Taavi Rähn
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Taavi Rähn | ||
| Date of birth | 16 May 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Pärnu, Estonia | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Paide Linnameeskond | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| KEK Pärnu | |||
| – | Pärnu Vaprus | ||
| – | Pärnu | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999 | Lelle | 27 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Viljandi Tulevik | 29 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Flora | 21 | (1) |
| 2003–2006 | Volyn Lutsk | 55 | (3) |
| 2007–2009 | Ekranas | 56 | (3) |
| 2009–2010 | Neftchi Baku | 19 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Baltika Kaliningrad | 10 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Tianjin Songjiang | 45 | (2) |
| 2013 | Hunan Billows | 4 | (0) |
| 2013 | FF Jaro | 2 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Flora | 33 | (4) |
| 2015 | Levadia | 23 | (1) |
| 2016– | Paide Linnameeskond | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1995 | Estonia U16 | 2 | (0) |
| Estonia U17 | 5 | (0) | |
| 1998–1999 | Estonia U19 | 7 | (0) |
| 1999–2003 | Estonia U21 | 20 | (0) |
| 2001– | Estonia[1] | 74 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 January 2016. | |||
Taavi Rähn (born 16 May 1981) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays for Paide Linnameeskond in the Estonian Meistriliiga. He plays the position of defender or midfielder.
Club career
He started his professional career with FC Flora Tallinn as a centre-back, then moved on to the then Ukrainian Premier League club FC Volyn Lutsk and was employed as a defensive midfielder. He joined FK Ekranas in winter 2006.
In 2010, he was on trial at Qingdao Jonoon F.C. in the Chinese Super League.[2]
In March 2011, he signed a deal with China League One club Tianjin Songjiang.[3]
In January 2013, he signed with Chinese League One club Hunan Billows on a free transfer.[4]
Club career
This statistic includes domestic league only
| Season | Club | Country | Level | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | FF Jaro |  |
I | 2 | 0 |
| 2012–13 | Hunan Billows |  |
II | 4 | 0 |
| 2011–12 | Tianjin Songjiang F.C. | |
II | 45 | 2 |
| 2010–11 | FC Baltika Kaliningrad |  |
II | 10 | 0 |
| 2009–10 | Neftchi Baku PFC |  |
I | 19 | 0 |
| 2009 | FK Ekranas |  |
I | 9 | 0 |
| 2008 | FK Ekranas | |
I | 24 | 2 |
| 2007 | FK Ekranas | |
I | 23 | 1 |
| 2006–07 | Volyn Lutsk |  |
I | 0 | 0 |
| 2005–06 | Volyn Lutsk | |
I | 16 | 0 |
| 2004–05 | Volyn Lutsk | |
I | 27 | 2 |
| 2003–04 | Volyn Lutsk | |
I | 12 | 1 |
| 2003 | FC Flora Tallinn |  |
I | 7 | 1 |
| 2002 | FC Flora Tallinn | |
I | 10 | 0 |
| 2001 | FC Flora Tallinn | |
I | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | JK Viljandi Tulevik | |
I | 10 | 0 |
| 2000 | JK Viljandi Tulevik | |
I | 19 | 0 |
| 1999 | Lelle SK | |
II | 27 | 0 |
Last update: 8 December 2013
International career
He is also an Estonia national football team player and has appeared in 71 matches for the senior side.
He scored an own goal playing against England in October 2007. In an attempt to clear the ball from outside his own box, he cleanly headed Ashley Cole's cross onto his own post, and past keeper and teammate Mart Poom. After that mistake, he has proven to be reliable and confident in his position.
References
- ↑ "Kõik Eesti internatsionaalid" [All Estonian internationals] (in Estonian). Eesti Jalgpalli Liit. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
- ↑ http://sports.sohu.com/20100611/n272723902.shtml
- ↑ http://sport.postimees.ee/?id=404928
- ↑ 湘涛敲定两杆欧洲洋枪(Chinese)
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Taavi Rähn. |
- Taavi Rähn at National-Football-Teams.com