In early 1990s, Kvaratskhelia spent three seasons at this hometown team Skuri in the second tier of the Georgian football league system before he joined reigning top-tier champions Dinamo Tbilisi for one year.
In 1997, he moved to Azerbaijani club Kapaz Ganja, who claimed both the league title and the national cup that season.
On 19 July 2000, he scored a hat-trick in a Champions Cup qualifier against Skonto Riga.
After completing coaching courses, Kvaratskhelia initially worked as assistant manager at Sioni Bolnisi, who won the league title in 2006.
[10] Badri is the father of Georgia national team player Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.