Tamaz Pertia (born 23 December 1974) is a

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n football coach and a former midfielder.

Playing career

During his playing career, Pertia has played for Lokomotiv Minsk in the

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and many clubs from

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and

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Coaching career

In 2008 Pertia became the manager of Dinaburg Daugavpils – his previous club. On 2 June 2010 he became the manager of Daugava Daugavpils. Pertia left the club in July 2011 after the change of club's chairman and was succeeded by Leonid Nazarenko. In August 2011 he accepted an offer to become the manager of

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. After the club's relegation from the

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Pertia left the club, becoming the charmain of

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youth academy. In 2012 Pertia succeeded

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as the manager of Skonto-2. In December 2012, after

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had left the club, Pertia accepted an offer to become the manager of

first team. In November 2016 he became the manager of Latvian Higher League team

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pertia, Tamaz 1974 births Living people Men's footballers from Georgia (country) Men's association football midfielders Expatriate men's footballers from Georgia (country) Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Ukraine Expatriate men's footballers in Latvia Expatriate men's footballers in Moldova Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria Expatriate men's footballers in Belarus Ukrainian Premier League players Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Latvia Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Moldova FC Dinamo Tbilisi players FC Guria Lanchkhuti players FC Metalurgi Rustavi players FC Temp Shepetivka players FC Merani Tbilisi players FK Ventspils players FC Sheriff Tiraspol players FC Dunav Ruse players FK Rīga players Dinaburg FC players FC Daugava players FC SKVICh Minsk players Football managers from Georgia (country) Expatriate football managers in Latvia FC Daugava managers JFK Olimps managers Skonto FC managers FK Liepāja managers Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Belarus Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Bulgaria Footballers from Tbilisi Erovnuli Liga players