Bessarion "Soso" Chedia (; born 9 October 1965) is a Georgian professional football coach and former player. He made one appearance for the Georgia national team and spent most of his club career in Georgia and Europe.
Playing career Chedia made his professional debut in the Soviet First League in 1982 for Guria Lanchkhuti. He soon moved to Dinamo Tbilisi, where he played from 1983 to 1990, making over 180 league appearances and scoring five goals.
Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, Chedia continued his career abroad. He played for GIF Sundsvall in Sweden (1991–1992), Olympiakos Nicosia in Cyprus (1993–1996), and later had shorter spells with KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny, Odishi Zugdidi, and Groclin Dyskobolia Grodzisk.
At international level, he earned one cap for the Georgia national team in 1992.
Coaching career After retiring from playing, Chedia worked primarily as an assistant coach. His coaching roles include:
Assistant coach at Olympiacos FC (2009) Assistant coach at APOEL FC (2015–2016) Assistant coach at AEK Athens FC (2016) Assistant coach at FC Orenburg (2017)
Honours Umaglesi Liga: 1990
References