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.
Career
Club
Lobjanidze started his career at Dinamo Tbilisi junior team. In the late 2000s, he spent three seasons at the ascending Zestaponi 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
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
• Runner-up 2013–2014
• Winner 2015–2016
• Runner-up 2006–2007
• Winner 2015–2016
• Runner-up 2017
References
- ^ "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
- Ucha Lobjanidze – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Ucha Lobjanidze at National-Football-Teams.com
- Ucha Lobjanidze at WorldFootball.net
- Ucha Lobjanidze at Soccerwayt