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.
Club career
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
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
He is the brother of Davit Lomaia.
References
- ^ "Jena verpflichtet georgischen Nationaltorhüter" (in German). reviersport.de. 29 January 2007. Retrieved 5 July 2009.
External links
- Profile on Inter Baku's Official Site (in Azerbaijani)
- Giorgi Lomaia at National-Football-Teams.com
- Giorgi Lomaia – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Giorgi Lomaia at WorldFootball.net