Place of birth Tartu, Estonia 1988 Lovid/Flora Tallinn Weight 68 kg 1987 VAZ/Ziguli Tallinn Height 1.67 m | Years Team Role Football player 1977–1987 Tallinna Lovid Name Martin Reim | |
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Date of birth (1971-05-14) 14 May 1971 (age 44) | ||
Martin reim
Martin Reim (born 14 May 1971) is an Estonian football manager and former professional player. He is currently the manager of the Estonia national team.
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- Martin reim
- Martin reim naitab kuidas tugevdada keha keskosa lihaseid
- Early life
- Early career
- Flora
- KTP
- Return to Flora
- International career
- Estonia youth teams
- Estonia
- Personal life
- International goals
- Managerial statistics
- Player
- Manager
- Individual
- References
Reim played as a central midfielder for VAZ/Žiguli Tallinn, Lõvid, Sport Tallinn, Norma, Flora, Lelle, KTP and Tervis Pärnu. Reim is Estonia's most capped player of all time with 157 appearances, and was the most capped European player until he was surpassed by Latvia's Vitālijs Astafjevs in November 2009. He is also the most capped player not to have played in a final tournament.
Reim was named Estonian Footballer of the Year in 1995 and won the Estonian Silverball award three times, in 1995, 1997, and 1999. In 2011, he received the Order of the White Star (5th Class) for his services to Estonia.
In 2007, Reim opened a football academy (Estonian: Martin Reimi Jalgpallikool) in Viimsi. In 2016, the academy team Viimsi MRJK merged with Esiliiga B club HÜJK Emmaste, and became Viimsi JK.
Martin reim naitab kuidas tugevdada keha keskosa lihaseid
Early life
Reim was born in Tartu and grew up in Tallinn. He graduated from the Tallinn Secondary School No. 49 in 1989 and from the Tallinn University of Technology in 2000.
Early career
Reim started playing football with VAZ/Žiguli Tallinn and the Lõvid youth team (English: Lions), before moving to the Soviet Second League club Sport Tallinn in 1989, and Estonian Championship team Norma in 1990. He was the top goalscorer in the 1990 season with 18 goals.
Flora
In 1992, Reim signed for Meistriliiga club Flora, the successor of the Lõvid team. With Flora, Reim won the 1993–94, 1994–95, 1997–98 and the 1998 Meistriliiga seasons, and was named Estonian Footballer of the Year in 1995.
KTP
In 1999, Reim joined Finnish Veikkausliiga club KTP on loan. The move was made permanent in December 1999.
Return to Flora
In 2001, Reim returned to Estonia and signed with Flora. He won three consecutive Meistriliiga titles in 2001, 2002 and 2003. He retired after the 2008 season. Reim holds the club record for the most Meistriliiga appearances, with 385.
International career
Reim made his international debut for the Estonia national team on 3 June 1992 in a historic 1–1 draw against Slovenia in a friendly. The match was Estonia's first official match since restoration of independence and Slovenia's first match ever. He won the Estonian Silverball award three times, in 1995, 1997, 1999. Reim ended his international career on 6 June 2009 after a 3–0 win against Equatorial Guinea in a friendly. With 157 appearances and 14 goals, he is Estonia's most capped player of all time.
Flora
On 3 December 2009, Flora announced that Reim was appointed the new manager of the club. Reim led Flora to victory in the 2010 Meistriliiga season, ending the reign of Levadia who had won the four previous Meistriliiga titles. Flora successfully defended their title in 2011 and won the 2010–11 Estonian Cup, defeating Narva Trans 2–0 in the final. On 14 October 2012, Reim resigned after poor results in the Meistriliiga, with Marko Lelov and Norbert Hurt taking over.
Estonia youth teams
In October 2012, Reim was named as manager of the Estonia under-18, under-21 and under-23 teams. He led the Estonia under-21 team to win the 2014 Baltic Cup.
Estonia
On 14 September 2016, Reim signed a contract to become manager of the Estonia national team until the end of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification tournament.
Personal life
Reim and his wife, Erbe, have two daughters: Loreley and Lisely.