Kakhaber Gogichaishvili (Georgian: კახაბერ 'კახი' გოგიჩაიშვილი; born 31 October 1968) is a Georgian former professional footballer who played as a defender who was capped 27 times for Georgia between 1992 and 2000. He scored one goal, a penalty kick in Georgia's 6–3 win over Azerbaijan in 1992 (Azerbaijan's first international match). At club level, Gogichaishvili played for Tbilisi clubs Shevardeni-1906, Dinamo, Lokomotivi and Merani-Olimpi Tbilisi.
Coaching career
After retiring Gogichaishvili began coaching. During 2013–14 season, he was the head coach of Dinamo Tbilisi's reserve team.[1] In 2014, together with him, Dinamo's youth team won prestigious youth tournament Ruhr Cup, defeated Galatasaray in the final, after eliminating Borussia Mönchengladbach in the semi-final.[2][3] Shortly after this success, Gogichaishvili replaced Michal Bilek and became Dinamo's first team head coach.[4]
In 2019, Gogichaishvili was appointed manager of FC Zugdidi.[5] After three years spent there in early 2022 he took charge of Gareji.[6]