Reim (left) with Marko Kaljuveer in 2014
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Martin Reim | ||
Date of birth | 14 May 1971 | ||
Place of birth | Tartu, Estonia | ||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
Playing position | Central midfielder, Defensive Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Estonia (manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
1977–1987 | Lõvid | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1987 | VAZ/Žiguli Tallinn | ? | (1) |
1988 | Lõvid/Flora | 21 | (10) |
1989 | Sport Tallinn | 35 | (3) |
1990–1991 | Norma | 38 | (29) |
1992–1999 | Flora | 167 | (49) |
1996 | → Lelle (loan) | 1 | (0) |
1999 | → KTP (loan) | 20 | (2) |
2000 | KTP | 29 | (1) |
2001–2008 | Flora | 218 | (22) |
2003 | → Tervis (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2012–2015 | Viimsi MRJK | 47 | (7) |
2016– | Viimsi II | 10 | (0) |
2016– | Viimsi | 12 | (2) |
National team | |||
1992–2009 | Estonia | 157 | (14) |
Teams managed | |||
2010–2012 | Flora | ||
2012–2013 | Estonia U18 | ||
2012–2016 | Estonia U21 | ||
2012–2016 | Estonia U23 | ||
2016– | Estonia | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Martin Reim (born 14 May 1971) is an Estonian football manager and former professional player. He is currently the manager of the Estonia national football team.
Reim played as a central midfielder for VAZ/Žiguli Tallinn, Lõvid, Sport Tallinn, Norma, Flora, Lelle, KTP and Tervis. He 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, 1999. In 2011, he received the Order of the White Star (5th Class) for his services to Estonia.
In 2007, Martin Reimi Jalgpallikool (English: Martin Reim Football Academy), or simply MRJK, was opened in Viimsi. In 2016, the academy team merged with Esiliiga B club HÜJK Emmaste, and became Viimsi JK.
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.