Vladimir Dvalishvili

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.

Vladimer Dvalishvili
ვლადიმერ დვალიშვილი

Personal information
Full name	Vladimer Dvalishvili
Date of birth	(1986-04-20) 20 April 1986 (age 39)
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

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]

• Erovnuli Liga: 2004–05
• Georgian Super Cup: 2005

Olimpi Rustavi

• Erovnuli Liga: 2006–07^[15]

Maccabi Haifa

• Israeli Premier League: 2010–11^[15]

Legia Warsaw^[15]

• Ekstraklasa: 2012–13, 2013–14
• Polish Cup: 2012–13

Saburtalo Tbilisi^[15]

• Erovnuli Liga: 2018
• Georgian Cup: 2019