| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1978-02-24)24 February 1978 (age 47) | ||
| Place of birth | Kutaisi,Georgian SSR | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kolkheti 1913 (head coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–2001 | Torpedo Kutaisi | 116 | (7) |
| 2001–2003 | Debreceni VSC | 45 | (4) |
| 2003 | Pécsi Mecsek FC | 7 | (0) |
| 2004 | Tavriya Simferopol | 20 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | Zestaponi | 78 | (1) |
| 2008–2010 | Simurq | 65 | (3) |
| 2010–2011 | Baia Zugdidi | 6 | (0) |
| Total | 337 | (15) | |
| International career | |||
| 1998–1999 | Georgia U21 | 9 | (0) |
| 1998 | Georgia | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2011–2013 | Torpedo Kutaisi(Assistant) | ||
| 2013–2014 | Merani Martvili | ||
| 2014 | Zestaponi(Assistant) | ||
| 2015 | Dinamo Tbilisi(Assistant) | ||
| 2016–2019 | Torpedo Kutaisi | ||
| 2019–2020 | Dinamo Tbilisi | ||
| 2021 | Torpedo Kutaisi | ||
| 2022–2023 | Torpedo Kutaisi | ||
| 2024– | Kolkheti 1913 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Kakhaber Chkhetiani (Georgian:კახა ჩხეტიანი; born 24 February 1978) is aGeorgian former professionalfootball player and manager. Currently he is the head coach ofErovnuli Liga clubKolkheti 1913.
His brother Zviad Chkhetiani is also a professional footballer.
Каkha Chkhetiani started his managerial career atTorpedo Kutaisi where he had taken first steps as a professional player. Initially, he worked as assistant head coach under Gia Geguchadze. In 2013, Chkhetiani took charge ofMerani Martvili.[1]
In 2016, he returned to Torpedo Kutaisi. Over the next three years the team under his guidance won five titles in all three domestic competitions, including theErovnuli Liga. Chkhetiani continued his duties through a turbulent 2019 season when the club experienced major financial troubles. But at the end of this year, he left Torpedo and moved toDinamo Tbilisi.[2]
Chkhetiani stepped down in August 2020 the day after an earlyChampions league exit citing a heavy backlash from fans.[3]
The next year his tenure at Torpedo lasted less than five months. In its statement the club pointed out that his departure resulted from unsatisfactory results produced by the team. However, there were suggestions that political motives might have been behind this decision as Chkhetiani had been running for the municipal council ofKutaisi as a candidate for one of the opposition parties in local elections. Later the manager insisted that he had no political ambitions whatsoever.[4]
In May 2022 Chkhetiani began his third spell at Torpedo.[5] His return marked anotherCup trophy later the same year.[6]
On 11 May 2024, Chkhetiani was appointed as the head coach ofKolkheti 1913.[7]