Joel Lindpere

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Joel Lindpere
Personal information
Full name	Joel Lindpere
Date of birth	October 5, 1981 (1981-10-05) (age 26)
Place of birth	Tallinn, Estonian SSR, USSR
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Central midfielder, Left winger
Club information
Current club	Tromsø IL
Number	22
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1997 1998–1999 2000–2001 2001–2002 2002–2006 2004–2005 2007–	JK Nõmme Kalju Lelle SK FC Flora Tallinn FC Valga FC Flora Tallinn CSKA Sofia Tromsø IL	7 (14) 23 (5) 34 (8) 20 (17) 96 (29) 11 (0) 24 (3)
National team2
1999–	Estonia	59 (5)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 7, 2007. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of May 30, 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Joel Lindpere (born October 5, 1981 in Tallinn) is an Estonian professional footballer, who plays in Norwegian Tippeligaen, for Tromsø IL. He plays the position of midfielder and is also a member of the Estonia national football team.

Contents 1 Career 1.1 Club career 1.2 International career 2 Career stats 3 Honours 3.1 Club 4 External links

[edit] Career

[edit] Club career

Lindpere made his first-team debut for JK Nõmme Kalju at the age of 15 in 1997. A year later he joined to Lelle SK. After two seasons he moved to FC Flora Tallinn, Estonia's biggest club, in 2000. A year later Lindpere joined to FC Valga, played there only 11 times. After two seasons in Valga he moved back to FC Flora Tallinn.

At the age of 22, Lindpere moved abroad to play for CSKA Sofia in Bulgaria, but after two seasons he moved back to FC Flora Tallinn.

In February 2007, he signed a 3-year contract with Norwegian Tippeligaen club Tromsø IL. His first goal for Tromsø IL came against Molde in a training match only a few days after he hat signed his contract.

[edit] International career

For Estonia national football team, Lindpere is capped 59 times, scoring 5 goals. He debuted internationally in 1999.

[edit] Career stats

Season	Club	Country	Level	Apps	Goals
2008	Tromsø IL		I
2007	Tromsø IL		I	24	3
2006	FC Flora Tallinn		I	20	5
2005	FC Flora Tallinn		I	11	3
2004/05	PFC CSKA Sofia		I	11	0
2004	FC Flora Tallinn		I	25	6
2003	FC Flora Tallinn		I	20	5
2002	FC Flora Tallinn		I	20	10
2002	FC Valga		II	?	?
2001	FC Valga		II	?	?
2001	FC Flora Tallinn		I	7	0
2000	FC Flora Tallinn		I	27	8
1999	Lelle SK		IV	22	5
1998	Lelle SK		IV	1	0
1997	JK Nõmme Kalju		II	7	14

[edit] Honours

[edit] Club

• FC Flora Tallinn
  • Estonian Top Division: 2002, 2003
    • Runners Up: 2000
  • Estonian Cup
    • Runners Up: 2003, 2006
  • Estonian SuperCup: 2002, 2003
    • Runners Up: 2006
• CSKA Sofia
  • Bulgarian Top Division: 2004-05
  • Bulgarian Supercup
    • Runners Up: 2005

[edit] External links

• Lindpere profile at www.til.no (Norwegian)
• Player profile on www.weltfussball.de
• Player stats on www.national-football-teams.com

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