Giorgi Lomaia
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Giorgi Lomaia is a Georgian
football goalkeeper and currently plays for Inter Baku.
side FC Luch-Energia Vladivostok
, but in late January 2007 he moved to German
2nd Bundesliga side FC Carl Zeiss Jena
on a short-term deal until the end of the 2006–07 season. He left Jena in June 2007 and joined FC Karpaty Lviv
in Ukraine
.
He made his debut for the Georgian national team
in 1998 and has been capped 25 times for the team as of 2006. In July 2007 Lomaia was loaned from FC Carl Zeiss Jena
to Ukrainian
side FC Karpaty Lviv
. Having played two matches in Lviv
Lomaia departed due to the club's dissatisfaction with his physical conditions.http://www.fckarpaty.lviv.ua/cat/newskarpaty/?news_id=1710&mode=full
In 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
, he took the first choice place from Akaki Devadze
.
In UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying with 8 appearances, he took the first choice place from Davit Gvaramadze
.
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
football goalkeeper and currently plays for Inter Baku.
Career
He spent the 2006 season playing for Russian Premier LeagueRussian Premier League
The Russian Premier League , currently called SOGAZ Russian Football Championship due to sponsorship reasons, is the top division of Russian football. There are 16 teams in the competition...
side FC Luch-Energia Vladivostok
FC Luch-Energia Vladivostok
FC Luch-Energiya is a Russian football club based in Vladivostok. In 2005, Luch-Energia won the Russian First Division and played in the Premier League from 2006 to 2008....
, but in late January 2007 he moved to German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
2nd Bundesliga side FC Carl Zeiss Jena
FC Carl Zeiss Jena
FC Carl Zeiss Jena is a German association football club based in Jena, Thuringia.-History:The club was founded in May 1903 by workers at the Carl Zeiss AG optics factory as the company-sponsored Fussball-Club der Firma Carl Zeiss. The club underwent name changes in 1911 to Fussball Club Carl Zeiss...
on a short-term deal until the end of the 2006–07 season. He left Jena in June 2007 and joined FC Karpaty Lviv
FC Karpaty Lviv
FC Karpaty Lviv is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Lviv. Named after the Carpathian Mountains, they are one of perennial mid-table clubs in Ukraine.-Early years :...
in Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
.
He made his debut for the Georgian national team
Georgia national football team
The Georgia national football team is the national association football team of Georgia and is controlled by the Georgian Football Federation. The Georgian team's first match took place in 1990, while Georgia was still part of the Soviet Union. The team have attempted to qualify for each major...
in 1998 and has been capped 25 times for the team as of 2006. In July 2007 Lomaia was loaned from FC Carl Zeiss Jena
FC Carl Zeiss Jena
FC Carl Zeiss Jena is a German association football club based in Jena, Thuringia.-History:The club was founded in May 1903 by workers at the Carl Zeiss AG optics factory as the company-sponsored Fussball-Club der Firma Carl Zeiss. The club underwent name changes in 1911 to Fussball Club Carl Zeiss...
to Ukrainian
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
side FC Karpaty Lviv
FC Karpaty Lviv
FC Karpaty Lviv is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Lviv. Named after the Carpathian Mountains, they are one of perennial mid-table clubs in Ukraine.-Early years :...
. Having played two matches in Lviv
Lviv
Lviv is a city in western Ukraine. The city is regarded as one of the main cultural centres of today's Ukraine and historically has also been a major Polish and Jewish cultural center, as Poles and Jews were the two main ethnicities of the city until the outbreak of World War II and the following...
Lomaia departed due to the club's dissatisfaction with his physical conditions.http://www.fckarpaty.lviv.ua/cat/newskarpaty/?news_id=1710&mode=full
International career
In International football, Lomaia is the first choice goalkeeper in UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying with 7 appearances.In 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
Listed below are the dates and results for the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for UEFA teams. A total of 51 teams took part, divided in 8 Groups - five groups of 6 teams each and three groups of 7 teams each - competing for 13 places in the World Cup...
, he took the first choice place from Akaki Devadze
Akaki Devadze
Akaki Devadze is a retired Georgian footballer who played as a goalkeeper.He played for the Georgian national team between 1992 to 1996 and from 2004 to 2005, and was capped 20 times.-External links:*...
.
In UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying with 8 appearances, he took the first choice place from Davit Gvaramadze
Davit Gvaramadze
Davit Gvaramadze is a retired Georgian footballer.-Career:Gvaramadze started his career at Dinamo Tbilisi. During spells at Torpedo Kutaisi, he was compete with former international footballer Irakli Zoidze. Later he re-joined Zoidze in Dinamo Tbilisi.-International career:Gvaramadze made his...
.