Martin Vunk

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Martin Vunk

| image = Martin vunk.jpg

| image_size = 200px

| caption = Vunk with Estonia in 2010

| fullname = Martin Vunk

| height = {{height|m=1.82}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|8|21|df=y}}

| birth_place = Tartu, Estonia

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| position = Midfielder

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1999 | caps1 = | goals1 = | clubs1 = Lelle

| years2 = 2000–2001 | caps2 = 4 | goals2 = 0 | clubs2 = Kuressaare

| years3 = 2001 | caps3 = 21 | goals3 = 1 | clubs3 = Tervis

| years4 = 2002–2010 | caps4 = 114 | goals4 = 24 | clubs4 = Flora

| years5 = 2002–2004 | caps5 = 48 | goals5 = 5 | clubs5 = → Warrior (loan)

| years6 = 2005 | caps6 = 5 | goals6 = 0 | clubs6 = → Tervis (loan)

| years7 = 2010 | caps7 = 8 | goals7 = 0 | clubs7 = → Syrianska (loan)

| years8 = 2011–2012 | caps8 = 28 | goals8 = 3 | clubs8 = Nea Salamis Famagusta

| years9= 2012 | caps9= 10 | goals9= 0 | clubs9= Panachaiki

| years10= 2013 | caps10= 32 | goals10= 6 | clubs10= Sillamäe Kalev

| years11= 2014 | caps11= 26 | goals11= 4 | clubs11= Nõmme Kalju

| years12= 2015 | caps12= 3 | goals12= 0 | clubs12= Persija Jakarta

| years13= 2015–2016 | caps13= 42 | goals13= 5 | clubs13= Pärnu Linnameeskond

| years14= 2017 | caps14= 10 | goals14= 1 | clubs14= Vaprus

| years15= 2019 | caps15= 3 | goals15= 0 | clubs15= Vaprus

| nationalyears1 = 1999–2000 | nationalcaps1 = 2| nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalteam1 = Estonia U16

| nationalyears2 = 2000 | nationalcaps2 = 1| nationalgoals2 = 0 | nationalteam2 = Estonia U17

| nationalyears3 = 2001–2002 | nationalcaps3 = 5| nationalgoals3 = 0 | nationalteam3 = Estonia U19

| nationalyears4 = 2002 | nationalcaps4 = 2| nationalgoals4 = 0 | nationalteam4 = Estonia U20

| nationalyears5 = 2002–? | nationalcaps5 = 14| nationalgoals5 = 0 | nationalteam5 = Estonia U21

| nationalyears6 = 2008–2014 | nationalcaps6 = 67| nationalgoals6 = 1 | nationalteam6 = Estonia

}}

Martin Vunk (born 21 August 1984) is a retired Estonian professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

Vunk was named the Meistriliiga Player of the Year for his performances for Flora in 2008. On 21 November 2009, he signed a two-year loan deal with Syrianska.{{Cite web|url=https://soccernet.ee/artikkel/martin-vunk-siirdus-syrianskasse|title=Martin Vunk siirdus Syrianskasse|first=Kristjan|last=Lukk|date=21 November 2009|website=Soccernet.ee}} On 5 January 2011, he signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with Nea Salamis Famagusta, previously released for that deal by Flora.{{cite web|url=http://sport.err.ee/index.php?06118841|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720125852/http://sport.err.ee/index.php?06118841|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 July 2011|title=Sport – ERR|date=20 July 2011}} On 25 July 2012, he signed a two-year contract with the Greek club Panachaiki.

On 9 February 2013, he signed a one-year contract with Sillamäe Kalev.{{cite web|title=Martin Vunk jätkab Sillamäe Kalevis|url=http://soccernet.ee/martin-vunk-jatkab-sillamae-kalevis|publisher=Soccernet.ee|accessdate=9 February 2013|language=Estonian|date=9 February 2013}}

On 22 February 2014, he signed a one-year contract with Nõmme Kalju.

On 9 December 2014, he signed a one-year contract with Persija Jakarta.{{cite web|title=Persija Jakarta Resmi Dapatkan Martin Vunk Dan Yevgeni Kabayev|url=http://www.goal.com/id-ID/news/1391/indonesia-super-league/2014/12/09/6904772/persija-resmi-dapatkan-vunk-dan-kabayev?ICID=TP_HN_1|accessdate=9 December 2014|language=Indonesian}} However, due to financial trouble the 2015 Indonesia Super League season was cancelled and in the end of May Vunk released himself of the contract.{{cite web|title=Vunk jõudis Indoneesiast Eestisse: vabastasin end ise lepingust|url=http://sport.postimees.ee/3206907/vunk-joudis-indoneesiast-eestisse-vabastasin-end-ise-lepingust|accessdate=29 May 2015|language=Estonian}}

International career

On 27 February 2008, he debuted for Estonia in a friendly match against Poland, when he came on as a substitute in the 67th minute.{{cite web |url=http://www.jalgpallihaigla.ee/?id=389 |title=POOLA – EESTI 2:0 |trans-title=POLAND – ESTONIA 2:0 |language=Estonian |publisher=Jalgpallihaigla.ee |accessdate=27 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002071615/http://www.jalgpallihaigla.ee/?id=389 |archive-date=2 October 2011 |url-status=dead}} He instantly became a regular and was the only player to appear in all 14 matches for the team in that year.{{cite web |url=http://mm2010.soccernet.ee/koondiseaasta-numbrites-2008 |title=Koondiseaasta numbrites 2008 |trans-title=National team in numbers 2008 |language=Estonian |date=24 November 2008 |publisher=Soccernet.ee |accessdate=27 June 2010 |archive-date=3 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303170629/http://mm2010.soccernet.ee/koondiseaasta-numbrites-2008 |url-status=dead }}

On 6 September 2011, Vunk scored his first International goal for Estonia in a 4–1 victory over Northern Ireland{{Cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/match/2002188--estonia-vs-northern-ireland/ |title=UEFA EURO 2012 - Estonia-Northern Ireland – UEFA.com |website=UEFA |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005154217/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro2012/matches/season=2012/round=15171/match=2002188/index.html |archive-date=5 October 2011}}{{cite web |url=https://jalgpall.ee/koondis/koosseis/player/3610 |title=Martin Vunk |website=Eesti Jalgpalli Liit |language=et |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230121150748/https://jalgpall.ee/koondis/koosseis/player/3610 |archive-date=2023-01-21}} after being very close to his first international goal in the previous game against Slovenia.{{Cite web |url=https://sport.err.ee/4338/eesti-alistas-ljubljanas-em-valikmangus-sloveenia-2-1 |title=Eesti alistas Ljubljanas EM-valikmängus Sloveenia 2:1 |date=2 September 2011 |website=ERR |language=et |access-date=2020-04-05}}

=International goals=

:Estonia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Vunk goal.

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scope=col\|No. !scope=col data-sort-type=date\|Date !scope=col\|Venue !scope=col\|Opponent !scope=col\|Score !scope=col\|Result !scope=col\|Competition
scope=row\|1 \|{{dts\|format=dmy\|2011\|9\|6}}\|\|A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia\|\|{{fb\|NIR}}\|\|1–0\|\|4–1\|\|UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying

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scope=row|1

|{{dts|format=dmy|2011|9|6}}||A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia||{{fb|NIR}}||1–0||4–1||UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying

Honours

=Club=

;Flora

;Syrianska

Superettan: 2010

=Individual=

Meistriliiga Player of the Year: 2008

References

External links

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{{Cite web |url=http://www.syrianskafc.com/Alaget/Truppen/Spelare/tabid/103/Id/3bdbb0d3-d29c-46b6-8531-c5781a110346/Martin-Vunk.aspx |title=Player profile on SyrianskaFC.com |access-date=29 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100603225326/http://www.syrianskafc.com/Alaget/Truppen/Spelare/tabid/103/Id/3bdbb0d3-d29c-46b6-8531-c5781a110346/Martin-Vunk.aspx |archive-date=3 June 2010 |url-status=dead}}
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{{succession box | before=Juha Hakola | title=Meistriliiga Player of the Year | years=2008 | after=Konstantin Nahk }}

Category:1984 births

Category:Living people

Category:Footballers from Tartu

Category:Estonian men's footballers

Category:FC Warrior Valga players

Category:Meistriliiga players

Category:FC Flora players

Category:Nea Salamis Famagusta FC players

Category:Syrianska FC players

Category:Panachaiki F.C. players

Category:Cypriot First Division players