Ucha Lobjanidze (Georgian: უჩა ლობჟანიძე, romanized: ucha lobzhanidze, pronounced [utʃʰa lobʒanidze]; born 23 February 1987) is a retired Georgian footballer who played as a defender for several clubs in Georgia and abroad as well as for the national team.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 February 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Tbilisi, Georgian SSR | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) |
Right back Centre back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2006 | Dinamo-2 Tbilisi | 38 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 4 | (0) |
| 2007 | Dinamo Batumi | 19 | (0) |
| 2007–2010 | Zestafoni | 62 | (0) |
| 2010–2014 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 27 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | → Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih (loan) | 47 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Omonia | 35 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 23 | (0) |
| 2017 | Atyrau | 23 | (0) |
| 2018 | Samtredia | 3 | (0) |
| 2018 | Locomotive Tbilisi | 18 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007–2009 | Georgia U21 | 6 | (0) |
| 2008–2017 | Georgia | 53 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 September 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 September 2017 | |||
Career edit
Club edit
Lobjanidze started his career at Dinamo Tbilisi junior team. In the late 2000s, he spent three seasons at the ascending Zestafoni before his move to Dnipro at estimated €2 mln.[1]
He returned in 2016 to play for Dinamo Tbilisi and won both Umaglesi Liga and the national Cup with this club.[2]
Following his one-year tenure in Kazakhstan, in early 2018 Lobjanidze returned to Georgia, but in the autumn he suffered a long-term injury, which hastened his retirement in March 2019 at the age of 32.[3]
International edit
Lobjanidze made his Georgia debut on 27 May 2008, a friendly match against Estonia. With 53 appearances during the next ten years, he was a regular member of the starting lineup.
Honours edit
• Runner-up 2013–2014
• Winner 2015–2016
• Runner-up 2006–2007
• Winner 2015–2016
• Runner-up 2017
References edit
- ^ "რა ღირდა უჩა ლობჟანიძე კარიერის ზენიტში? – ლობჟანა წავიდა". fanebi.com (in Georgian). 15 March 2019.
- ^ "თბილისის "დინამო" უმაღლესი ლიგის ჩემპიონია". goal.ge (in Georgian). 24 April 2016.
- ^ "საქართველოს ნაკრების ყოფილმა მცველმა კარიერა დაასრულა". europop.ge (in Georgian). 14 March 2019.
External links edit
- Ucha Lobjanidze – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Ucha Lobjanidze at National-Football-Teams.com
- Ucha Lobjanidze at WorldFootball.net
- Ucha Lobjanidze at Soccerwayt