Shota Arveladze played for such clubs as Dynamo (Georgia), Trabzonspor (Turkey), Ajax and AZ (Holland), Rangers (Scotland) and Levante (Spain) during his playing career.

After he retired from football, Arveladze worked as an assistant coach of Louis van Gaal at AZ (Netherlands). He headed during various years such clubs as Kayserispor and Kasimpasa (Turkey). He also worked as the head coach of the Israeli club Maccabi.

Pakhtakor Tashkent also signed a 30-year-old defender from Montenegro, Marco Simic.