MOSCOW, Jan 28 Shota Arveladze, former footballer of the Georgian national team, appointed head coach » Hull City», according to the website of the English football club. The contract with the 48-year-old specialist, whose last job was Pakhtakor Tashkent, was concluded for two and a half years. «I want to thank everyone who gave me this opportunity. Everyone who works in football, dreams of being in England. I am very happy and my family is proud of me,» said the coach. Arveladze led Pakhtakor from 2017 to 2020 and won five trophies, including two league titles. He also reached the semi-finals of the Asian Champions League. Previously, he coached Turkish Trabzonspor, Kasimpasha, Kayserispor, Israeli Maccabi (Tel Aviv). As a player, he played for Dynamo Tbilisi, Trabzonspor, the Dutch Ajax and AZ, the Scottish Rangers. Arveladze played 61 matches for the Georgian national team and scored 26 goals.
