Omari Tetradze
{{Short description|Georgian-Russian footballer (born 1969)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{family name hatnote|Mikhaylovich|Tetradze|lang=Eastern Slavic}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Omari Tetradze
| image = Tetradzeom.jpg
| upright = 1.1
| caption =
| birth_name = Omari Mikhailovich Osipov
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1969|10|13}}
| birth_place = Velispiri, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
| height = 1.75 m{{Cite web |title=Тетрадзе (Осипов) Омари Михайлович |url=https://footballfakts.ru/person/16679 |access-date=2025-01-24 |website=footballfakts.ru}}
| position = Right-back, defensive midfielder
| currentclub = Ufa (manager)
| youthyears1 = 1978–1982 | youthclubs1 = DYuSSh Avaza Tbilisi
| youthyears2 = 1982–1987 | youthclubs2 = FSh-35 Minprosa Tbilisi
| years1 = 1987–1990 | clubs1 = Dinamo Tbilisi | caps1 = 24 | goals1 = 0
| years2 = 1990–1991 | clubs2 = Mertskhali Ozurgeti | caps2 = 30 | goals2 = 4
| years3 = 1991–1995 | clubs3 = Dynamo Moscow | caps3 = 101 | goals3 = 11
| years4 = 1995–1997 | clubs4 = Alania Vladikavkaz | caps4 = 61 | goals4 = 1
| years5 = 1997–1999 | clubs5 = Roma | caps5 = 15 | goals5 = 0
| years6 = 1999–2001 | clubs6 = PAOK | caps6 = 60 | goals6 = 2
| years7 = 2001–2002 | clubs7 = Alania Vladikavkaz | caps7 = 29 | goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2002–2004 | clubs8 = Anzhi Makhachkala | caps8 = 40 | goals8 = 1
| years9 = 2004–2005 | clubs9 = Krylia Sovetov Samara | caps9 = 26 | goals9 = 0
| totalcaps = 386 | totalgoals = 19
| nationalyears1 = 1991 | nationalteam1 = Soviet Union | nationalcaps1 = 5 | nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 1992–2002{{Cite news|title=Omari Mikhailovich Tetradze - International Appearances|publisher=The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/tetradze-intl.html}} | nationalteam2 = Russia | nationalcaps2 = 40 | nationalgoals2 = 1
| manageryears1 = 2003 | managerclubs1 = Anzhi Makhachkala (assistant)
| manageryears2 = 2007–2010 | managerclubs2 = Anzhi Makhachkala
| manageryears3 = 2010–2011 | managerclubs3 = Volga Nizhny Novgorod
| manageryears4 = 2012–2013 | managerclubs4 = Khimki
| manageryears5 = 2013–2014 | managerclubs5 = Zhetysu
| manageryears6 = 2015–2016 | managerclubs6 = Yenisey Krasnoyarsk
| manageryears7 = 2016–2017 | managerclubs7 = Tobol
| manageryears8 = 2023 | managerclubs8 = Saburtalo Tbilisi
| manageryears9 = 2025 | managerclubs9 = Ufa (sporting director)
| manageryears10 = 2025– | managerclubs10 = Ufa
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Omari Mikhaylovich Tetradze ({{langx|ru|Омари Михайлович Тетрадзе}}, {{lang-ka|ომარ თეთრაძე}}, {{langx|el|Ομάρι Τετράντζε}}; born 13 October 1969 as Omari Mikhaylovich Osipov) is a Georgian-Russian professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Russian club Ufa. During his playing career, he played as a defender or midfielder, and represented Russia at international level.
Early life
Tetradze was born in Velispiri, Georgian SSR as Omari Mikhaylovich Osipov (the original surname of his family was Iosifidis) to ethnic Greek parents. At the age of 18, he decided to change surname when he turned professional. It was the run-up to the USSR breakup and the nationalist sentiments in Georgia were strong enough to affect the young player's career. Because of that, Omari took his maternal grandmother's Georgian surname – Tetradze. Later he considered restoring his original surname, but decided it would cause too many problems.
Club career
At club level, Tetradze played for Dinamo Tbilisi, FC Dynamo Moscow, Alania Vladikavkaz (where he won a Russian league championship medal in 1995), AS Roma, and PAOK FC (Greece).
International career
Tetradze played for Russia at international level, and appeared at World Cup 1994 and Euro 1996. At the latter tournament, he played superbly in each of Russia's three games despite the team's poor results, and was arguably the best right-back in the competition.
Managing career
After finishing his playing career in 2005, Tetradze became an assistant coach at Krylia Sovetov Samara. He was later the manager of Anzhi Makhachkala. He threatened to resign the post in September 2008 following a 1–0 defeat against Belgorod, but subsequently stayed on as manager. Anzhi finally returned to Russian Premier League for 2010 season after finishing champion in First Division. On 19 March 2010 the Coach has quit Anzhi Makhachkala.
In September 2014, Tetradze and his coaching staff left FC Zhetysu by mutual consent.{{cite web|script-title=ru:Тетрадзе покинул тренерский пост в казахстанском "Жетысу"|url=http://www.vesti.ru/doc.html?id=1992119|website=vesti.ru/|publisher=vesti.ru|access-date=20 April 2015|language=ru|date=23 September 2013}}
On 30 May 2016, Tetradze was appointed as manager of FC Tobol.{{cite web|script-title=ru:Омари Тетрадзе возглавил костанайский Тобол|url=http://www.fc-tobol.kz/rus/news/4241/|website=fc-tobol.kz|publisher=FC Tobol|access-date=26 June 2016|language=ru|date=30 May 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160812034259/http://www.fc-tobol.kz/rus/news/4241/|archive-date=12 August 2016}} He left Tobol by mutual consent on 27 June 2017.{{cite web|url=https://fctobol.kz/omari-tetradze-zavershil-otnosheniya-s-tobolom.html|script-title=ru:Омари Тетрадзе завершил отношения с "Тоболом"|date=27 June 2017|language=ru}}{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Personal life
In the early 1990s he received Greek citizenship but later renounced it.{{cite web|url=http://www.sovsport.ru/gazeta/article-item/378371|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101022043117/http://www.sovsport.ru/gazeta/article-item/378371|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 October 2010|script-title=ru:Тетрадзе. Омари в собственном соку|last=Ванденко А.|date=30 March 2010|publisher=Sovetsky Sport – Football|language=ru|access-date=27 June 2010}} Tetradze considers himself to be a Greek by ethnicity, but says Georgia is his homeland.
Career statistics
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League | ||
|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="5"|Dinamo Tbilisi
|1987 |{{0}}0 | 0 | |
| 1988
|Soviet Top League |{{0}}9 | 0 | |
| 1989
|Soviet Top League |15 | 0 | |
| 1990
|Soviet Top League | | | |
| colspan="2"|Total | ! | |
| Mertskhali Ozurgeti
| | | | | |
| rowspan="5"|Dynamo Moscow
|1991 |21 | 0 | |
| 1992
|25 | 6 | |
| 1993
|Russian Top League |32 | 4 | |
| 1994
|Russian Top League |23 | 1 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!101 | 11 | |
| rowspan="3"|Alania Vladikavkaz
|1995 |Russian Top League |30 | 0 | |
| 1996
|Russian Top League |31 | 1 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!61 | 1 | |
| rowspan="4"|Roma
|1996–97 |{{0}}8 | 0 | |
| 1997–98
|Serie A |{{0}}7 | 0 | |
| 1998–99
|Serie A |{{0}}0 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!15 | 0 | |
| rowspan="4"|PAOK
|1999-00 |27 | 0 | |
| 2000–01
|Super League Greece |22 | 2 | |
| 2001–02
|Super League Greece |{{0}}5 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!54 | 2 | |
| Alania Vladikavkaz
|2002 |29 | 0 | |
| Anzhi Makhachkala
|2003 |40 | 1 | |
| rowspan="3"|Krylia Sovetov
|2004 |Russian Premier League |14 | 0 | |
| 2005
|Russian Premier League |12 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!26 | 0 |
Honours
=Player=
- Russian Premier League winner in 1995 (with Spartak-Alania)
- Greek Cup winner in 2001 (with PAOK)
- Russian Premier League runner-up: 1994, 1996.
- Georgian Umaglesi Liga winner: 1990.
- Russian Cup finalist: 2004.
=Manager=
Anzhi Makhachkala
- Russian First Division winner: 2009
- Russian First Division best manager: 2009.[http://www.pfl.ru/DESIGN.2001/FFFF/prize2009.htm Лауреаты сезона 2009–го года] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091128014732/http://www.pfl.ru/DESIGN.2001/FFFF/prize2009.htm |date=28 November 2009 }}
Volga Nizhny Novgorod
- Russian First Division runner-up: 2010
References
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External links
- [http://kc-camapa.ru/cgi-bin/pls.cgi?n=6101 Club profile] {{in lang|ru}}
- [http://rusteam.permian.ru/players/tetradze.html Profile] at RussiaTeam {{in lang|ru}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110719085513/http://english.sport-express.ru/news/13_2530/ Tetradze threatens to quit Anzhi]
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