David Grigoryevich Loriya (; born 31 October 1981) is a retired

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of Georgian Jewish descent.

Career

Trials at Eredivisie clubs

On 14 July 2007 Loriya had a week's trial at

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. PSV's coach

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was impressed by David's performance in

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EURO qualifier opener back in August 2006. On 24 July 2007 he also had a trial at

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. Neither club signed him, though David performed well during the trials

Allsvenskan and Halmstads BK

In 2007

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goalkeeper Magnus Bahne got injured and missed the rest of the season, Halmstad then only had one fit goalkeeper, making the club looking for a new goalkeeper for the remainder of the season and the choice became Kazakhstan international David Loriya. However, his Scandinavian journey did not last long and returned home shortly after playing only 7 games. Loriya's contract was terminated in June 2014 before going on to sign with

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Kairat

On 24 August 2018, Loriya signed for

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as a free agent, on a short-term contract until the end of the 2018 season.

International career

Loriya represented Kazakhstan at U21 level when they qualified to U21 World Cup 1999 in

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. Seventeen-year-old David was the youngest player of that team. He received his first

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for Kazakhstan senior team on 26 May 2000 in a friendly against

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at the age of 18, putting a record as the youngest player. This record was broken by Sergei Larin after five years. Loriya represented Kazakhstan in

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and

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qualifiers.

Retirement

After retiring from professional football at the end of the 2019 season, Loriya was appointed Executive Director of

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on 9 October 2020.

Personal

* Likes numbers 1 and 99, since his dad and grandfather played #9, 99 is a combination of both. * He is nicknamed "Dato" in Kazakhstan

Career statistics

Club

International

''Statistics accurate as of match played 10 June 2017''

Honours

Club

Zhenis Astana/Astana *

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2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...

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: 2000, 2002

Personal

* 2000 Kazakhstan FF "Best goalkeeper of the year" * 2005 Kazakhstan FF "Best goalkeeper of the year" * 2006 GOAL Journal " Best Player of the year"

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Loriya, David 1981 births Living people Kazakhstani Jews Kazakhstani men's footballers Footballers from Astana Jewish footballers Allsvenskan players Halmstads BK players Kazakhstan Premier League players FC Okzhetpes players FC Astana players FC Shakhter Karagandy players Kazakhstan men's international footballers Kazakhstani expatriate men's footballers 21st-century Kazakhstani sportsmen PFC Spartak Nalchik players Çaykur Rizespor footballers FC Kairat players Karşıyaka S.K. footballers TFF 1. Lig players FC Jenis players FC Irtysh Pavlodar players FC Ordabasy players Russian Premier League players Men's association football goalkeepers Kazakhstani people of Georgian descent Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Sweden Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Turkey Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Russia Kazakhstani expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Kazakhstani expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Kazakhstani expatriate sportspeople in Russia