David Loria

David Loria

Personal information
Full name	David Grigorievich Loriya
Date of birth	31 October 1981 (1981-10-31) (age 30)
Place of birth	Soviet Union, Kazakh SSR
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	FC Lokomotiv Astana
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1996-1997	Enfield City Falcons
1997	Avtomobilist Shortandy	1	(0)
1998-2002	FC Astana	70	(0)
2003	Yesil Kokshetau	7	(0)
2004-2005	FC Shakhter	65	(0)
2006	FC Astana	24	(0)
2007	FC Shakhter	18	(0)
2007	Halmstads BK	7	(0)
2008	FC Shakhter	29	(0)
2009-	PFC Spartak Nalchik	2	(0)
2009-	→ FC Lokomotiv Astana (loan)	12	(0)
National team‡
2000-present	Kazakhstan	36	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 December 2009. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 January 2010

David Grigorievich Loria (Russian: Давид Григорьевич Лория) is a Kazakh football goalkeeper of Georgian descent born on 31 October 1981. He signed contract with PFC Spartak Nalchik at the start of 2009.^[1] He also plays for the Kazakhstan national football team since 2000.

International career

Loria represented Kazakhstan at U21 level when they qualified to U21 World Cup 1999 in Nigeria. 17 year old David was the youngest player of that team. He received his first cap for Kazakhstan senior team on 26 May 2000 in a friendly against Syria at the age of 18, putting a record as the youngest player. This record was broken by Sergei Larin after five years. Loria represented Kazakhstan in World Cup 2002, World Cup 2006 and Euro 2008 qualifiers.

Trials at Eredivisie clubs

• On 14 July 2007 he had a week's trial at PSV Eindhoven.^[2] PSV's coach Ronald Koeman was impressed by David's performance in Belgium 0-0 Kazakhstan EURO qualifier opener back in August 2006.

• On 24 July 2007 David also had trial at Sparta Rotterdam.^[3]

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

Allsvenskan and Halmstads BK

In 2007 Halmstads BK goalkeeper Magnus Bahne got injured and missed the rest of the season,^[4][5] 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 Loria. However, his Scandinavian journey did not last long and returned home shortly after playing only 7 games.

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

Club career stats

Last update: 1 January 2009

Season	Team	Country	League	Level	Apps
1996-97	Enfield City Falcons	Australia	SA Premier League	3	?
1997	Avtomobilist	Kazakhstan	Premier League	1	1
1998	Astana	Kazakhstan	Premier League	1	3
1999	Astana	Kazakhstan	Premier League	1	7
2000	Astana	Kazakhstan	Premier League	1	12
2001	Astana	Kazakhstan	Premier League	1	22
2002	Astana	Kazakhstan	Premier League	1	26
2003	Okzhetpes	Kazakhstan	Premier League	1	7
2004	Shakhter	Kazakhstan	Premier League	1	35
2005	Shakhter	Kazakhstan	Premier League	1	30
2006	Astana	Kazakhstan	Premier League	1	24
2007	Shakhter	Kazakhstan	Premier League	1	18
2007	Halmstads BK	Sweden	Allsvenskan	1	7
2008	Shakhter	Kazakhstan	Premier League	1	29
2009	Spartak Nalchik	Russia	Premier League	1	2

Awards

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

Honours

With Astana

• Kazakhstan League Winner: 2000, 2001, 2006
• Kazakhstan Cup Winner: 2000, 2002

References

1. ^ Loria accepted Spartak Nalchik offer sport-express.ru, 8 January 2009
2. ^ Trial at PSV The club's official site, 16 July 2007, (Dutch)
3. ^ Trial at Sparta The club's official site, 4 August 2007,(Dutch)
4. ^ "Bahne borta resten av säsongen" (in Swedish). Hallandsposten.se. 2007-08-29. http://www.hallandsposten.se/artikel.asp?oid=251823. Retrieved 2008-10-11. ^{[dead link]}
5. ^ "Bahne tillbaka efter EM-uppehållet" (in Swedish). Hallandsposten.se. 2008-02-20. http://www.hallandsposten.se/artikel.asp?oid=298686. Retrieved 2008-10-11. ^{[dead link]}

External links

• Profile at club website
• David Loria at National-Football-Teams.com
• David Loria profile at UEFA
• Personal Blog at National Team Website (Russian)
• Profile at KFF website

Persondata
Name	Loriya, David
Alternative names	Давид Григорьевич Лория
Short description	footballer
Date of birth	31 October 1981
Place of birth	Soviet Union, Kazakh SSR
Date of death
Place of death