Vladimir Dvalishvili

Vladimir "Lado" Dvalishvili (ვლადიმერ დვალიშვილი; born 20 April 1986) is a Georgian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is currently the sporting director of Dinamo Batumi.

Career
Dvalishvili was signed by Olimpi Rustavi in June 2006.

On 7 July 2009, Dvalishvili signed a two-year contract with the Israeli champions Maccabi Haifa.

Dvalishvili made his debut on 2009–10 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round, 15 July 2009, against Glentoran and scored two goals. In the next round, against Aktobe, Dvalishvili scored the last two goals in Maccabi Haifa's great comeback – scoring four straight goals after falling down 3–0 in the first 15 minutes of the match.

In January 2012, Dvalishvili joined Polish club Polonia Warsaw in the Ekstraklasa on a two-and-a-half-year contract.

Dvalishvili joined Legia Warsaw on 15 February 2013 on a two-and-a-half-year contract. The club finished the 2012–13 season with the double (cup and championship).

On 12 August 2014, "Lado" left Legia under mutual agreement and, a day later, he signed a two-year contract with Odense BK. On 27 August 2015 29-year-old Dvalishvili signed 3-year contract with Pogon.

In July 2016 Dvalishvili returned to Georgia, after agreeing to a half-year contract with FC Dinamo Tbilisi.

International career
He made his Georgia debut on 6 June 2009. On 14 October 2009 he scored a goal against Bulgaria, in a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers 6–2 defeat. On 9 September 2009 Dvalishvili scored a goal in a friendly match his country lost 2–1 to Iceland. On 10 October 2009 he scored a goal against Montenegro, in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

Career statistics
Updated 1 August 2014

International goals
Scores and results list Georgia's goal tally first.

Honours
Dinamo Tbilisi
 * Erovnuli Liga: 2004–05
 * Georgian Super Cup: 2005

Olimpi Rustavi
 * Erovnuli Liga: 2006–07

Maccabi Haifa
 * Israeli Premier League: 2010–11

Legia Warsaw
 * Ekstraklasa: 2012–13, 2013–14
 * Polish Cup: 2012–13

Saburtalo Tbilisi
 * Erovnuli Liga: 2018
 * Georgian Cup: 2019