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{{short description|Georgian association football manager and former player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Shota Arveladze<br>შოთა არველაძე
| image = Shota_Arveladze_2018.png
| caption = Arveladze in 2018
| full_name = 
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|2|22|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Tbilisi]], [[Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic|Georgian SSR]], [[Soviet Union]]
| height = 1.82 m
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Striker]]
| currentclub = [[Kasımpaşa S.K.|Kasımpaşa]] (head coach)
| youthyears1 = 1987–1990
| youthclubs1 = [[FC Dinamo Tbilisi|Dinamo Tbilisi]]
| years1 = 1990–1991
| clubs1 = [[FC Dinamo Tbilisi|Martve Tbilisi]]
| caps1 = 30
| goals1 = 33
| years2 = 1991–1994
| clubs2 = [[FC Dinamo Tbilisi|Dinamo Tbilisi]]
| caps2 = 67
| goals2 = 51
| years3 = 1993–1994
| clubs3 = → [[Trabzonspor]] (loan)
| caps3 = 18
| goals3 = 15
| years4 = 1995–1997
| clubs4 = [[Trabzonspor]]
| caps4 = 76
| goals4 = 46
| years5 = 1997–2001
| clubs5 = [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]]
| caps5 = 96
| goals5 = 55
| years6 = 2001–2005
| clubs6 = [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]
| caps6 = 95
| goals6 = 44
| years7 = 2005–2007
| clubs7 = [[AZ (football club)|AZ]]
| caps7 = 60
| goals7 = 36
| years8 = 2007–2008
| clubs8 = [[Levante UD|Levante]]
| caps8 = 4
| goals8 = 0
| totalcaps = 426
| totalgoals = 258
| nationalyears1 = 1992–2007
| nationalteam1 = [[Georgia national football team|Georgia]]
| nationalcaps1 = 61
| nationalgoals1 = 26
| manageryears1 = 2008–2010
| managerclubs1 = [[AZ (football club)|AZ]] (assistant)
| manageryears2 = 2010–2012
| managerclubs2 = [[Kayserispor]]
| manageryears3 = 2012–2015
| managerclubs3 = [[Kasımpaşa Spor Kulübü|Kasımpaşa]]
| manageryears4 = 2015
| managerclubs4 = [[Trabzonspor]]
| manageryears5 = 2016–2017
| managerclubs5 = [[Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C.|Maccabi Tel Aviv]]
| manageryears6 = 2017–2020
| managerclubs6 = [[Pakhtakor Tashkent FK|Pakhtakor Tashkent]]
| manageryears7 = 2022
| managerclubs7 = [[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]]
| manageryears8 = 2023–2024
| managerclubs8 = [[Fatih Karagümrük S.K.|Fatih Karagümrük]]
| manageryears9 = 2025–
| managerclubs9 = [[Kasımpaşa S.K.|Kasımpaşa]]
}}
'''Shota Arveladze''' ({{lang-ka|შოთა არველაძე}}; born 22 February 1973) is a Georgian professional [[Manager (association football)|football manager]] and former [[Football player|player]] who is the head coach of [[Süper Lig]] club [[Kasımpaşa S.K.|Kasımpaşa]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=SHOTA ARVELADZE - Coach Details TFF |url=https://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageID=527&antID=1343836 |access-date=2025-09-04 |website=www.tff.org}}</ref>

Arveladze played at [[FC Dinamo Tbilisi|Dinamo Tbilisi]], [[Trabzonspor]], [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]], [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]], [[AZ (football club)|AZ]] and [[Levante UD|Levante]]. He is [[Georgia national football team|Georgia]]'s all-time top scorer with 291 goals in his 410 league games for his clubs and 26 goals in his 61 games for the [[Georgia national football team|national team]].<ref name="Bibileishvili">Bibileishvili, Tiko (9 June 2008) [http://www.geotimes.ge/index.php?m=home&newsid=11166 Arveladze Quits Football] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080813060147/http://www.geotimes.ge/index.php?m=home&newsid=11166 |date=13 August 2008 }}. The Georgian Times. Retrieved on 11 July 2008.</ref>

His 27 goals scored in the [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup competition]], including qualifiers ranks him third in the [[List of UEFA Cup and Europa League top scorers|tournament's history]] before it became the Europa League.<ref>{{cite news |title=UEFA Europa League all-time top scorers |url=https://www.uefa.com/news/0252-0cda386ff5c5-9baca13a1b43-1000--all-time-top-scorers/ |access-date=20 February 2022 |publisher=UEFA |date=17 February 2022}}</ref> He has the best strike record [[Football in Georgia (country)|of independent Georgian Football]]. He was nominated as the best player of [[Football in Georgia (country)|Georgia]] as well as the best player by the [[Umaglesi Liga|Georgian Professional Football league]] survey.

==Club career==

===Tbilisi and Trabzonspor===
Arveladze played at [[FC Dinamo Tbilisi|Dinamo Tbilisi]], [[Trabzonspor]], and [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]], and finished at least one season as the top goal scorer at all three. In 1993, he scored an effective first [[UEFA competitions#For clubs|Euro Tournament]] goal in the history of independent [[Football in Georgia (country)|Georgian Football]] in the match against [[Linfield F.C.|Linfield]], [[Northern Ireland]]. When he led [[Trabzonspor]] in goals in [[1995–96 1.Lig|1995–96]], he also led the [[Süper Lig]], making him the second non-[[Turkey|Turk]] to date to lead that [[Süper Lig|league]] in goals after [[Tarik Hodžić]] [[1983–84 1.Lig|1983–84]]. He is recorded as ''"most loved foreign player"'' for [[Trabzonspor#Support|Trabzonspor supporters]].{{citation needed|date=March 2015}}

===Ajax===
In summer 1997, Arveladze signed for [[Ajax Amsterdam|Ajax]].<ref name="Shoti1">{{cite book |last=Arveladze |first=Shota |date=2012 |title=Yesterday (My Autobiography) |edition=1st |url=http://www.sportall.ge/fexburti/qarthuli-fekhburthi/skhvadaskhva/34055-fragmentebi-shotha-arveladzis-avtobiografiuli-tsignidan-qgushinq.html |access-date=31 May 2017}}</ref> Later, he declared that he was so nervous during his first training session, that he even forgot to take [[football boot]]s with him.<ref name="Shoti1" /> He became a close friend to [[Ronald de Boer]] during his spell in [[Amsterdam]].<ref name="Shoti1" /> His first game at the [[Amsterdam Arena]] was a special day for the Georgian player. On 15 August 1997, [[Ajax Amsterdam|Ajax]] faced Brazilian side [[Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense|Grêmio]] in a friendly game. Arveladze scored a goal, while his wife Tamuna gave birth to their first child, Giorgi hours before the game.<ref name="Shoti1" />

Arveladze made a debut for Ajax against [[Vitesse Arnhem|Vitesse]], where he replaced [[Gerald Sibon]] and scored the fourth goal for the club.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.worldfootball.net/report/eredivisie-1997-1998-afc-ajax-vitesse/ | title = Ajax 5–0 Vitesse (Match Report) | website = worldfootball.net | date = 19 August 1997 | access-date = 31 May 2017}}</ref> During his first season, he scored three [[hat-trick]]s in [[1997–98 Eredivisie|Eredivisie]] and total 25 goals in 31 appearances. The manager of the Amsterdam-based club [[Morten Olsen]] was very pleased with the performance of the young striker.<ref name="Shoti2">{{cite book |last=Arveladze |first=Shota |author-link=Arveladze |date=2012 |title=Yesterday (My Autobiography) |edition=1st |url=http://www.sportall.ge/fexburti/qarthuli-fekhburthi/skhvadaskhva/34181-fragmentebi-shotha-arveladzis-avtobiografiuli-tsignidan-qgushinq.html |access-date=31 May 2017}}</ref> Arveladze was a key figure for the club during [[1997–98 UEFA Cup]] as well. He scored seven goals in eight games for the club, including [[hat-trick]] against [[NK Maribor]].<ref name="Shoti2" /> Ajax were eliminated in quarter-finals, against [[FC Spartak Moscow|Spartak Moscow]]. Arveladze scored the club's single goal in a tie.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.worldfootball.net/report/europa-league-1997-1998-viertelfinale-afc-ajax-spartak-moskva/ | title = Ajax 1–3 Spartak Moscow (Match Report) | website = worldfootball.net | date = 3 March 1998 | access-date = 31 May 2017}}</ref> During his first season, he faced twice [[NAC Breda]], where his twin brother [[Archil Arveladze|Archil]] played. This remains as one of the most memorable facts in Shota's career.<ref name="Shoti2" />

In summer 1998, Ajax signed Arveladze's close friend [[Giorgi Kinkladze]] from [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] for £5&nbsp;million.<ref name="Complete Record">{{cite book |title=Manchester City – The Complete Record |first=Gary |last=James |publisher=Breedon Books Publishing |year=2006 |location=Derby |pages=224–5 |isbn=1-85983-512-0 }}</ref> They had been friends since their childhood and that looked like a dream move for both.<ref name="Shoti2" /> However, Kinkladze's spell at Ajax proved unsuccessful.<ref name="Ajax_agony">{{cite news |title=Kinky: Jim saved me from Ajax agony |first=Dave |last=Smith |newspaper=[[The Sunday Mirror]] |date=5 December 1999}}</ref>

===Rangers===
Arveladze joined [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] from [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]] for £3&nbsp;million in 2001.<ref>{{cite news | url = https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/1515958.stm | title = Arveladze ready for Ibrox fight | website = BBC Sport | date = 29 August 2001 | access-date = 19 April 2017}}</ref> He agreed a four-year deal with the club. It was obvious that the Georgian would face a fierce competitions for the starting place in the Rangers' strike force from the players like [[Tore Andre Flo]], [[Claudio Caniggia]], [[Michael Mols]], [[Kenny Miller]], [[Billy Dodds]], [[Ronald de Boer]] and [[Russell Latapy]].

During the first season with [[Glasgow]]-based club, Arveladze scored 17 goals overall, including 11 in [[2001–02 Scottish Premier League|Scottish Premier League]]. He only managed to take part in 30 games, after being injured in February in the quarterfinal of the [[2001–02 Scottish Cup|Scottish Cup]] against [[Forfar Athletic F.C.|Forfar Athletic]],<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/025a-0eab0b0637fb-602669c17197-1000--arveladze-out-with-ankle-injury/ | title = Arveladze out with ankle injury | website = [[UEFA]] | date = 28 February 2002 | access-date = 2 May 2017}}</ref> an injury which meant he missed the [[2002 Scottish League Cup Final]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espnfc.com/scotland/news/2002/0318/20020318rfcslaurels.html |title=Rangers cannot afford to rest on their laurels |publisher=ESPN |date=18 March 2002 |access-date=13 April 2020}}</ref> However, he scored six goals for his club, which managed to win the [[2002 Scottish Cup Final|title]].<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/3027153/Scottish-Cup-Final-Celtic-undone-by-Lovenkrands.html | title = Scottish Cup Final: Celtic undone by Lovenkrands | website = The Telegraph | date = 5 May 2002 | access-date = 2 May 2017}}</ref> Arveladze played in the [[2002 Scottish Cup Final|final]], replacing [[Claudio Caniggia]]. This was his first title with the Scottish club.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.theguardian.com/football/2002/may/05/newsstory.sport4 | title = Lovenkrands gets just reward with last-minute winner | website = The Guardian | date = 5 May 2002 | access-date = 2 May 2017}}</ref>

The following season was the most successful in the career of the Georgian player. Rangers won treble. In March 2003, Rangers defeated their arch-rivals [[Celtic FC|Celtic]] in the [[2003 Scottish League Cup Final|League Cup Final]].<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2398103/CIS-Cup-Final-Hartson-makes-Rangers-day.html | title = CIS Cup Final: Hartson makes Rangers' day | website = The Telegraph | date = 17 March 2003 | access-date = 2 May 2017}}</ref> Later in the [[2003 Scottish Cup Final|Scottish Cup Final]], Rangers won another title, after they managed to defeat [[Dundee F.C.|Dundee]] with a goal from [[Lorenzo Amoruso]].<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/2405119/Scottish-Cup-Final-Amoruso-adds-to-his-worth.html | title = Scottish Cup Final: Amoruso adds to his worth | website = The Telegraph | date = 1 June 2003 | access-date = 2 May 2017}}</ref> Arveladze's two compatriots [[Georgi Nemsadze]] and [[Zurab Khizanishvili]] also took part in this game. The latter joined Arveladze at Rangers during that summer.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/025a-0eaad847d03a-c0ed400b0290-1000--rangers-capture-khizanishvili/ | title = Rangers capture Khizanishvili | website = [[UEFA]] | date = 26 June 2003 | access-date = 2 May 2017}}</ref>

In May 2005, Arveladze declared that he would leave the club after the end of the [[2004–05 Scottish Premier League|season]], in which he managed to score 9 goals. He confirmed receiving offers from various clubs in Europe, including teams from England, Germany, the Netherlands and Turkey.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=300408.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170917123910/http://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=300408.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 17 September 2017 | title = Arveladze's goodbye to Glasgow | website = [[UEFA]] | date = 6 May 2005 | access-date = 2 May 2017}}</ref>

During his time at Rangers, Arveladze had a nickname, ''[[Mr. Bean]]'', because of his facial likeness to [[Rowan Atkinson]].<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.theguardian.com/football/2004/nov/11/newsstory.sport5 | title = Arveladze ends Old Firm agony for Rangers | website = The Guardian | date = 11 November 2004 | access-date = 2 May 2017}}</ref>

During a legal case in 2015, Arveladze's agent claimed that the true transfer fee had been 12&nbsp;million Euro, the equivalent of £8.5&nbsp;million at the time.<ref>{{ cite news | url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/football/former-rangers-strikers-agent-claims-club-paid-four-times-publicised-fee.126003045 |first=Mark |last=Walker | title=Former Rangers striker's agent claims club paid four times publicised fee| publisher=Herald & Times Group |work=The Herald | date=13 May 2015}}</ref> Arveladze scored the 300th goal in the [[Scottish Premier League|SPL]] and was part of Rangers squads that won the domestic treble in [[2002–03 in Scottish football|2002–03]] and a double in [[2004–05 in Scottish football|2004–05]].

===AZ===
Arveladze departed Rangers for Dutch side [[AZ (football club)|AZ]] on a [[Free transfer (association football)|free transfer]] before the start of [[2005–06 Eredivisie|2005–06]] season, signing a two-year deal with the club.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/arveladze-joins-alkmaar-2005-06-08/ | title = Arveladze Joins Alkmaar | website = SPFL.com | date = 8 June 2005 | access-date = 2 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/01aa-0e6ccfb7663e-ef40179ec3d0-1000--alkmaar-secure-arveladze-s-services/ | title = Alkmaar secure Arveladze's services | website = [[UEFA]] | date = 7 June 2005 | access-date = 19 April 2017}}</ref>

Under the guidance of [[Louis van Gaal]], Arveladze became the key figure of the club.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=343184.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170502230741/http://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=343184.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 2 May 2017 | title = Alkmaar enjoy the high life | website = [[UEFA]] | date = 23 September 2005 | access-date = 19 April 2017}}</ref> He scored 22 goals in [[2005–06 Eredivisie|Eredivisie]], becoming the second best top-scorer of the tournament after [[Klaas-Jan Huntelaar]], who scored 33 goals during the season. Alkmaar participated in [[2005–06 UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup]] this time as well. In 6 game for the club, Arveladze made 2 assists and scored 2 goals, one of them against [[Real Betis]].<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/82452--az-alkmaar-vs-real-betis/ | title = Alkmaar – Real Betis (Match Report) | website = [[UEFA]] | date = 23 February 2006 | access-date = 2 April 2017}}</ref> At the end of the season, AZ Alkmaar and Arveladze agreed a contract extension to keep the Georgian international striker at the Dutch club until the summer of 2008.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/01b8-0ea85f2f8064-fc5941c02052-1000--arveladze-committed-to-az-cause/ | title = Arveladze committed to AZ cause | website = [[UEFA]] | date = 3 August 2006 | access-date = 2 April 2017}}</ref>

During the second and the final season with the club, Arveladze was appointed as the new captain of the club.<ref name="SHOTA1" >{{cite web | url = https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/01bb-0ea87e5ccf65-dfb321ec2365-1000--forward-march-for-arveladze/ | title = Forward march for Arveladze | website = [[UEFA]] | date = 29 November 2006 | access-date = 19 April 2017}}</ref> He was offered the armband after [[Denny Landzaat]] and [[Joris Mathijsen]] left for [[Wigan Athletic FC|Wigan Athletic]] and [[Hamburger SV]] respectively.<ref name="SHOTA1" /> The Georgian was praised by [[Louis van Gaal]], under whose guidance he played at [[Ajax Amsterdam|Ajax]] as well. Van Gaal compared Arveladze to [[Danny Blind]] and [[Frank Rijkaard]] in terms of personality, calling him "the top professional in the squad".<ref name="SHOTA1" />

He scored 23 goals, accumulating total 48 goals for AZ in 89 competitive appearances. The Georgian striker scored seven goals in [[2006–07 UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup]] as well, two of them at the [[Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium]] in a 2–1 away win against [[FC Sevilla|Sevilla]].<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/01bc-0e6dc96eaa54-d66113291ac9-1000--arveladze-steals-sevilla-s-thunder/ | title = Arveladze steals Sevilla's thunder | website = [[UEFA]] | date = 15 December 2006 | access-date = 19 April 2017}}</ref>

===Levante===
In July 2007, Arveladze passed a medical and agreed a one-year contract with the Spanish club [[Levante UD|Levante]].<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/01c3-0f84b3667970-6db543983ede-1000--arveladze-accepts-levante-chance/ | title = Arveladze accepts Levante chance | website = [[UEFA]] | date = 12 July 2007 | access-date = 2 April 2017}}</ref> He was injured in summer training and missed nearly ten months,<ref>{{cite web | url = http://archivo.marca.com/edicion/marca/futbol/1a_division/levante/es/desarrollo/1103977.html | title = Arveladze: "Me volví a sentir futbolista" | website = Marca.com | date = 25 March 2008 | access-date = 18 April 2017}}</ref> undergoing surgery in [[Amsterdam]].<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/01c3-0f84b107f05f-bfaee12eec42-1000--amsterdam-trip-for-injured-arveladze/ | title = Amsterdam trip for injured Arveladze | website = [[UEFA]] | date = 30 July 2007 | access-date = 2 April 2017}}</ref> He returned and made his debut against [[Villarreal CF|Villarreal]] on 23 March, replacing [[Juanma (footballer, born 1981)|Juanma]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/p.php?id=25084 | title = Levante – Villarreal (Match Report) | website = BDFutbol.com | date = 23 March 2008 | access-date = 18 April 2017}}</ref> He managed to take part in other 3 games until the end of the [[2007-08 La Liga|season]].

In April, Levante confirmed that Arveladze would retire at the end of the season.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.espnfc.com/story/524984/levante-arveladze-se-retirara-en-mayo | title = Levante: Arveladze se retirará en mayo | website = ESPN.com | date = 11 April 2008 | access-date = 18 April 2017}}</ref> In the last game of his career he played at the [[Santiago Bernabéu Stadium|Santiago Bernabeu]] against [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]], losing 5–2.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/p.php?id=25177 | title = Real Madrid – Levante (Match Report) | website = BDFutbol.com | date = 18 May 2008 | access-date = 18 April 2017}}</ref>

==International career==
Shota Arveladze was a regular in the [[Georgia national football team|Georgian national team]]<ref name="levanteud1">[http://www.levanteud.com/noticias/levante6716.html Arveladze bids farewell to the national team of Georgia] {{in lang|es}}</ref> and is its all-time leading scorer with 26 goals in his 61 games.<ref name="Bibileishvili"/> 16 of these 26 goals came in European Championship qualifiers.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/geor-arveladze-intlg.html | title = Shota Yustinis Arveladze - Goals in International Matches | first = Roberto | last = Mamrud | date = 29 January 2025 | accessdate = 29 January 2025 | publisher = [[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|RSSSF.org]]}}</ref>

He made his international debut in Georgia's first official game on 2 September 1992, a 1–0 friendly loss away to [[Lithuania national football team|Lithuania]]. Fifteen days later, he scored his first goal in the country's first home game, a 6–3 win over neighbours [[Azerbaijan national football team|Azerbaijan]]. His first competitive goal was on 16 November, in a 5–0 win over [[Wales national football team|Wales]] in Tbilisi for [[UEFA Euro 1996]] [[UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying|qualifying]].<ref name=euf>{{cite web |title=Shota Yustinis Arveladze |url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=839 |publisher=EU-Football.info |access-date=20 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Wathan |first1=Chris |title=Murder, the mafia and an unprecedented disaster – the Welsh football story more remarkable than any other |url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/murder-mafia-unprecedented-disaster-welsh-13713427 |access-date=20 February 2022 |publisher=Wales Online |date=4 October 2017}}</ref>

On 30 March 1997, Arveladze scored a hat-trick in a 7–0 home friendly win against neighbours [[Armenia national football team|Armenia]].<ref name=euf/> With Georgia he won in 1998 the [[Malta International Football Tournament]].<ref>{{cite web | url = https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=11048 | title = Georgia vs Latvia international football match report | website = eu-football.info | date = 6 February 1998 | access-date = 16 January 2020}}</ref> On 18 August 2006, he scored a hat-trick away to the [[Faroe Islands national football team|Faroe Islands]] in a 6–0 win in the opening game of [[UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hepburn |first1=Ray |title=Football: Arveladze's Georgia hero; COUNTDOWN TO EURO 2008 QUALIFIERS: WALT BOYS NEED A FLYING START. |url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Football%3A+Arveladze's+Georgia+hero%3B+COUNTDOWN+TO+EURO+2008...-a0150373085 |access-date=20 February 2022 |work=Sunday Mirror |date=27 August 2006}}</ref> His final game was the following 24 March in another qualifier, equalising in a 2–1 loss away to [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Taylor |first1=Julian |title=Scotland 2–1 Georgia |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/6449543.stm |access-date=20 February 2022 |work=BBC Sport |date=24 March 2007}}</ref>

==Coaching career==
After retiring as a player, Arveladze was appointed as [[Assistant coach|assistant manager]] of [[AZ (football club)|AZ]] under head coach and former [[AFC Ajax#List of Ajax managers|Ajax coach]] [[Louis van Gaal]] in July 2008. He maintained this position in the [[2009–10 Eredivisie|2009–10 season]] under [[Ronald Koeman]] and [[Dick Advocaat]].

[[File:Shota_Arveladze_training_Pakhtakor_at_Azadi_Stadium.jpg|thumb|left|Arveladze as manager of [[Pakhtakor Tashkent FK|Pakhtakor]] in 2019]]
For the [[2010–11 in Turkish football|2010–11 season]], Arveladze served as [[Manager (association football)|manager]] of [[List of football clubs in Turkey|Turkish side]] [[Kayserispor]].<ref name="autogeneratedvi">{{cite news |url=http://www.vi.nl/Nieuws-item/179928/Arveladze-gaat-als-trainer-aan-de-slag-bij-Kayserispor.htm |publisher=Voetbal International |access-date=5 May 2010 |date=5 May 2010 |language=nl |title=Arveladze gaat als trainer aan de slag bij Kayserispor }}</ref><ref name="kayserispor1">{{cite news |url=http://www.kayserispor.org/kayserispor-transfer-2010-2011-dosyasi.html|publisher=Kayserispor |access-date=5 May 2010 |date=4 May 2010 |language=tr|title=Kayserispor Transfer 2010–2011 Dosyası }}</ref> From 2012 to 2015, he managed Istanbul-based [[Kasımpaşa SK|Kasımpaşa]]. In his final game, the team scored away to [[Konyaspor]] while their players were attending to his injured player, [[Ryan Babel]]. Arveladze then allowed Konyaspor to score an equaliser in the name of fair play, and Konyaspor won the game 2–1. He resigned after the game.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Doyle |first1=Mark |title=Arveladze resigns after ordering his Kasimpasa team to concede |url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/467/turkey/2015/03/13/9803052/arveladze-resigns-after-ordering-his-kasimpasa-team-to |access-date=20 February 2022 |publisher=Goal |date=13 March 2015}}</ref>

On 3 July 2015, Arveladze was named as manager of Turkish side [[Trabzonspor]].<ref>{{cite news |title=What to look out for on Thursday |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/0223-0e91398c0289-169d19ae96fd-1000--what-to-look-out-for-on-thursday/ |access-date=20 February 2022 |publisher=UEFA |date=15 July 2015}}</ref> He resigned in November. Under him and his successor [[Hami Mandıralı]], the side lost a record 17 games that season.<ref>{{cite news |title=Black Sea legends Trabzonspor suffers most defeats in its history in 2015–16 season |url=https://www.dailysabah.com/football/2016/05/14/black-sea-legends-trabzonspor-suffers-most-defeats-in-its-history-in-2015-16-season |access-date=20 February 2022 |work=Daily Sabah |date=14 May 2016}}</ref>

In June 2016, Arveladze was announced as the new head coach of Israeli club [[Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C.|Maccabi Tel Aviv]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sinai |first1=Allon |title=Arveladze's first Mac TA challenge will be to overcome departure of star Zahavi |url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/sports/arveladzes-first-mac-ta-challenge-will-be-to-overcome-departure-of-star-zahavi-457047 |access-date=20 February 2022 |work=The Jerusalem Post |date=17 June 2016}}</ref> Around the middle of the season, he was fired; it was the first time that Maccabi had dismissed a coach during a season since 2011.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sinai |first1=Allon |title=Sinai Says: Disarray on and off pitch puts Cruyff, Maccabi Tel Aviv at a crossroads |url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/sports/sinai-says-disarray-on-and-off-pitch-puts-cruyff-maccabi-tel-aviv-at-a-crossroads-478069 |access-date=20 February 2022 |work=The Jerusalem Post |date=11 January 2017}}</ref>

In 2017, Arveladze was announced as head coach of [[Pakhtakor Tashkent FK|Pakhtakor Tashkent]] in Uzbekistan.<ref>[https://www.vice.com/nl/article/shota-arveladze-trainer-oezbekistan/ Hoe het gaat met Shota “Showtime” Arveladze als trainer in Oezbekistan] vice.com</ref> He won the Uzbekistan Super League and Cup in 2019 and 2020. On 21 December 2020, he left.

On 27 January 2022, Arveladze was announced as the new head coach of [[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]] on a 2{{frac|1|2}}-year deal.<ref name="Shota Arveladze appointed new head coach">{{cite news| url = https://www.wearehullcity.co.uk/news/2022/january/shota-arveladze-appointed-new-head-coach/| title = Shota Arveladze appointed new head coach| date = 27 January 2022| publisher = Hull City A.F.C.| accessdate = 27 January 2022}}</ref> On his debut two days later, the team won 2–0 at home to [[Swansea City]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Vincent |first1=Gareth |title=Hull City 2–0 Swansea City |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/60093108 |access-date=20 February 2022 |work=BBC Sport |date=29 January 2022}}</ref> Arveladze was dismissed by Hull City on 30 September 2022, with the team 20th in the [[EFL Championship]] after four consecutive defeats.<ref>{{cite news |title=Club Statement: Shota Arveladze |url=https://www.wearehullcity.co.uk/news/2022/september/club-statement-shota-arveladze/ |access-date=30 September 2022 |publisher=Hull City AFC |date=30 September 2022}}</ref>

On 11 December 2023, Arveladze was announced that he was agreed in principle for Head Coach of [[Fatih Karagümrük S.K.|Fatih Karagümrük]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/C0tvX4vKDfD/ |access-date=2023-12-11 |website=www.instagram.com}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Arveladze's brothers [[Archil Arveladze|Archil]] (twin) and [[Revaz Arveladze|Revaz]] (older) also played international football, as did Revaz's son [[Vato Arveladze|Vato]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gautier |first1=Antoine |title=L'oeil du recruteur #34 : Vato Arveladze |url=https://footballski.fr/loeil-du-recruteur-34-vato-arveladze |access-date=30 January 2022 |publisher=Footballski |date=10 June 2019 |language=French}}</ref>

==Career statistics==

===Club===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mackolik.com/Futbolcu/6858/Shota-Arveladze|title=Shota Arveladze Career statistics|publisher=mackolik.com|date=22 June 2012|access-date=22 June 2012}}</ref><ref name="nft">{{NFT|2518|name=Shota Arveladze |accessdate=22 June 2012}}</ref>
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|Cup{{efn|Includes [[Georgian Cup]], [[Turkish Cup]], [[KNVB Cup]], [[Scottish Cup]], [[Scottish League Cup]] and [[Copa del Rey]]}}
!colspan="2"|[[UEFA#Club|Europe]]
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="6"|[[FC Dinamo Tbilisi|Dinamo Tbilisi]]
|[[1991 Umaglesi Liga|1990–91]]
|rowspan="5"|[[Umaglesi Liga]]
|7||3||0||0||colspan="2"|—||7||3
|-
|[[1991–92 Umaglesi Liga|1991–92]]
|30||22||0||0||colspan="2"|—||30||22
|-
|[[1992–93 Umaglesi Liga|1992–93]]
|23||18||0||0||colspan="2"|—||23||18
|-
|[[1993–94 Umaglesi Liga|1993–94]]
|7||8||0||0||2||1||9||9
|-
|[[1994–95 Umaglesi Liga|1994–95]]
|8||11||0||0||colspan="2"|—||8||11
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!75!!62!!0!!0!!2!!1!!77!!63
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[Trabzonspor]]
|[[1993–94 1.Lig|1993–94]]
|rowspan="4"|[[Süper Lig|1.Lig]]
|18||15||4||4||colspan="2"|—||22||19
|-
|[[1994–95 1.Lig|1994–95]]
|17||12||6||6||colspan="2"|—||23||18
|-
|[[1995–96 1.Lig|1995–96]]
|34||25||3||2||4||1||41||28
|-
|[[1996–97 1.Lig|1996–97]]
|27||9||6||3||4||4||37||16
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!96!!61!!19!!15!!8!!5!!123!!81
|-
|rowspan="6"|[[AFC Ajax|Ajax]]
|[[1997–98 AFC Ajax season|1997–98]]
|rowspan="5"|[[Eredivisie]]
|31||25||5||5||8||7||44||37
|-
|[[1998–99 AFC Ajax season|1998–99]]
|19||7||3||1||3||0||25||8
|-
|[[1999–2000 AFC Ajax season|1999–2000]]
|17||5||1||0||2||1||20||6
|-
|[[2000–01 AFC Ajax season|2000–01]]
|27||18||1||0||3||2||31||20
|-
|[[2001–02 AFC Ajax season|2001–02]]
|2||0||0||0||2||1||4||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!96!!55!!10!!6!!18!!11!!124!!72
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]
|[[2001–02 Rangers F.C. season|2001–02]]
|rowspan="4"|[[Scottish Premier League]]
|22||11||8||6||colspan="2"|—||30||17
|-
|[[2002–03 Rangers F.C. season|2002–03]]
|30||15||8||1||2||0||40||16
|-
|[[2003–04 Rangers F.C. season|2003–04]]
|19||12||4||2||6||1||29||15
|-
|[[2004–05 Rangers F.C. season|2004–05]]
|24||6||2||1||7||2||33||9
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!95!!44!!22!!10!!15!!3!!132!!57
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[AZ Alkmaar|AZ]]
|[[2005–06 Eredivisie|2005–06]]
|rowspan="2"|Eredivisie
|31||22||5||1||6||2||42||25
|-
|[[2006–07 Eredivisie|2006–07]]
|29||14||7||2||11||7||47||23
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!60!!36!!12!!3!!17!!9!!89!!48
|-
|[[Levante UD|Levante]]
|[[2007–08 La Liga|2007–08]]
|[[La Liga]]
|4||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||4||0
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!426!!258!!63!!34!!60!!29!!549!!321
|}

{{notelist}}

===International===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref name="nft"/>
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="15"|[[Georgia national football team|Georgia]]
|1992||2||1
|-
|1994||6||3
|-
|1995||6||2
|-
|1996||5||0
|-
|1997||6||5
|-
|1998||5||0
|-
|1999||3||3
|-
|2000||3||0
|-
|2001||6||1
|-
|2002||2||1
|-
|2003||4||3
|-
|2004||4||0
|-
|2005||3||1
|-
|2006||5||5
|-
|2007||1||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!61!!26
|}

:''Scores and results list Georgia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Arveladze goal.''

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Shota Arveladze<ref name="nft"/>
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
| align="center"|1 || 17 September 1992 || David Kipiani Stadium, [[Gurjaani]], Georgia || {{fb|AZE}} || align="center"|4–1 || align="center"|6–3 || [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|-
| align="center"|2 || 19 July 1992 || [[Boris Paichadze Stadium]], [[Tbilisi]], Georgia || {{fb|Malta}} || align="center"|1–1 || align="center"|1–1 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|3 || 16 November 1994 || Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia || {{fb|Wales}} || align="center"|5–0 || align="center"|5–0 || [[UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying Group 7|UEFA Euro 1996 qualifier]]
|-
| align="center"|4 || 16 November 1994 || [[Qemal Stafa Stadium]], [[Tirana]], Albania || {{fb|ALB}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–0 || UEFA Euro 1996 qualifier
|-
| align="center"|5 || 26 April 1995 || Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia || {{fb|ALB}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–0 || UEFA Euro 1996 qualifier
|-
| align="center"|6 || 11 October 1995 || Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia || {{fb|Bulgaria}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–1 || UEFA Euro 1996 qualifier
|-
| align="center"|7.
| rowspan="3"|30 March 1997 || rowspan="3"|Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia || rowspan="3"|{{fb|Armenia}} || align="center"|1–0 || rowspan="3" align="center"|7–0 || rowspan="3"|Friendly
|-
| align="center"|8 || align="center"|3–0
|-
| align="center"|9 || align="center"|6–0
|-
| align="center"|10 || 7 June 1997 || Central Stadium, [[Batumi]], Georgia || {{fb|Moldova}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–0 || [[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier]]
|-
| align="center"|11 || 14 June 1997 || Stadion GKS Katowice, [[Katowice]], Poland || {{fb|Poland}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–4 || 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier
|-
| align="center"|12 || 4 September 1999 || [[Bežigrad Stadium]], [[Ljubljana]], Slovenia || {{fb|Slovenia}} || align="center"|1–1 || align="center"|1–2 || [[UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying Group 2|UEFA Euro 2000 qualifier]]
|-
| align="center"|13 || 8 September 1999 || Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia || {{fb|Latvia}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–2 || UEFA Euro 2000 qualifier
|-
| align="center"|14 || 9 October 1999 || Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania || {{fb|ALB}} || align="center"|1–2 || align="center"|1–2 || UEFA Euro 2000 qualifier
|-
| align="center"|15 || 1 September 2001 || [[Mikheil Meskhi Stadium]], [[Tbilisi]], Georgia || {{fb|HUN}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|3–1 || [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier]]
|-
| align="center"|16 || 8 September 2002 || [[St. Jakob Park]], [[Basel]], Switzerland || {{fb|SUI}} || align="center"|1–1 || align="center"|1–4 || [[UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying Group 10|UEFA Euro 2004 qualifier]]
|-
| align="center"|17
| rowspan="2"|6 September 2003 || rowspan="2"|Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia || rowspan="2"|{{fb|ALB}} || align="center"|1–0 || rowspan="2" align="center"|3–0 || rowspan="2"|UEFA Euro 2004 qualifier
|-
| align="center"|18 || align="center"|3–0
|-
| align="center"|19 || 11 September 2003 || Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania || {{fb|ALB}} || align="center"|1–1 || align="center"|1–2 || UEFA Euro 2004 qualifier
|-
| align="center"|20 || 27 May 2005 || Sportzentrum, [[Altenkirchen]], Germany || {{fb|NZL}} || align="center"|1–2 || align="center"|1–3 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|21
| rowspan="3"|18 August 2006 || rowspan="3"|[[Svangaskarð]], [[Toftir]], Iceland || rowspan="3"|{{fb|Faroe Islands}} || align="center"|3–0 || rowspan="3" align="center"|6–0 || rowspan="3"|[[UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group B|UEFA Euro 2008 qualifier]]
|-
| align="center"|22 || align="center"|5–0
|-
| align="center"|23 || align="center"|6–0
|-
| align="center"|24 || 6 September 2006 || [[Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex]], [[Kyiv]], Ukraine || {{fb|UKR}} || align="center"|1–1 || align="center"|2–3 || UEFA Euro 2008 qualifier
|-
| align="center"|25 || 16 November 2006 || Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia || {{fb|Jordan}} || align="center"|3–2 || align="center"|3–2 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|26 || 24 March 2007 || [[Hampden Park]], [[Glasgow]], Scotland || {{fb|SCO}} || align="center"|1–1 || align="center"|1–2 || UEFA Euro 2008 qualifier
|}

===Managerial statistics===
{{updated|8 November 2025}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mackolik.com/Antrenor/1753/Shota-Arveladze|title=Shota Arveladze's Managerial statistics|publisher=mackolik.com|date=20 December 2023|access-date=21 December 2023}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+ Managerial record by team and tenure
|-
!rowspan=2|Team
!rowspan=2|From
!rowspan=2|To
!colspan=8|Record
|-
!{{Tooltip|G|Games managed}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Games won}}
!{{Tooltip|D|Games drawn}}
!{{Tooltip|L|Games lost}}
!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}}
!{{Tooltip|Win %|Winning percentage}}
|-
| [[Kayserispor]]
| 29 June 2010
| 3 October 2012
{{WDL|86|33|16|37|for=109|against=117|diff=yes}}
|-
| [[Kasımpaşa Spor Kulübü|Kasımpaşa]]
| 8 October 2012
| 13 March 2015
{{WDL|91|33|28|30|for=144|against=126|diff=yes}}
|-
| [[Trabzonspor]]
| 3 July 2015
| 11 November 2015
{{WDL|15|6|3|6|for=18|against=18|diff=yes}}
|-
| [[Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C.|Maccabi Tel Aviv]]
| 16 June 2016
| 4 January 2017
{{WDL|30|16|7|7|for=52|against=33|diff=yes}}
|-
| [[Pakhtakor Tashkent FK|Pakhtakor]]
| 23 June 2017
| 21 December 2020
{{WDL|124|90|18|16|for=289|against=90|diff=yes}}
|-
| [[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]]
| 27 January 2022
| 30 September 2022
{{WDL|30|9|6|15|for=30|against=46|diff=yes}}
|-
| [[Fatih Karagümrük S.K.|Fatih Karagümrük]]
| 11 December 2023
| 9 March 2024
{{WDL|17|6|4|7|for=21|against=24|diff=yes}}
|-
| [[Kasımpaşa S.K.|Kasımpaşa]]
| 1 July 2025
| ''Present''
{{WDL|11|2|4|5|for=10|against=15|diff=yes}}
|-
! colspan=3|Career totals
{{WDLtot|404|195|85|124|for=673|against=469|diff=yes}}
|}

==Honours==
===Player===
'''Dinamo Tbilisi'''
*[[Umaglesi Liga]]: [[1991 Umaglesi Liga|1990–91]], [[1991–92 Umaglesi Liga|1991–92]], [[1992–93 Umaglesi Liga|1992–93]], [[1993–94 Umaglesi Liga|1993–94]]
*[[Georgian Cup]]: [[Georgian Cup|1990–91]], [[Georgian Cup|1991–92]], [[Georgian Cup|1992–93]], [[Georgian Cup|1993–94]]

'''Trabzonspor'''
*[[Turkish Cup]]: [[1994–95 Turkish Cup|1994–95]]
*[[Turkish Super Cup]]: [[:tr:1995 Cumhurbaşkanlığı Kupası|1995]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.macanilari.com/27.Mayis.1995_1994-1995.Sezonu.Cumhurbaskanligi.Kupasi.Final.Maci.Besiktas.0-2.Trabzonspor-199419959601--.html|title=Beşiktaş 0–2 Trabzonspor 27 Mayıs 1995 1994–1995 Sezonu Cumhurbaşkanlığı Kupası Final Maçı Ankara 19 Mayıs Stadyumu, Ankara, Türkiye|first=Mehmet Ali |last=Çetinkaya }}</ref>
* [[Prime Minister's Cup (Turkey)|Prime Minister's Cup]]: [[:tr:1994 Başbakanlık Kupası|1994]], [[:tr:1996 Başbakanlık Kupası|1996]]

'''Ajax'''
*[[Eredivisie]]: [[1997–98 Eredivisie|1997–98]]
*[[KNVB Cup]]: [[1997–98 KNVB Cup|1997–98]], [[1998–99 KNVB Cup|1998–99]]

'''Rangers'''
*[[Scottish Premier League]]: [[2002–03 Scottish Premier League|2002–03]], [[2004–05 Scottish Premier League|2004–05]]
*[[Scottish Cup]]: [[2002 Scottish Cup Final|2001–02]], [[2003 Scottish Cup Final|2002–03]]
*[[Scottish League Cup]]: [[2003 Scottish League Cup Final|2002–03]]

'''Individual'''
*[[CIS Cup]] top goalscorer: 1993
*[[Milliyet Sports Awards#Footballer Of The Year|Turkish Footballer of the Year]]: 1994
*[[Georgian Footballer of the Year]]: 1994, 1998, 2007
*[[Turkish Cup|Turkish Cup top scorer]]: [[1994–95 Turkish Cup|1994–95]]
*[[List of Süper Lig top scorers|Süper Lig top scorer]]: [[1995–96 1.Lig|1995–96]]
*[[Scottish Premier League monthly awards|SPL Player of the Month]]: [[Scottish Premier League 2003-04#Monthly awards|September 2003]]

===Manager===
'''Pakhtakor Tashkent'''
*[[Uzbekistan Super League]]: [[2019 Uzbekistan Super League|2019]], [[2020 Uzbekistan Super League|2020]]
*[[Uzbekistan Cup]]: [[2019 Uzbekistan Cup|2019]], [[2020 Uzbekistan Cup|2020]]
*[[Uzbekistan League Cup]]: 2019

==See also==
*[[List of Süper Lig top scorers]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
*{{TFF coach|1343836}} (as coach)
*[http://www.mackolik.com/Antrenor/1753/Shota-Arveladze Profile] at Mackolik.com
*[http://www.kayserispor.org.tr/tur/ateknik.asp Shota Arveladze] at Kayserispor.org
*{{EU-Football.info|839}}
*{{NFT|2518}}

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