Gocha Tkebuchava

Tkebuchava made his professional debut in the Soviet Second League in 1982 for Locomotive Tbilisi. He played one game in the UEFA Cup 1982–83 for FC Dynamo Moscow. In 1983, Tkebuchava was called up to the Soviet national U21 team for the 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship held in Mexico, although he remained as an unused substitute. On 26 June 1994, he played for the Georgia team in a friendly game against Latvia.

Dinamo Tbilisi was the first club Tkebuchava took over as head coach in 2001. Three years later, he was appointed at the national U21 team. Between 2008 and 2011, Tkebuchava worked as a coach at a football school in Spain. Later he worked at Baia Zugdidi, national U14 and U17 teams. From 2017 to 2021, Tkebuchava worked as assistant manager to Shota Arveladze at Uzbek club Pakhtakor Tashkent. In early January 2026, Tkebuchava was appointed as head coach at Liga 3 side Guria.

Guria Lanchkhuti

Umaglesi Liga runner-up: 1990