Place of birth Tallinn, Estonia Years Team Weight 84 kg Playing position Name Sergei Pareiko Career start 1992 | 1989–1990 Puuma Role Footballer Children Daniil Pareiko 1990–1992 Vigri Height 1.93 m | |
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Date of birth (1977-01-31) 31 January 1977 (age 38) Spouse Victoria Pareiko (m. 2003) Current teams Estonia national football team (Goalkeeper), FC Levadia Tallinn (#35 / Goalkeeper) | ||
Sergei pareiko the wall
Sergei Pareiko (born 31 January 1977) is a retired Estonian footballer. He is currently the sporting director of Estonian football club Levadia. Pareiko played as a goalkeeper in Estonian, Russian and Polish top tiers. He made a total of 65 appearances for the Estonia national football team.
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- Club career
- International career
- Personal life
- Tallinna Sadam
- Casale Calcio
- Levadia Maardu
- Wisa Krakw
- Individual
- References
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Club career
In Estonia, Pareiko played for Tallinna Sadam and Levadia Maardu, before moving to Russia in 2001, when he signed with Rotor Volgograd. After Rotor were relegated, Pareiko moved to Tom Tomsk.
At the end of 2009 season Pareiko was named the Tom Tomsk Player of Year, sharing this title with Đorđe Jokić. In late 2010, speculation began to mount that Celtic were interested in Pareiko's services. Pareiko was left on the bench for Tomsk's last match of the season. He left the club on 25 December.
On 8 February 2011 Pareiko joined Polish Ekstraklasa side Wisła Kraków on a one and a half year deal. He became the first choice goalkeeper and won the Ekstraklasa championship in his debut season. Pareiko finished third in voting for the Estonian Footballer of the Year in 2011.
International career
Pareiko made his international debut for the Estonia national team on 31 August 1996, in a 1998 World Cup qualifier against Belarus when the first choice keeper, Mart Poom, got injured in the 8th minute of the match. The match ended with 0-1 loss.
His second cap came 6 years later and he became the teams first choice keeper in 2009. On 17 November 2015, Pareiko made his last appearance for Estonia against Saint Kitts and Nevis. The game ended 3-0 for Estonia. Pareiko's national team career lasted 19 years, 2 months and 17 days, making him the longest serving Estonia national team member ahead of Andres Oper.
Personal life
Pareiko was born in Tallinn, to a Russian mother and Belarusian father. In the interview for Gazeta Krakowska he said "I am a citizen of Estonia, I have a passport of that country, but I am of Russian nationality".
Tallinna Sadam
Casale Calcio
Levadia Maardu
Wisła Kraków
Individual
Club career
This statistic includes domestic league only
Last update: 19 November 2013