Jürgen Kuresoo

{{Short description|Estonian footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Jürgen Kuresoo

| image =

| fullname = Jürgen Kuresoo

| height = {{height|m=1.76|precision=0}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1987|2|11}}

| birth_place = Elva, Estonia

| currentclub = FC Elva

| clubnumber = 17

| position = Forward, Midfielder

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = SK 10 Premium Tartu

| years1 = 2002–2003 | caps1 = | goals1 = | clubs1 = JK Merkuur Juunior Tartu

| years2 = 2004–2009 | caps2 = 90 | goals2 = 9 | clubs2 = FC Flora Tallinn

| years3 = 2004–2005 | caps3 = 40 | goals3 = 10 | clubs3 = → JK Tervis Pärnu

| years4 = 2006–2009 | caps4 = 28 | goals4 = 16 | clubs4 = → FC Flora II Tallinn

| years5 = 2008 | caps5 = 13 | goals5 = 0 | clubs5 = → JK Kalev Sillamäe (loan)

| years6 = 2009 | caps6 = 19 | goals6 = 4 | clubs6 = → JK Tulevik Viljandi

| years7 = 2010 | caps7 = 27 | goals7 = 2 | clubs7 = JK Sillamäe Kalev

| years8 = 2011– | caps8 = 369 | goals8 = 187 | clubs8 = FC Elva

| club-update = 22 April 2024

| nationalcaps1 = 6 | nationalyears1 =

| nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalteam1 = Estonia U17

| nationalcaps2 = 10 | nationalyears2 =

| nationalgoals2 = 0 | nationalteam2 = Estonia U19

| nationalcaps3 = 16 | nationalyears3 =

| nationalgoals3 = 0 | nationalteam3 = Estonia U21

| nationalcaps4 = 2 | nationalyears4 = 2005–2006

| nationalgoals4 = 0 | nationalteam4 = Estonia

| ntupdate =

}}

Jürgen Kuresoo (born 11 February 1987, in Elva) is an Estonian footballer and football coach, playing for FC Elva in Estonian Esiliiga. He plays the position of forward and is 1.76 m tall. He has also worked as Elva's youth coach and assistant coach.{{Cite web|url=https://soccernet.ee/artikkel/jurgen-kuresoo-laheme-esiliigasse-saali-ja-jooksutrennide-pealt|title=Jürgen Kuresoo: läheme Esiliigasse saali- ja jooksutrennide pealt|first=Kristjan|last=Remmelkoor|date=31 December 2016|website=Soccernet.ee - Jalgpall luubi all!}} In his earlier career, he played as a midfielder.

Club career

Having previously played for Sillamäe Kalev and Flora, he joined FC Elva in 2010, while team was in III liiga.{{Cite web|url=https://fcelva.ee/uudised/ametlik-jurgen-kuresoo-alustab-hooaega-fc-elvas|title=Ametlik: Jürgen Kuresoo alustab hooaega FC Elvas|website=FC Elva}} Kuresoo scored his 100th goal for the club on 5 October 2014 after which he expressed his desire to remain in the club until the end of his career.{{Cite web |date=23 October 2014 |title=Jürgen Kuresoo lõi FC Elva kasuks sajanda värava |url=https://jalgpall.ee/voistlused/uudised/jurgen-kuresoo-loi-fc-elva-kasuks-sajanda-varava-n7268 |website=jalgpall.ee}}{{Cite web|url=https://jalgpall.ee/voistlused/protocol/55928|title=Mängu protokoll|website=jalgpall.ee}} The club was promoted to Esiliiga in 2017.

International career

On 15 November 2005, Kuresoo made the first team debut as a substitute in a 3–1 defeat against Poland.

Honours

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References

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