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Indrek Zelinski

Indrek Zelinski

Estonian footballer

Indrek Zelinski (born 13 November 1974) is an Estonian football coach and former professional player.

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Zelinski played as a forward for Sindi Kalju, Tervis Pärnu, Pärnu Kalev, Flora, Lelle, Kuressaare, Lahti, AaB, Landskrona BoIS, Frem and Levadia. Zelinski made his international debut for the Estonia national team in 1994. He made 103 appearances for the team, scoring 27 goals, before retiring in 2010. Zelinski was named Estonian Footballer of the Year in 2001, and won the Estonian Silverball award three times, in 2000, 2003 and 2007.[1]

Early life

Born in Pärnu, Zelinski started playing football in 1985 for his hometown club Pärnu Kalev's youth team under the coach Märt Siigur.[1]

Club career

Flora

In 1993, Zelinski signed for Flora. He saw limited playing time during the 1993–94 season, but scored a hat-trick in the championship play-off match against Norma, earning his first trophy.[2] Zelinski spent his first seasons in Flora mostly playing for Flora affiliated teams Lelle, Tervis Pärnu and Kuressaare. He became a Flora's first team regular in the 1995–96 season. Zelinski won his second Meistriliiga title with Flora in the 1997–98 season and a third one in the following 1998 season.[3]

On 29 July 1999, Flora reached an agreement with English side Blackpool for the transfer of Zelinski, but the move was foiled by work permit issues.[4]

Lahti (loan)

On 2 December 1999, Zelinski joined Finnish Veikkausliiga side Lahti on loan.[5] Zelinski returned to Flora after the one-year loan spell in October 2000.[6]

AaB

On 17 July 2001, Zelinski joined Danish Superliga side AaB on loan until 9 December 2001 for a fee of EEK 1.3 million.[7] The move was made permanent on 4 August 2001 for a fee of EEK 4 million.[8] At Aab, Zelinski formed a strike partnership with fellow Estonian international Andres Oper. Zelinski scored 13 goals in the 2001–02 season and was the team's top goalscorer in the league. Despite that, we was dropped by the new manager Poul Erik Andreasen, and subsequently loaned to Landskrona BoIS and Frem.

Levadia

In January 2005, Zelinski returned to Estonia as a free agent and signed a two-year contract with Levadia.[9] He was Levadia's top goalscorer in the league for three consecutive seasons from 2005 to 2007, and won four consecutive Meistriliiga titles in 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009. In August 2009, Zelinski announced that he will almost certainly retire from professional football at the end of the season.[10] He played his last match in the Meistriliiga on 10 November 2009 against Paide Linnameeskond, where he was sent off in the end of the first half for a professional foul.[11]

International career

Zelinski made his international debut for the Estonia national team on 7 May 1994 in a 0–4 away defeat against United States in a friendly. He scored his first goal for Estonia on 13 November 1996 in a 6–1 away win against Andorra. Three days later, on 16 November 1996, Zelinski scored a hat-trick against Indonesia in a friendly. Zelinski was named Estonian Footballer of the Year in 2001, and won the Estonian Silverball award three times, in 2000, 2003 and 2007.[1] He ended his international career with a testimonial match on 21 May 2010, after a 2–0 home win against Finland,[12] having made 103 appearances and scoring 27 goals.[13]

Personal life

Zelinski has a daughter, Johanna-Lisa (born 2000), with his girlfriend Sigrit Järvamägi who is a two-time Estonian Women's Cup winner with Flora women's team.

Career statistics

Club

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  1. Includes the Meistriliiga championship match, Commonwealth Cup, Estonian Supercup, Baltic League and Livonia Cup

International

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International goals

Estonia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Zelinski goal.[13][14]
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Honours

Club

Flora
Levadia

Individual

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Zelinski, Indrek" (in Estonian). ESBL.
  2. [2]
    "Ajalugu" (in Estonian). FC Flora.
  3. [3]
    "Indrek Zelinski" (in Estonian). FC Levadia. Archived from the original on 13 April 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  4. [4]
    "Memorandum from Blackpool Football Club (WP19)". House of Commons of the United Kingdom.
  5. [5]
    "Marko Kristal ja Indrek Zelinski Lahtisse" (in Estonian). Delfi. 2 December 1999. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  6. [6]
    "FC Lahti loobus eestlastest" (in Estonian). Eesti Päevaleht. 26 October 2000. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  7. [7]
    "Indrek Zelinski renditi 1,3 mln kr eest Taani vutiklubile Aalborg" (in Estonian). Äripäev. 17 July 2001. Archived from the original on 13 April 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  8. [8]
    "Aalborg ostis Indrek Zelinski nelja miljoni eest päriseks". Õhtuleht (in Estonian). 4 August 2001. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  9. [9]
    "Indrek Zelinski liitus FC Levadiaga" (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. 24 January 2005. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
  10. [10]
    Schwede, Indrek (August 2009). Indrek Zelinski: pärast loobumist tahan jalgpallile midagi tagasi anda (in Estonian). Vol. 8. Estonian Football Association. pp. 13–17. ISSN 1736-7379.
  11. [11]
    "Indrek Zelinski karjäär lõppes punase kaardiga!". Õhtuleht (in Estonian). 10 November 2009. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
  12. [12]
    "Eesti võitis Zelinski lahkumismängus Soome 2:0". Õhtuleht (in Estonian). 21 May 2010. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  13. [13]
    "Indrek Zelinski – Century of International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
  14. [14]
    "Indrek Zelinski". Estonian Football Association.
  15. [15]
    "International centurions to receive UEFA award". UEFA. 30 August 2011. Archived from the original on 3 September 2010. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
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