Rezo Chokhonelidze Explained

Rezo Chohonelidze
Fullname:	Revaz Shotaevich Chohonelidze
Birth Date:	6 May 1948
Birth Place:	Georgia
Position:	Defender
Years1:	–1969
Clubs1:	Dinamo (Tbilisi)
Caps1:	17
Goals1:	0
Years2:	1970–1976
Clubs2:	Torpedo (Kutaisi)
Caps2:	234
Goals2:	8
Years3:	1977–1982
Clubs3:	Dynamo (Saint Petersburg)
Caps3:	214
Goals3:	1

Revaz Shotaevich Chokhonelidze (ru|Резо Чохонелидзе; Georgian: რეზო ჭოხონელიძე; born 6 May 1948) is a Georgian football manager and former footballer who is the director of Dynamo (Kyiv).^{[1] [2]}

Early life

Chokhonelidze is a native of Kutaisi, Georgia.^{[3] [4]}

Playing career

In 1977, Chokhonelidze signed for Russian side Dynamo (Saint Petersburg), where he captained the club.^[5]

Managerial career

After retiring from professional football, Chokhonelidze attended football manager school in Italy.^[6] He then worked for Italian Serie A side Milan, where he played a role in the club signing Ukraine international Andrei Shevchenko and Georgia international Kakha Kaladze.^[7]

Personal life

Chokhonelidze is nicknamed "Rezo".^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Чохонелидзе: "Лужному надо быть осторожнее в высказываниях". football.ua.
2. Web site: Чохонелидзе: "Арбитра нужно дисквалифицировать на год". football.ua.
3. Web site: "კალაძე მილანში რომ დაინახა, შევჩენკოს გაუკვირდა - მოდის ჩვენებაზე ჩამოხვედიო?". sportall.ge.
4. Web site: ვინ არის რევაზ ჭოხონელიძე?. goal.ge.
5. Web site: РЕЗО ЧОХОНЕЛИДЗЕ: В СЕМИДЕСЯТЫХ МОСКОВСКОМУ "СПАРТАКУ" Я ПРЕДПОЧЕЛ ЛЕНИНГРАД. permian.ru (Archived). https://web.archive.org/web/20180416123419/http://www.rusteam.permian.ru/news_2009_4/2009_12_27_03.html . 2018-04-16 .
6. Web site: Досье Резо Чохонелидзе. 17 September 2007 . profootball.ua.
7. Web site: რეზო ჭოხონელიძემ ქართული ფეხბურთი ბასკურს შეადარა. worldsport.ge.
8. Web site: Резо Чохонелидзе: тайны миланского двора. 29 January 2010 . sport-express.ru.