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Giorgi Daraselia

Giorgi Daraselia is a Georgian former footballer and coach who played and coached in Israel and is the sporting director of Hapoel Nof HaGalil.

born 1968Playing for Hapoel Tel AvivAssistant coach at Maccabi HaifaCoaching Dila Gori

Born: 17 September 1968, Senaki
Occupation: association football player, association football coach

Giorgi Daraselia was born in 1968 in Senaki

Giorgi Daraselia was born on 17 September 1968 in Senaki, Georgia. He played as an attacking midfielder.

He began his professional career at Torpedo Kutaisi and later played for Dinamo Tbilisi and other Georgian clubs. Before the 1997/1998 season he joined Hapoel Tel Aviv, which finished second in the league that year. He then played for Hapoel Tzafririm Holon, Hapoel Kfar Saba and Maccabi Kafr Kanna, and retired at Tzafririm Holon in 2004.

After retiring he worked as assistant to coach Elisha Levy at Hapoel Kfar Saba, Bnei Sakhnin and Maccabi Haifa. With Maccabi Haifa he won 2 league titles and reached the Champions League group stage. In 2010 he received a professional coaching license and Israeli citizenship.

In September 2012 he became head coach of Dila Gori in Georgia. He later coached SKA-Energiya Khabarovsk in Russia, Zugdidi, Torpedo Kutaisi and again Dila Gori. In January 2019 he coached Bnei Sakhnin until he was dismissed in March 2019.

In June 2021 he took over Sioni Bolnisi and led it to promotion. In 2022 he briefly coached Shevardeni-1906, and in September 2022 he was named sporting director of Hapoel Nof HaGalil.