[4] On 17 October 1996, he opened the score in AEK's 2–0 win against Olimpija Ljubljana for round 16 of the UEFA Winners' Cup.

[6] However, his time in England is mostly remembered for his celebration after scoring a last-minute winner against Bolton Wanderers in 1998, in which he took off his shirt and kicked the advertising hoardings; he stated that this was to relieve his frustration at being kept out of Newcastle's starting line-up.

[18] In January 2015, Ketsbaia once again declared his interest in taking over the vacant manager job at Newcastle United, after Alan Pardew moved on to Crystal Palace, however, John Carver was appointed in a temporary position instead.

[19] On 28 August 2015, Ketsbaia agreed terms with reigning Cypriot champions APOEL, signing a two-year contract with the club and replacing Domingos Paciência who was fired earlier at the same day.

On 6 June 2016, Ketsbaia took over the management at Greek powerhouse AEK Athens, a club he played for until 1996, on a two-year contract.

[25] In an interview for the Cypriot branch of Alpha TV, Ketsbaia accused the Greek sport journalism sector of deliberately misrepresenting true facts in favour of certain teams and board members, and AEK of underestimating his managerial abilities for no apparent reason; he even added that certain AEK board members were hoping for a loss against Larisa in order to justify his imminent sacking.

[27] On 17 August 2017,The president of FC Orenburg, Vasily Stolypin, said that Temuri Ketsbaia left the post of head coach not because of sports results.

The reason was his insistence on keeping his associates on the bench, disagreeing with the terms set by the Athletic Director and management.

After a promising 1-0 debut win against Greece in the group stages of the 22/23 Nations League, his management led Cyprus to a disappointing record of 4 wins, 13 losses, and 2 draws (with a 19-49 goal ratio) in both friendly and official games, with Cyprus coming last in their group in both the 22/23 Nations League and the 22/23 Euro Qualifiers.

Following Cyprus' home defeat by Kosovo 4-0 in the UEFA Nations League, Ketsbaia was released by the team on 14 September 2024.