Vladimir Dvalishvili

Vladimir "Lado" Dvalishvili (; born 20 April 1986) is a retired Georgian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He was most recently the sporting director of Dinamo Batumi.

Career Dvalishvili was signed by Olimpi Rustavi in June 2006.

On 7 July 2009, Dvalishvili signed a two-year contract with the Israeli champions Maccabi Haifa.

Dvalishvili made his debut on 2009–10 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round, 15 July 2009, against Glentoran and scored two goals. 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.

Dvalishvili joined Legia Warsaw on 15 February 2013 on a two-and-a-half-year contract. The club finished the 2012–13 season with the double (cup and championship).

On 12 August 2014, "Lado" left Legia under mutual agreement and, a day later, he signed a two-year contract with Odense BK. On 27 August 2015 29-year-old Dvalishvili signed 3-year contract with Pogon.

In July 2016 Dvalishvili returned to Georgia, after agreeing to a half-year contract with FC Dinamo Tbilisi.

Dvalishvili ended his playing career at Dinamo Batumi in 2020. He stayed on at the club as Sports manager until May 2024 when he was appointed on one of the managerial positions in the Georgia national team.

International career He made his Georgia debut on 6 June 2009. On 14 October 2009 he scored a goal against Bulgaria, in a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers 6–2 defeat. On 9 September 2009 Dvalishvili scored a goal in a friendly match his country lost 2–1 to Iceland. On 10 October 2009 he scored a goal against Montenegro, in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

Career statistics Updated 1 August 2014

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 1–0 1–1 Friendly 2. 9 September 2009 Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland 1–2 1–3 Friendly 3. 10 October 2009 Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro 1–1 1–2 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification 4. 14 October 2009 Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria 1–4 2–6 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification 5. 29 May 2014 Estadio Municipal de Chapin, Jerez de la Frontera, Spain 2–0 2–0 Friendly 6. 7 June 2017 Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia 3–0 3–0 FriendlyCorrect as of 7 June 2017

Honours Dinamo Tbilisi Erovnuli Liga: 2004–05 Georgian Super Cup: 2005

Olimpi Rustavi Erovnuli Liga: 2006–07

Maccabi Haifa Israeli Premier League: 2010–11

Legia Warsaw Ekstraklasa: 2012–13, 2013–14 Polish Cup: 2012–13

Saburtalo Tbilisi Erovnuli Liga: 2018 Georgian Cup: 2019