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Martin Reim

{{Short description|Estonian footballer and manager}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Martin Reim

| image = 2019-06-11 Fußball, Männer, Länderspiel, Deutschland-Estland StP 2130 LR10 by Stepro.jpg

| upright = 1.1

| caption = Reim in 2019

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|5|14|df=y}}

| birth_place = Tartu, Estonia

| height = 1.68 m

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 = 1977–1987 | youthclubs1 = Lõvid

| years1 = 1987 | clubs1 = VAZ/Žiguli Tallinn | caps1 = 10 | goals1 = 1

| years2 = 1988 | clubs2 = Lõvid | caps2 = 21 | goals2 = 10

| years3 = 1989 | clubs3 = Sport Tallinn | caps3 = 35 | goals3 = 3

| years4 = 1990–1991 | clubs4 = Norma | caps4 = 38 | goals4 = 29

| years5 = 1996 | clubs5 = Lelle | caps5 = 1 | goals5 = 0

| years6 = 1992–1999 | clubs6 = Flora | caps6 = 167 | goals6 = 49

| years7 = 1999 | clubs7 = → KTP (loan) | caps7 = 20 | goals7 = 2

| years8 = 2000 | clubs8 = KTP | caps8 = 29 | goals8 = 1

| years9 = 2003 | clubs9 = Tervis Pärnu | caps9 = 2 | goals9 = 0

| years10 = 2001–2008 | clubs10 = Flora | caps10 = 218 | goals10 = 22

| totalcaps = 541

| totalgoals = 117

| nationalyears1 = 1992–2009 | nationalteam1 = Estonia | nationalcaps1 = 157 | nationalgoals1 = 14

| manageryears1 = 2010–2012| managerclubs1 = Flora

| manageryears2 = 2012–2013| managerclubs2 = Estonia U18

| manageryears3 = 2012–2016| managerclubs3 = Estonia U21

| manageryears4 = 2012–2016| managerclubs4 = Estonia U23

| manageryears5 = 2016–2019| managerclubs5 = Estonia

| manageryears6 = 2019–2020| managerclubs6 = Levadia

}}

Martin Reim (born 14 May 1971) is an Estonian football manager and former professional player.

Reim played most of his professional career in Estonia as a central midfielder, including two separate stints for Flora with which he won seven Meistriliiga titles. He is also the most capped Estonia national football team player of all time with 157 appearances, and was the most capped European international player from August 2007 until December 2009, when he was surpassed by Latvia's Vitālijs Astafjevs. Reim is also the most capped player never to have played in a major tournament.{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/when-i-was-a-child-i-did-not-have-a-country-to-dream-of-26790364.html|title='When I was a child I did not have a country to dream of'|work=Irish Independent|date=9 November 2011}}

Reim was named Estonian Footballer of the Year in 1995 and won the Estonian Silverball award three times, in 1995, 1997, and 1999. In 2011, he received the Order of the White Star for his services to Estonia.{{cite web|url=https://www.esbl.ee/biograafia/Martin_Reim|title=Reim, Martin|publisher=ESBL|language=et}}

In 2007, Reim opened a football academy (Martin Reimi Jalgpallikool). In 2016, the academy team Viimsi MRJK merged with Esiliiga B club HÜJK Emmaste, and became Viimsi JK.

Early life

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.

File:Reim & Kaljuveer.IMG 0846.JPG

Club career

=Early career=

Reim played for a local club Tallinna Lõvid (Lions of Tallinn), where he was coached by his father Olev Reim and Roman Ubakivi. In 1989, he joined Soviet Second League club Sport Tallinn. Reim returned to the Estonian league after a season and joined Norma. He was the top goalscorer in the 1990 season with 18 goals.{{Cite news|title=Estonia 1990

|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/est90.html}}

=Flora=

In 1992, Reim joined Meistriliiga club Flora, the successor of the Lõvid team. He won seven trophies with the club, including four Meistriliiga titles, in 1993–94, 1994–95, 1997–98 and 1998, two Estonian Cups, in 1994–95 and 1997–98, and an Estonian Supercup in 1998.

=KTP=

In June 1999, Reim joined Veikkausliiga club KTP on loan until the end of the season. The move was made permanent in December 1999, for a reported fee of 150,000 FIM (400,000 EEK).{{cite web|url=https://sport.ohtuleht.ee/66899/martin-reim-jatkab-kotka-tp-s|title=Martin Reim jätkab Kotka TP-s|trans-title=Martin Reim to continue at Kotkan TP|work=Õhtuleht|date=1 December 1999|language=et}}

=Return to Flora=

In 2001, Reim returned to Flora. During his second spell at Flora, he won three consecutive Meistriliiga titles, in 2001, 2002 and 2003, another Estonian Cup in 2008, and three more Estonian Supercups, in 2002, 2003 and 2004. On 5 December 2008, Reim announced his retirement from professional football.{{cite web|url=http://www.fcflora.ee/index.php?lang=est&main_id=7&id=1647&PHPSESSID=740cf6e4d83fb8f259e8fadad4432613|publisher=FC Flora|title=Martin Reimi jalgpallurikarjäär jõudis lõpule|trans-title=Martin Reim's footballing career has come to an end|date=5 December 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207141131/http://www.fcflora.ee/index.php?lang=est&main_id=7&id=1647&PHPSESSID=740cf6e4d83fb8f259e8fadad4432613|archive-date=7 December 2008|access-date=20 January 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://sport.postimees.ee/55280/martin-reim-lopetas-karjaari|title=Martin Reim lõpetas karjääri|trans-title=Martin Reim ended his career|work=Postimees|date=5 December 2008|language=et}} He holds the club record for the most appearances in the Meistriliiga, with 385.{{cite web|url=http://soccernet.ee/artikkel/martin-reim-otsustas-lopetada|title=Martin Reim otsustas lõpetada|trans-title=Martin Reim has decided to quit|publisher=Soccernet.ee|date=5 December 2008|language=et}}

International career

Reim made his international debut for Estonia on 3 June 1992, in a historic 1–1 draw against Slovenia in a friendly at Kadriorg Stadium. The match was Estonia's first official match since restoration of independence and Slovenia's first match ever. Reim scored his first international goal on 23 May 1994, in a 1–2 home loss to Wales in a friendly. He won the Estonian Silverball award for the best national team goal of the year three times, in 1995, 1997, 1999. On 2 June 2001, Reim made his 100th appearance for Estonia in a 2–4 home loss to the Netherlands in a qualification match for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. He ended his international career with a testimonial match on 6 June 2009, a 3–0 home win over Equatorial Guinea.{{cite web|url=http://jalgpall.ee/koondis/uudised/martin-reimi-lahkumismang-toimub-6-juunil-n255|title=Martin Reimi lahkumismäng toimub 6. juunil|trans-title=Martin Reim's testimonial match will be held on 6 June|publisher=Estonian Football Association|date=22 April 2009|language=et}}{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/competitions/worldcup/news/kind=1/newsid=836577.html|last=Malkin|first=Mikhail|publisher=UEFA|title=Cheery Reim signs off with a European record|date=8 June 2009|access-date=27 June 2009|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090612192426/http://www.uefa.com/competitions/worldcup/news/kind%3D1/newsid%3D836577.html|archive-date=12 June 2009}} With 157 appearances and 14 goals scored, he is Estonia's most capped player of all time.

Managerial career

=Flora=

On 3 December 2009, Flora announced that Reim would replace Tarmo Rüütli as the new manager of the club.{{cite web|url=https://sport.postimees.ee/196177/reim-vahetas-ruutli-fc-flora-peatreenerina-valja|title=Reim vahetas Rüütli FC Flora peatreenerina välja|trans-title=Reim replaced Rüütli as manager of FC Flora|work=Postimees|date=3 December 2009|language=et}} He led Flora to victory in the 2010 season, ending the reign of Levadia who had won the four previous Meistriliiga titles. Flora successfully defended their title in 2011 season and won the 2010–11 Estonian Cup, defeating Narva Trans 2–0 in the final. On 14 October 2012, Reim resigned after poor results in the Meistriliiga, with Marko Lelov and Norbert Hurt taking over.{{cite web|url=https://sport.err.ee/23064/martin-reim-ja-janno-kivisild-lahkusid-puhapaeval-florast|title=Martin Reim ja Janno Kivisild lahkusid pühapäeval Florast|trans-title=Martin Reim and Janno Kivisild left Flora on Sunday|publisher=ERR Sport|date=14 October 2012|language=et}}

=Estonia youth teams=

In October 2012, Reim was named as manager of the Estonia under-18, under-21 and under-23 national sides. He led the under-21 team to win the 2014 Baltic Cup.

=Estonia=

On 14 September 2016, the Estonian Football Association appointed Reim as manager of the Estonia national team until the end of the qualification tournament for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.{{cite web|url=http://jalgpall.ee/koondis/uudised/koondise-eesotsas-alustas-tood-martin-reim-n10620|title=Koondise eesotsas alustas tööd Martin Reim|trans-title=Martin Reim at the helm of the national team|publisher=Estonian Football Association|date=14 September 2016|language=et}} On 17 June 2019, he and his coaching staff resigned from Estonia national team, six days after the 0–8 defeat to Germany in the UEFA Euro 2020 qualification.{{cite web|url=https://soccernet.ee/artikkel/martin-reim-astus-tagasi-peatreeneri-ametipostile-kaks-kandidaati|title=Martin Reim astus tagasi, peatreeneri ametipostile kaks kandidaati|trans-title=Martin Reim resigns, two candidates for the head coach position|publisher=soccernet.ee|date=17 June 2019|language=et | access-date = 18 June 2019}}

Career statistics

=International goals=

:Scores and results list Estonia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Reim goal.{{cite web|url=http://jalgpall.ee/koondis/koosseis/player/40|title=Martin Reim|publisher=Estonian Football Association|language=et}}{{Cite news|title=Martin Reim – Century of International Appearances|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/reim-intl.html}}

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ List of international goals scored by Martin Reim

scope="col"|No.

!scope="col" data-sort-type="date"|Date

!scope="col"|Venue

!scope="col"|Cap

!scope="col"|Opponent

!scope="col"|Score

!scope="col"|Result

!scope="col"|Competition

align="center"|1

|23 May 1994

Kadriorg Stadium, Tallinn, Estoniaalign="center"|18{{fb|WAL}}align="center"|1–2align="center"|1–2Friendly
align="center"|2

|15 February 1995

Tsirion Stadium, Limassol, Cyprusalign="center"|27{{fb|CYP}}align="center"|1–1align="center"|1–3Friendly
align="center"|3

|25 March 1995

Stadio Arechi, Salerno, Italyalign="center"|28{{fb|ITA}}align="center"|1–3align="center"|1–4UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
align="center"|4

|11 June 1995

Kadriorg Stadium, Tallinn, Estoniaalign="center"|31{{fb|SLO}}align="center"|1–0align="center"|1–3UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
align="center"|5

|3 September 1995

Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb, Croatiaalign="center"|33{{fb|CRO}}align="center"|1–1align="center"|1–7UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
align="center"|6

|9 July 1996

Kreenholm Stadium, Narva, Estoniaalign="center"|38{{fb|LTU}}align="center"|1–1align="center"|1–11996 Baltic Cup
align="center"|7

|9 July 1997

Žalgiris Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuaniaalign="center"|53{{fb|LTU}}align="center"|1–2align="center"|1–21997 Baltic Cup
align="center"|8

|4 June 1998

Kadriorg Stadium, Tallinn, Estoniaalign="center"|62{{fb|FRO}}align="center"|2–0align="center"|5–0UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
align="center"|9

|22 January 1999

Umm al-Fahm Municipal Stadium, Umm al-Fahm, Israelalign="center"|72{{fb|NOR}}align="center"|1–3align="center"|3–3Friendly
align="center"|10

|4 September 1999

Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islandsalign="center"|80{{fb|FRO}}align="center"|1–0align="center"|2–0UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
align="center"|11

|1 November 1999

Mohammad Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi,
United Arab Emirates		align="center"|84{{fb|UAE}}align="center"|1–0align="center"|2–2Friendly
align="center"|12

|25 February 2000

Rajamangala National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailandalign="center"|88{{fb|THA}}align="center"|1–2align="center"|1–22000 King's Cup
align="center"|13

|16 August 2000

Kadriorg Stadium, Tallinn, Estoniaalign="center"|90{{fb|AND}}align="center"|1–0align="center"|1–02002 FIFA World Cup qualification
align="center"|14

|7 October 2000

Estadi Comunal, Andorra la Vella, Andorraalign="center"|92{{fb|AND}}align="center"|1–0align="center"|2–12002 FIFA World Cup qualification

Managerial statistics

:{{As of|2019|06|11}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
rowspan="2"|Team

!rowspan="2"|From

!rowspan="2"|To

!colspan="5"|Record

GWDLWin %
align=left|Estonia

|align=left|2016

|align=left|2019

{{WDL|34|12|7|15}}

colspan="3"|Total

{{WDLtot|34|12|7|15|decimals=2}}

Honours

Individual

  • Meistriliiga Manager of the Month: May 2012,{{cite web|title=Mai parimad olid Reim ja Beglarišvili|url=http://fcflora.ee/index.php?lang=est&main_id=7&id=3299|publisher=FC Flora Tallinn|access-date=8 May 2012|language=et|date=1 May 2012}} May 2020{{cite web|url=http://jalgpall.ee/voistlused/uudised/premium-liiga-kuu-parimateks-valiti-martin-reim-ja-pedro-victor-n17328|title=Premium liiga kuu parimateks valiti Martin Reim ja Pedro Victor|language=et|publisher=Estonian Football Association|date=11 June 2020}}

See also

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • {{EFA|40}}
  • {{FIFA|95047}}
  • [http://www.mrjk.ee Martin Reimi Jalgpallikool] {{in lang|et}}

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