Poom in 2007
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mart Poom | ||
Date of birth | 3 February 1972 | ||
Place of birth | Tallinn, Estonia | ||
Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
1979–1989 | Lõvid | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1988 | Lõvid/Flora | 20 | (0) |
1989–1990 | Sport Tallinn | 59 | (0) |
1992 | KuPS | 9 | (0) |
1992–1993 | Flora | 22 | (0) |
1993–1994 | Wil | 13 | (0) |
1994–1997 | Portsmouth | 4 | (0) |
1995–1997 | → Flora (loan) | 19 | (0) |
1997–2003 | Derby County | 146 | (0) |
2002–2003 | → Sunderland (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2003–2006 | Sunderland | 58 | (1) |
2005–2006 | → Arsenal (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2006–2007 | Arsenal | 1 | (0) |
2007–2009 | Watford | 19 | (0) |
Total | 370 | (1) | |
National team | |||
1992–2009 | Estonia | 120 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
2009– | Estonia (goalkeeping coach) | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Mart Poom (/ˌmɑːrt ˈpoʊm/; Estonian pronunciation: [ˈmɑrt ˈpoːm]; born 3 February 1972) is an Estonian football coach and former professional player. He is currently the goalkeeping coach of the Estonia national football team.
Poom played as a goalkeeper for Lõvid, Sport Tallinn, KuPS, Flora, Wil, Portsmouth, Derby County, Sunderland, Arsenal and Watford. He also made 120 appearances for the Estonia national football team and captained the team. Poom won the Estonian Footballer of the Year award a record six times, in 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000 and 2003. In November 2003, Poom was named Estonia's Golden Player. He ended his international career on 10 June 2009, after a 0–0 draw against Portugal.