his management finished on top of the table and reached quarterfinals only to lose in a penalty shoot-out.[3]

In January 2024, Svanadze signed a one-year contract extension with the Football Federation.[4]

He was the caretaker coach of the senior team after Slovak coach Vladimír Weiss resigned from the team, and appeared at the last match of the UEFA Nations League on 18 November 2020, in a match against Estonia, in a 0–0 draw, finishing in third place in League C.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ხვიჩასაც ავარჯიშებდა და ზურიკოსაც - ვინ არის ნაკრების მწვრთნელი რამაზ სვანაძე . Georgian . popsport.ge . 16 November 2020 . 28 March 2021.
  2. Web site: 'ეს ჩემთვის დიდი გამოწვევაა' - ახალგაზრდულ ნაკრებს რამაზ სვანაძე გაწვრთნის . europop.ge (in Georgian) . 17 February 2021.
  3. Web site: Georgia loses to Israel in penalty shootout of UEFA U21 European Championship quarter-finals . 2 July 2023 . agenda.ge.
  4. Web site: რამაზ სვანიძემ 21-წლამდეთა ნაკრებთან კონტრაქტი გაახანგრძლივა . palitranews.ge (in Georgian) . 25 January 2024 . 28 January 2024.
  5. Web site: Georgia-Estonia UEFA Nations League. 2021-03-24. UEFA.com.