Soso Chedia

Soso Chedia
Personal information
Full name Bessarion Chedia
Date of birth (1965-10-09) 9 October 1965
Place of birth Chitatskari, near Zugdidi, Georgian SSR
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Defender
Youth career
Dinamo Zugdidi
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1982 Guria Lanchkhuti 21 (0)
1983–1990 Dinamo Tbilisi 180 (5)
1991–1992 GIF Sundsvall 13 (0)
1993–1996 Olympiakos Nicosia 42 (2)
1996 KAMAZ-Chally Naberezhnye Chelny 8 (0)
1996–1997 Odishi Zugdidi 24 (0)
1997–1998 Groclin Dyskobolia Grodzisk 1 (0)
International career
1992 Georgia 1 (0)
Managerial career
2009 Olympiacos (assistant)
2015–2016 APOEL (assistant)
2016 AEK Athens (assistant)
2017 FC Orenburg (assistant)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bessarion "Soso" Chedia (Georgian: ბესარიონ (სოსო) ჭედია; born 9 October 1965) is a Georgian professional football coach and former player. He made one appearance for the Georgia national team and spent most of his club career in Georgia and Europe.

Playing career

Chedia made his professional debut in the Soviet First League in 1982 for Guria Lanchkhuti.[1] He soon moved to Dinamo Tbilisi, where he played from 1983 to 1990, making over 180 league appearances and scoring five goals.

Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, Chedia continued his career abroad. He played for GIF Sundsvall in Sweden (1991–1992), Olympiakos Nicosia in Cyprus (1993–1996), and later had shorter spells with KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny, Odishi Zugdidi, and Groclin Dyskobolia Grodzisk.

At international level, he earned one cap for the Georgia national team in 1992.[2]

Coaching career

After retiring from playing, Chedia worked primarily as an assistant coach. His coaching roles include:

  • Assistant coach at Olympiacos FC (2009)
  • Assistant coach at APOEL FC (2015–2016)
  • Assistant coach at AEK Athens FC (2016)
  • Assistant coach at FC Orenburg (2017)[3]

Honours

References

  1. ↑ Soso Chedia at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
  2. ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Soso Chedia (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  3. ↑ "FK Orenburg » Coaching Staff List". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 7 April 2026.


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