Marko Kristal

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Marko Kristal (born 2 June 1973) is an Estonian football manager and former player. He is the assistant manager of Nõmme Kalju.

Kristal played as a midfielder for Lõvid, Sport Tallinn, Flora, FC Lahti and the Estonia national team. With Flora, he won seven Meistriliiga titles, two Estonian Cups and two Estonian Supercups. Kristal made his international debut in Estonia's first official match since restoration of independence on 3 June 1992, a 1–1 draw against Slovenia. In 2001, he became the first Estonian player to make 100 appearances for the national team. He made a total of 143 appearances for Estonia, scoring nine goals.[1]

After retiring as a player, Kristal became a manager. He has coached Tammeka, Levadia and Tulevik. Kristal won two Meistriliiga titles, two Estonian Cups and two Estonian Supercups with Levadia.

Club career

Early career

Kristal began playing football for a local club Tallinna Lõvid (Lions of Tallinn), where he was coached by Roman Ubakivi. In 1989, he played for Soviet Second League club Sport Tallinn.[1]

Flora

In 1990, Kristal joined Flora, a new club founded as a successor to the Lõvid team.[2] With Flora, he won seven Meistriliiga titles, in 1993–94, 1994–95, 1997–98, 1998, 2001, 2002 and 2003, two Estonian Cups, in 1994–95 and 1997–98, and two Estonian Supercups, in 1998 and 2003.[1] Kristal retired from professional football after the 2004 season.[3] He made a total of 263 Meistriliiga appearances for Flora, scoring 51 goals.[4]

IF Elfsborg (loan)

On 12 April 1999, Kristal joined Allsvenskan club IF Elfsborg on a two-month loan.[5]

FC Lahti (loan)

In December 1999, Kristal moved to Veikkausliiga club FC Lahti on a season-long loan.[6]

International career

Kristal made his international debut for Estonia on 3 June 1992, replacing Urmas Kirs in the 77th minute of 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. He scored his first international goal on 24 February 1996, in a 2–2 draw against Faroe Islands in a friendly. From 1995 to 1998, Kristal played in 42 consecutive national team matches.[1] On 28 March 2001, he became the first player to make 100 appearances for Estonia and the youngest player to make his 100th appearance for a European national team after starting in 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Cyprus, and scored in the 2–2 away draw.[7] Kristal finished his international career with a testimonial match on 20 April 2005, a 1–2 home loss to Norway.[8][9] He made a total of 143 appearances for Estonia, scoring nine goals.[10]

Career statistics

Scores and results list Estonia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kristal goal.
List of international goals scored by Marko Kristal[11]
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 24 February 1996 Pyla Municipal Stadium, Pyla, Cyprus 39 Template:Fb 1–0 2–2 Friendly
2 13 November 1996 Estadi Comunal, Andorra la Vella, Andorra 47 Template:Fb 6–1 6–1 Friendly
3 1 March 1997 Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus 51 Template:Fb 1–0 2–0 Friendly
4 8 June 1997 Kadriorg Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia 56 Template:Fb 2–3 2–3 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
5 10 July 1997 Žalgiris Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania 59 Template:Fb 1–0 1–2 1997 Baltic Cup
6 27 November 1997 Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines 64 Template:Fb 1–0 1–0 Friendly
7 18 August 1999 Pärnu Kalev Stadium, Pärnu, Estonia 86 Template:Fb 1–0 2–0 Friendly
8 19 March 2001 Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt 99 Template:Fb 2–1 3–3 Friendly
9 28 March 2001 Tsirio Stadium, Limassol, Cyprus 100 Template:Fb 1–2 2–2 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Player

Flora

Manager

Levadia

Individual

Orders

See also

References

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External links

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