Martin Reim

Martin Reim

Personal information
Date of birth	14 May 1971 (1971-05-14) (age 40)
Place of birth	Tartu, Estonia
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Defensive Midfielder, Central midfielder
Club information
Current club	Flora Tallinn (coach)
Youth career
1977–1987	Tallinna Lõvid
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1987	VAZ/Žiguli Tallinn		(1)
1988	Lõvid/Flora Tallinn		(11)
1989	Sport Tallinn	35	(3)
1990–1991	Norma Tallinn		(29)
1992–1999	Flora Tallinn	158	(40)
1996	→ Lelle (loan)	1	(0)
1999–2000	Kotkan TP	50	(3)
2001–2008	Flora Tallinn	151	(14)
2003	→ Tervis Pärnu (loan)	2	(0)
National team
1992–2009	Estonia	157	(14)
1999	Estonia B	1	(0)
Teams managed
2010–	Flora Tallinn
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Martin Reim (born 14 May 1971 in Tartu, Estonia) is a former football midfielder, member of the Estonian national team and the current manager of FC Flora.

He was the most experienced footballer (in terms of international appearances) never to have played in a World Cup and most capped European player until November 2009 Vitālijs Astafjevs broke the record. Now Reim is the most capped player not to have played in any final tournament.^[1]

Club career

On the club level, he has mostly played for FC Flora Tallinn in his homecountry, although he has had a spell with Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat.

International career

Having appeared in 157 international matches for Estonia. He has also scored 14 international goals. Reim earned his first official cap on 3 June 1992, when Estonia played Slovenia in a friendly match.

He declared his retirement on 5 December 2008.^[2]

Reim played his 157th and last national game for Estonia on 6 June 2009 against Equatorial Guinea on Estonia's football 100th birthday.^[3][4]

Career statistics

Club

Season	Club	Country	Level	Apps	Goals
2008	FC Flora Tallinn	Estonia	I	33	2
2007	FC Flora Tallinn	Estonia	I	35	4
2006	FC Flora Tallinn	Estonia	I	28	5
2005	FC Flora Tallinn	Estonia	I	28	1
2004	FC Flora Tallinn	Estonia	I	26	2
2003	FC Flora Tallinn	Estonia	I	15	2
2002	FC Flora Tallinn	Estonia	I	27	2
2001	FC Flora Tallinn	Estonia	I	25	4
2000	Kotkan TP	Finland	I	29	1
1999	Kotkan TP	Finland	I	20	2
1999	FC Flora Tallinn	Estonia	I	9	3
1998	FC Flora Tallinn	Estonia	I	13	2
1997	FC Flora Tallinn	Estonia	I	23	5
1996	FC Flora Tallinn	Estonia	I	23	3
1995	FC Flora Tallinn	Estonia	I	24	4
1994	FC Flora Tallinn	Estonia	I	22	8
1993	FC Flora Tallinn	Estonia	I	22	6
1992	FC Flora Tallinn	Estonia	I	21	11
1991	FC Norma Tallinn	Estonia	I	?	?
1990	FC Norma Tallinn	Estonia	I
1989	SK Tallinna Sport	Soviet Union	III	35	3
1988	Tallinna Lõvid	Estonian SSR	I	21	10

Honours

Player

• FC Flora Tallinn
  • Estonian Top Division: 1993–94, 1994–95, 1997–98, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003
    • Runners Up: 1992–93, 1995–96, 1996–97, 2007, 2008
  • Estonian Cup: 1995, 1998, 2008
    • Runners Up: 2001, 2003, 2006
  • Estonian SuperCup: 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004

• Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat
  • Finnish Cup
    • Runners Up: 2000

• FC Norma Tallinn
  • Estonian SRR Championship
    • Runners Up: 1990, 1991

Manager

• FC Flora Tallinn
  • Estonian Top Division: 2010, 2011

Individual

• Estonian SRR Championship top scorer: 1990
• Estonian Footballer of the Year: 1995
• Estonian Silverball: 1995, 1997, 1999
• Estonian Football Association Order of Merit: 2004

References

1. ^ "Reim: mul ei olnud väiksena riiki, millest unistada" (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. 10 November 2011. http://www.soccernet.ee/reim-mul-ei-olnud-vaiksena-riiki-millest-unistada. Retrieved 10 November 2011. 
2. ^ Siim Pulst (5 December 2008). "Martin Reim otsustas lõpetada" (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. http://www.soccernet.ee/news.php?id=22922. Retrieved 10 November 2011. 
3. ^ Mari Lill (7 June 2009). "Eesti tähistas vuti 100. juubelit võidukalt" (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. http://soccernet.ee/news.php?id=26151. Retrieved 10 November 2011. 
4. ^ Mikhail Malkin. "Cheery Reim signs off with a European record". UEFA. http://www.uefa.com/competitions/worldcup/news/kind=1/newsid=836577.html. Retrieved 27 June 2009. ^{[dead link]}

External links

• Martin Reimi jalgpallikool (Estonian)

Persondata
Name	Reim, Martin
Alternative names
Short description	footballer
Date of birth	14 May 1971
Place of birth	Tartu, Estonia
Date of death
Place of death