Samson Pruidze

Samson (Soso) Pruidze (Georgian: სამსონ (სოსო) ფრუიძე) (born 6 October 1957 in Kutaisi) is a retired Georgian and Soviet football player and later Georgian manager.

Samson Pruidze
Personal information
Full name Samson Pruidze
Date of birth (1957-10-06) 6 October 1957
Place of birth Kutaisi, Georgian SSR
Height 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Samgurali Tskaltubo
Youth career
Torpedo Kutaisi
Energetik Terjola
Zoovetinstitut Tbilisi
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983 Dinamo Tbilisi 5 (0)
1984−1988 Torpedo Kutaisi 140 (2)
Managerial career
1994 Samgurali Tskhaltubo
1994−1995 Margveti Zestafoni
1995−1996 Samgurali Tskhaltubo
1996−1998 Torpedo Kutaisi
1999−2000 Iberia Samtredia
2003−2004 Torpedo Kutaisi
2004−2005 Borjomi
2008−2020 Chikhura Sachkhere
2020 Locomotive Tbilisi
2021− Samgurali Tskhaltubo
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Player

Soso Pruidze spent an uneventful season at Dinamo Tbilisi at a time when the club was experiencing the change of generations following the Cup Winner's 1981 Cup glory. Then followed five seasons in Torpedo Kutaisi as a right defender, including in the Soviet Top League.

Coach

Pruidze has been in charge of different clubs, but become mostly known for a long-time manager at the helm of Chikhura Sachkhere.[1] Apart from these twelve years being record-breaking in Georgian league history, Pruidze guided the team to national Cup and Super Cup titles, and also to the silver medals.[2]

In April 2021 Soso Pruidze was appointed as head coach of Samgurali,[3] where he had started his coaching career in 1994.

Honours

Manager
Chikhura Sachkhere

Runners-up (1), 2016

Winners (1): 2017

Winners (1): 2013


References
  1. "Chikhura claim Georgian Super Cup". UEFA.com. 22 December 2013.
  2. "Chikhura's rise from ruins reaches new heights". UEFA.com. 17 July 2013.
  3. "Pruidze set to be new Samgurali head coach (in Georgian)". popsport.com.


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