He spent his entire club career at Dinamo Tbilisi, playing from 1974 to 1987.

He earned 46 caps for the Soviet Union national team and was included in the squads of the 1982 and 1986 FIFA World Cups, captaining the team in the 1982 FIFA World Cup.

After retirement from playing he was head coach of the Georgia national team from 1993 to 1997, and again from 2001 to 2003.

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