Estonia national football team

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Estonia
Nickname(s)	Sinisärgid (Blue shirts)
Association	Estonian Football Association
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Tarmo Rüütli
Captain	Mart Poom
Most caps	Martin Reim (156)
Top scorer	Andres Oper (33)
Home stadium	A. Le Coq Arena
FIFA code	EST
FIFA ranking	115
Highest FIFA ranking	60 (December 2002)
Lowest FIFA ranking	135 (February 1996)
Elo ranking	106
Highest Elo ranking	51 (August 1927)
First kit 　 Second kit
First international
Estonia 0 - 6 Finland (Helsinki, Finland; 17 October 1920)
Biggest win
Estonia 6 - 0 Lithuania (Tallinn, Estonia; 26 July 1928)
Biggest defeat
Finland 10 - 2 Estonia (Helsinki, Finland; 11 August 1922)

The Estonia national football team is controlled by the Estonian Football Association. They played their first match in 1920. In 1940 Estonia was annexed by the Soviet Union and did not regain independence (and the possibility of a national football team) until 1991. As a newly independent nation, they played their first match against Lithuania in the Baltic Cup on November 15, 1991, and their first FIFA-recognized match against Slovenia on June 3, 1992, a 1-1 draw at Tallinn. Home matches are played at the A. Le Coq Arena in Tallinn.

Contents 1 Modern History 2 World Cup record 3 European Championship record 4 Olympic games 5 Most caps for Estonia 6 Top Estonia goalscorers 7 Results and Fixtures 7.1 Recent results 7.2 Forthcoming fixtures 7.3 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification 8 Current squad 8.1 Recent call-ups 8.2 Coaching staff 9 Managers 10 References 11 External links

[edit] Modern History

After Estonia gained independence, the national team was initially the weakest of the three Baltic teams, suffering defeats such as a 7-1 loss to Croatia in the Euro 96 qualifiers. In the 1998 World Cup qualifiers, Estonia achieved notoriety when a home game against Scotland would be called off in bizarre circumstances. The replay in Monaco finished 0-0; goalkeeper Mart Poom earned a move to Derby County soon afterwards.

Estonia's fortunes have improved since. In the Euro 2004 qualifiers, Estonia proved remarkably obdurate with 8 points from as many games, only 4 goals scored and 6 conceded. The 2006 World Cup qualifiers saw further improvement with 5 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats. Estonia have a number of players who have amassed an astonishing number of caps, including Mart Poom, Andres Oper, Marko Kristal and Martin Reim.

[edit] World Cup record

• 1930 - Did not enter
• 1934 to 1938 - Did not qualify
• 1950 to 1990 - Did not enter, was part of the USSR
• 1994 to 2006 - Did not qualify

[edit] European Championship record

• 1960 to 1992 - Did not enter, was part of the USSR
• 1996 to 2008 - Did not qualify

[edit] Olympic games

Main article: Estonia at the 1924 Summer Olympics

The Estonia national football team played once so far in the big tournament.It was on 1924 Summer Olympic Games. They played only one game in Preliminary round versus USA and lost 0:1 goal by Andy Straden (United States)  10' (PEN.).

[edit] Most caps for Estonia

Pos. Player Years active Caps Goals 1 Martin Reim 1992-2007 156 14 2 Marko Kristal 1992-2005 143 9 3 Mart Poom 1992-present 118 0 4 Andres Oper 1995-present 108 33 5 Kristen Viikmäe 1997-present 106 14 6 Indrek Zelinski 1994-2007 102 27 7 Sergei Terehhov 1997-present 94 5 8 Marek Lemsalu 1992-2007 86 3 9 Urmas Kirs 1992-2000 80 5 10 Andrei Stepanov 1999-present 78 1

• Correct as of June 4, 2007^[1]
• Players who are still active and available for selection are in bold.

[edit] Top Estonia goalscorers

Pos. Player Years active Caps Goals 1 Andres Oper 1995-present 108 33 2 Indrek Zelinski 1994-2007 102 27 3 Eduard Ellman-Eelma 1921-1935 58 21 5 Arnold Pihlak 1920-1931 44 17 4 Richard Kuremaa 1933-1940 41 16 6 Georg Siimenson 1932-1939 42 14 = Kristen Viikmäe 1997-present 106 14 = Martin Reim 1992-2007 156 14 9 Marko Kristal 1992-2005 143 9 10 Oskar Üpraus 1920-1927 26 8 = Leonhard Kass 1931-1939 39 8

• Correct as of June 4, 2007^[2]
• Players who are still active and available for selection are in bold.

[edit] Results and Fixtures

[edit] Recent results

Date	Competition	Venue	Home Team	Result	Away Team	Scorers
June 4, 2008	Friendly	A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn	Estonia	4 – 3	Faroe Islands	Zahovaiko  9'  14', Kink  28', Novikov  75'
May 31, 2008	Baltic Cup	Slokas Stadium, Jūrmala	Estonia	0 – 1	Lithuania
May 30, 2008	Baltic Cup	Skonto stadions, Riga	Latvia	1 – 0	Estonia
May 27, 2008	Friendly	A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn	Estonia	1 – 1	Georgia	Kink  64' (pen.)
March 26, 2008	Friendly	A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn	Estonia	2 – 0	Canada	Stalteri  59' (o.g.), Zahovaiko  90'
February 27, 2008	Friendly	Stadion Amica, Wronki	Poland	2 – 0	Estonia

[edit] Forthcoming fixtures

Date	Competition	Venue	Home Team	Result	Away Team	Scorers
August 20, 2008	Friendly	A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn	Estonia		Malta
September 6, 2008	FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifying		Belgium		Estonia
September 10, 2008	FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifying		Bosnia and Herzegovina		Estonia
October 11, 2008	FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifying	A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn	Estonia		Spain
October 15, 2008	FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifying	A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn	Estonia		Turkey
November 18, 2008	Friendly	A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn	Estonia		Kazakhstan
November 22, 2008	Friendly	Linnastaadion, Kuressaare	Estonia		Turkmenistan

[edit] 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Turkey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Belgium 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Armenia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Estonia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

– 9 Sep '09 5 Sep '09 28 Mar '09 10 Oct '09 6 Sep '08 11 Oct '08 – 28 Mar '09 6 Sep '08 15 Oct '08 10 Oct '09 15 Oct '08 1 Apr '09 – 10 Sep '08 14 Oct '09 9 Sep '09 1 Apr '09 14 Oct '09 10 Oct '09 – 11 Oct '08 15 Oct '08 10 Sep '08 5 Sep '09 6 Sep '08 9 Sep '09 – 28 Mar '09 14 Oct '09 10 Sep '08 11 Oct '08 5 Sep '09 1 Apr '09 –

[edit] Current squad

Squad called up for the friendly match against Faroe Islands on June 4, 2008.^[3]

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club 16 GK Mihkel Aksalu November 7, 1984 (1984-11-07) (age 23) 3 0 FC Flora 12 GK Artur Kotenko August 20, 1981 (1981-08-20) (age 26) 15 0 Sandnes Ulf 1 GK Mart Poom February 3, 1972 (1972-02-03) (age 36) 118 0 Watford F.C. 17 DF Enar Jääger November 18, 1984 (1984-11-18) (age 23) 53 0 Aalesunds FK 2 DF Igor Morozov May 27, 1989 (1989-05-27) (age 19) 2 0 FC Levadia 13 DF Urmas Rooba July 8, 1978 (1978-07-08) (age 29) 70 1 TPS 20 DF Andrei Sidorenkov February 12, 1984 (1984-02-12) (age 24) 10 0 FC Flora 25 DF Tihhon Šišov February 11, 1983 (1983-02-11) (age 25) 11 0 FC Levadia 3 DF Andrei Stepanov March 16, 1979 (1979-03-16) (age 29) 78 1 FC Khimki 11 MF Aivar Anniste February 18, 1980 (1980-02-18) (age 28) 43 3 FC TVMK 6 MF Aleksandr Dmitrijev February 18, 1982 (1982-02-18) (age 26) 34 0 Hønefoss BK 8 MF Jevgeni Novikov June 28, 1980 (1980-06-28) (age 27) 13 2 FK Rīga 10 MF Sander Puri May 7, 1988 (1988-05-07) (age 20) 3 0 FC Levadia 14 MF Konstantin Vassiljev August 16, 1984 (1984-08-16) (age 23) 9 0 NK Nafta 22 MF Martin Vunk August 21, 1984 (1984-08-21) (age 23) 6 0 FC Flora 15 FW Tarmo Kink October 6, 1985 (1985-10-06) (age 22) 23 2 FC Levadia 7 FW Ats Purje August 3, 1985 (1985-08-03) (age 22) 8 0 FC Inter 9 FW Vladimir Voskoboinikov February 2, 1983 (1983-02-02) (age 25) 7 0 FC Torpedo 27 FW Vjatšeslav Zahovaiko December 29, 1981 (1981-12-29) (age 26) 37 7 FC Flora

[edit] Recent call-ups

The list does not include Martin Reim, who has now retired from international football.

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club GK Pavel Londak May 14, 1980 (1980-05-14) (age 28) 10 0 Bodø/Glimt (Friendly match v. Georgia, May 27, 2008) GK Sergei Pareiko January 31, 1977 (1977-01-31) (age 31) 5 0 FC Tom (Friendly match v. Montenegro, October 17, 2007) DF Teet Allas June 2, 1977 (1977-06-02) (age 31) 73 2 FC Flora (Friendly match v. Poland, February 27, 2008) 19 DF Alo Bärengrub February 12, 1984 (1984-02-12) (age 24) 13 0 Bodø/Glimt (Friendly match v. Georgia, May 27, 2008) DF Dmitri Kruglov May 24, 1984 (1984-05-24) (age 24) 33 1 FC Lokomotiv (Friendly match v. Georgia, May 27, 2008) DF Raio Piiroja July 11, 1979 (1979-07-11) (age 28) 75 6 Fredrikstad FK (Friendly match v. Georgia, May 27, 2008) DF Taavi Rähn May 16, 1981 (1981-05-16) (age 27) 38 0 FK Ekranas (Baltic Cup match v. Lithuania, May 31, 2008) DF Taijo Teniste January 31, 1988 (1988-01-31) (age 20) 3 0 FC Levadia (Friendly match v. Georgia, May 27, 2008) 26 MF Gert Kams May 25, 1985 (1985-05-25) (age 23) 5 0 FC Flora (Friendly match v. Saudi Arabia, November 9, 2007) 4 MF Ragnar Klavan October 30, 1985 (1985-10-30) (age 22) 46 1 Heracles Almelo (Baltic Cup match v. Lithuania, May 31, 2008) MF Oliver Konsa March 4, 1985 (1985-03-04) (age 23) 7 0 FC TVMK (Friendly match v. Georgia, May 27, 2008) MF Joel Lindpere October 5, 1981 (1981-10-05) (age 26) 59 5 Tromsø IL (Baltic Cup match v. Lithuania, May 31, 2008) 29 MF Sergei Terehhov April 18, 1975 (1975-04-18) (age 33) 94 5 FC TVMK (Friendly match v. Montenegro, October 17, 2007) 24 MF Kristen Viikmäe February 10, 1979 (1979-02-10) (age 29) 106 14 Södra IF (Friendly match v. Georgia, May 27, 2008) 28 FW Jarmo Ahjupera April 13, 1984 (1984-04-13) (age 24) 5 0 FC Flora (Friendly match v. Uzbekistan, November 21, 2007) 23 FW Tarmo Neemelo February 10, 1982 (1982-02-10) (age 26) 20 1 MyPa (Friendly match v. Montenegro, October 17, 2007) FW Andres Oper November 7, 1977 (1977-11-07) (age 30) 108 33 Roda JC (Friendly match v. Georgia, May 27, 2008) FW Kaimar Saag August 5, 1988 (1988-08-05) (age 19) 10 0 Silkeborg IF (Friendly match v. Georgia, May 27, 2008)

[edit] Coaching staff

Head Coach	Tarmo Rüütli
Assistant Coach	Janno Kivisild
Goalkeeping Coaches	Tim Carter
	Ain Tammus
	Mart Poom
Physiotherapist	Marius Unt
Team Doctor	Gunnar Männik
Masseur	Jüri Mälk

[edit] Managers

• 1992-1993: Uno Piir
• 1994-1995: Roman Ubakivi
• 1995 0000: Aavo Sarap
• 1996-1999: Teitur Thordarson
• 1999-2000: Tarmo Rüütli
• 2000 0000: Aivar Lillevere
• 2000-2004: Arno Pijpers
• 2004-2007: Jelle Goes
• 2007 0000: Viggo Jensen
• 2007-0000: Tarmo Rüütli

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Estonian Football Association Official Site
• Estonian Football Association at FIFA Official Site
• Estonian Football Association at UEFA Official Site
• Estonia national team from 1920 (Estonian)
• Estonia national team 1920-1940 details(Est.)
• RSSSF archive of results 1920-
• RSSSF archive of most capped players and highest goalscorers
• sportnet.ee/national team players/:1920-1940;1992-2004 (Estonian)
• Records of Estonia national team matches (Estonian)

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