Varlam Kilasonia

As a player, Varlam Kilasonia spent 17 years in four different countries. He started his managerial career at Olimpi Rustavi in 2006. Twice in a row, in 2016 and 2017, he led the newly created football club Rustavi to championship titles in the second tier, which in the second case implied automatic promotion to Erovnuli Liga. Following three spells with this club, from July 2020 to June 2021 Kilasonia was in charge of Sioni Bolnisi, where he was named the best manager in the first phase of the season. In late July 2022, he was announced as head coach of Merani Martvili. After his departure from this club at the end of this season, Kilasonia returned to Rustavi in February 2023. In April 2025, he was appointed by the club as Chairman of the Youth Development Programme. However, a month later he took charge of Sioni for the third spell.

His brother Giorgi Kilasonia played for the Georgia national football team.

Russian First League top scorer: 1996 (22 goals).