Giorgi Lomaia (Georgian: გიორგი ლომაია; born 8 August 1979) is a Georgian retired professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He made his debut for the Georgia national team in 1998 and was capped 45 times.

Giorgi Lomaia
Personal information
Date of birth (1979-08-08) 8 August 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Tbilisi, Soviet Union
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1996 Kodako Tbilisi 31 (0)
1996–1997 Dinamo-2 Tbilisi 33 (0)
1997–1998 Dinamo Tbilisi 1 (0)
1998–1999 Merani-91 Tbilisi 22 (0)
1999 Dinamo Tbilisi 1 (0)
2000–2003 Lokomotivi Tbilisi 104 (1)
2003–2004 Spartak Moscow 2 (0)
2004–2005 Khimki 22 (0)
2006 Luch-Energiya Vladivostok 7 (0)
2007 Carl Zeiss Jena 15 (0)
2007 Karpaty Lviv 1 (0)
2008 Olimpi Rustavi 0 (0)
2008–2009 Lokomotivi Tbilisi 27 (0)
2009–2016 Inter Baku 126 (0)
2016–2017 Dinamo Tbilisi 4 (0)
Total 396 (0)
International career
1999–2001 Georgia U21 11 (0)
1998–2010 Georgia 45 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Lomaia spent the 2006 season playing for Russian Premier League side Luch-Energia Vladivostok. In late January 2007 he moved to 2. Bundesliga side Carl Zeiss Jena on a short-term deal until the end of the 2006–07 season.[1] He left Jena in June 2007 and joined Karpaty Lviv in Ukraine. Having played two matches in Lviv, Lomaia departed due to the club's dissatisfaction with his physical conditions.

International career

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In International football, Lomaia was the first choice goalkeeper in UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying with seven appearances.

In 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA), he took the first choice place from Akaki Devadze.

In UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying with eight appearances, he took the first choice place from Davit Gvaramadze.

Personal life

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He is the brother of Davit Lomaia.

References

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  1. ^ "Jena verpflichtet georgischen Nationaltorhüter" (in German). reviersport.de. 29 January 2007. Retrieved 5 July 2009.
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