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Taavi Rähn
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Rähn in 2007
Personal information
Full name Taavi Rähn
Date of birth (1981-05-16) 16 May 1981 (age 40)
Place of birth Pärnu, Estonia
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
KEK Pärnu
Vaprus
Pärnu
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999 Lelle 27 (0)
2000–2001 Tulevik 29 (0)
2002–2003 Flora 21 (1)
2003–2006 Volyn Lutsk 55 (3)
2007–2009 Ekranas 56 (3)
2009–2010 Neftçi Baku 19 (0)
2010–2011 Baltika Kaliningrad 10 (0)
2011–2012 Tianjin Songjiang 45 (2)
2013 Hunan Billows 4 (0)
2013 Jaro 2 (0)
2013–2014 Flora 33 (4)
2015 Levadia 23 (1)
2016 Paide Linnameeskond 29 (3)
National team
1995 Estonia U16 2 (0)
Estonia U17 5 (0)
1998–1999 Estonia U19 7 (0)
1999–2003 Estonia U21 20 (0)
2001–2014 Estonia 74 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 January 2017
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 January 2017

Taavi Rähn (born 16 May 1981) is a retired Estonian professional footballer. He played in the position of a centre-back.

Club career

He started his professional career with Flora as a centre-back, then moved on to Ukrainian Premier League club Volyn Lutsk.

In 2006, he joined Lithuanian side Ekranas.

In 2010, he was on trial at Qingdao Jonoon of the Chinese Super League.[1]

In March 2011, he signed a deal with China League One club Tianjin Songjiang.[2]

In January 2013, he signed with Chinese League One club Hunan Billows on a free transfer.[3]

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FC Flora

FC Flora

FC Flora, commonly known as Flora Tallinn, or simply as Flora, is a professional football club based in Tallinn, Estonia, that competes in the Meistriliiga, the top flight of Estonian football. The club's home ground is Lilleküla Stadium.

Ukrainian Premier League

Ukrainian Premier League

The Ukrainian Premier League or UPL is the highest division of Ukrainian annual football championship. As the Vyshcha Liha it was formed in 1991 as part of the 1992 Ukrainian football championship upon discontinuation of the 1991 Soviet football championship and included the Ukraine-based clubs that competed previously in the Soviet top three tiers competitions as well as better clubs of the Ukrainian republican competitions. The initial season of the league featured six former Soviet Top League clubs among which were Dynamo, Shakhtar, Chornomorets, Dnipro, Metalist, Metalurh as well as four more clubs that previously also competed at the top league.

FC Volyn Lutsk

FC Volyn Lutsk

FC Volyn Lutsk is a professional Ukrainian football team of the Ukrainian First League playing in the city of Lutsk.

FK Ekranas

FK Ekranas

Panevėžio Ekranas is a Lithuanian football club, from the city of Panevėžys. It won 7 top-tier champion and 5 national cup titles throughout its existence.

Chinese Super League

Chinese Super League

The Chinese Football Association Super League, commonly known as Chinese Super League or CSL, currently known as the China Ping An Chinese Football Association Super League for sponsorship reasons, is the highest tier of professional football in China, operating under the auspices of the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The league was established in 2004 by the rebranding of the former top division, Chinese Jia-A League.

China League One

China League One

The Chinese Football Association China League, also known as China League One or Chinese Jia League (中甲联赛), is the second level of professional football in China. Above League One is the Chinese Super League.

Hunan Billows F.C.

Hunan Billows F.C.

Hunan Billows Football Club is a professional Chinese football club that participates in the China League Two division under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in Changsha, Hunan and their home stadium is the 30,000-seat Yiyang Stadium. Their majority shareholders are the Hunan Provincial Sports Bureau and high-tech industry company Hunan Corun New Energy Co. Ltd.

International career

Rähn made his debut for the Estonia national football team in 2001. He scored an own goal playing against England on 13 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. He made a total of 74 appearances for the senior national side.[4]

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Estonia national football team

Estonia national football team

The Estonia national football team represents Estonia in international football matches and is controlled by the Estonian Football Association, the governing body for football in Estonia. Estonia's home ground is Lilleküla Stadium in the capital city Tallinn.

England national football team

England national football team

The England national football team has represented England in international football since the first international match in 1872. It is controlled by The Football Association (FA), the governing body for football in England, which is affiliated with UEFA and comes under the global jurisdiction of world football's governing body FIFA. England competes in the three major international tournament contested by European nations: the FIFA World Cup, the UEFA European Championship, and the UEFA Nations League.

Ashley Cole

Ashley Cole

Ashley Cole is an English football coach and former player. As a player, he played as a left-back, most notably for Arsenal and Chelsea. Cole is considered by many critics and fellow professional players as one of the best defenders of his generation, one of the greatest English players of all time as well as one of the greatest left-backs in the history of the sport. Born in Stepney, London, Cole began his youth career at Arsenal and made his full debut for the club in November 1999, going on to make 228 appearances and scoring nine goals for the North London club. With Arsenal he won two Premier League titles, three FA Cups, and was an integral member of the "Invincibles" team of the 2003–04 season, who went the entire league season undefeated. Cole also made an appearance in Arsenal's first UEFA Champions League final in 2006; the club lost 2–1 to Barcelona.

Mart Poom

Mart Poom

Mart Poom is an Estonian football coach and former professional player regarded as one of the greatest Estonian footballers of all time. He is currently the goalkeeping coach of the Estonia national team.

Honours

Club

Flora
Ekranas
Levadia

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Meistriliiga

Meistriliiga

Meistriliiga is the highest division of the Estonian Football Association annual football championship. The league was founded in 1992, and was initially semi-professional with amateur clubs allowed to compete. With the help of solidarity mechanisms, the league is fully professional since the 2020 season.

2002 Meistriliiga

2002 Meistriliiga

The 2002 Meistriliiga was the 12th season of the Meistriliiga, Estonia's premier football league. Flora won their sixth title.

2003 Meistriliiga

2003 Meistriliiga

The 2003 Meistriliiga was the 13th season of the Meistriliiga, the top Estonian league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1992.

Estonian Supercup

Estonian Supercup

The Estonian Supercup is Estonian football's annual super cup, contested between the champions of the previous Meistriliiga season and the holders of the Estonian Cup. If the Meistriliiga champions also won the Estonian Cup then the cup runners-up provide the opposition.

A Lyga

A Lyga

The A Lyga is the top division of professional football in Lithuania. It is organized by Lithuanian Football Federation (LFF) (Lithuanian: Lietuvos Futbolo Federacija).

2008 A Lyga

2008 A Lyga

The Lithuanian A Lyga 2008 was the 19th season of top-tier football in Lithuania. The season started on 29 March 2008 and ended on 16 November 2008.

2009 A Lyga

2009 A Lyga

The Lithuanian A Lyga 2009 was the 20th season of top-tier football in Lithuania. The season started on 4 April 2009 and ended on 31 October 2009. Ekranas successfully defended their title.

Source: "Taavi Rähn", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2022, July 9th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taavi_Rähn.

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References
  1. ^ "中能换外援迫在眉睫 爱沙尼亚国足队长冒雨投奔-搜狐体育". sports.sohu.com.
  2. ^ "Taavi Rähn sõlmis lepingu Hiina klubiga". postimees.ee.
  3. ^ "湘涛敲定两杆欧洲洋枪_资讯频道_凤凰网". news.ifeng.com.
  4. ^ "Kõik Eesti internatsionaalid" [All Estonian internationals] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
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