Aleksandre Chivadze

Tschiwadse (left) in 1981, with the Teammate Vladimir Guzajew and Dawit Qipiani

Aleksandre Gawrilowitsch Tschiwadse (Georgian ალექსანდრე ჩივაძე; Russian Александр Габриэлович Чивадзе; born April 8, 1955 in Karatschajewsk ) is a former Georgian Soviet football player and football coach.

Tschiwadse played during the entire period of his active career, from 1974 to 1987, when Dinamo Tbilisi. In 1978 the defender was with his team, Soviet champion and 1976 and 1979 he won with the team and the Soviet Cup. In 1980 he was elected to the Soviet Footballer of the Year. In the season 1980/1981 he was the team captain with Dinamo Tbilisi and the European Cup Winners' Cup.

Tschiwadse played 46 times for the Soviet national team and scored three goals. He won the football tournament of the 1980 Olympic Games bronze medal in 1982 and took part in the World Championship in Spain and 1986 in the World Cup in Mexico.

After his playing career Tschiwadse from 1993 to 1996 and again from 2001 to 2003 national coach of the Georgian national football team.