Tamaz Pertia

Tamaz Pertia (born 23 December 1974) is a former Georgian football midfielder, currently a manager with FK Liepāja in the Latvian Higher League.

Tamaz Pertia
Personal information
Full nameTamaz Pertia
Date of birth (1974-12-23) 23 December 1974 (age 49)
Place of birthTbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)Midfielder
Team information
Current team
FK Liepaja (manager)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1991–1992Dinamo Tbilisi3(0)
1991–1993Guria Lanchkhuti26(2)
1993–1995Metalurgi Rustavi25(5)
1995Temp Shepetivka4(0)
1995–1996Metalurgi Rustavi28(1)
1996Merani-91 Tbilisi10(2)
1997–1998Ventspils28(8)
1998–1999Sheriff Tiraspol23(0)
2000Dunav Ruse6(0)
2001–2002FK Rīga27(2)
2002Dinaburg Daugavpils1(0)
2003RKB-Arma24(2)
2004–2005Dinaburg Daugavpils37(2)
2005–2006Ditton Daugavpils19(4)
2006Lokomotiv Minsk7(3)
Managerial career
2008–2009Dinaburg Daugavpils
2010–2011Daugava Daugavpils
2011JFK Olimps/RFS
2012Skonto-2
2012–2016Skonto Riga
2016–2018FK Liepāja
2019–2021Valmieras FK
2022–FK Liepāja
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

During his playing career, Pertia has played for Lokomotiv Minsk in the Belarusian Premier League and many clubs from Georgia, Moldova and Latvia.[1]

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.[2] Pertia left the club in July 2011 after the change of club's chairman and was succeeded by Leonid Nazarenko.[3]

In August 2011 he accepted an offer to become the manager of JFK Olimps.[4] After the club's relegation from the Latvian Higher League Pertia left the club, becoming the charmain of Skonto Riga youth academy. In 2012 Pertia succeeded Vitālijs Astafjevs as the manager of Skonto-2.

In December 2012, after Marians Pahars had left the club, Pertia accepted an offer to become the manager of Skonto Riga first team.[5]

In November 2016 he became the manager of Latvian Higher League team FK Liepāja.[6]

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