Marek Lemsalu

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Marek Lemsalu
Personal information
Full name Marek Lemsalu
Date of birth November 24, 1972 (1972-11-24) (age 35)
Place of birth    Pärnu, Estonian SSR, USSR
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Central defender
Club information
Current club {FC Levadia Tallinn
Number 21
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1988-1989
1989-1990
1989
1990-1991
1992-1999
1996-1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002-2005
2006-present
Pärnu KEK
Sport Tallinn
Eesti Tööstus
MEK Pärnu
FC Flora Tallinn
Mainz 05
FC Kuressaare
Strømsgodset I.F.
JK Viljandi Tulevik
I.K. Start
Bryne F.K.
FC Levadia Tallinn
29 (2)
26 (0)
1 (0)
39 (4)
119 (17)
16 (0)
1 (0)
8 (0)
20 (6)
29 (2)
110 (10)
62 (11)   
National team2
1991-2007 Estonia 86 (3)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of November 17, 2007.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of September 7, 2007.
* Appearances (Goals)

Marek Lemsalu (born November 24, 1972 in Pärnu) is an Estonian professional footballer, who plays in Estonian Meistriliiga, for FC Levadia Tallinn. He plays the position of defender and is 1.91 m tall and weighs 93 kg. During his national team career he was capped 83 times and scored 3 goals. He debuted internationally in 1991.

His club career has been spent in Tulevik Viljandi, FC Flora Tallinn, FSV Mainz 05, Strømsgodset, Start before he joined Bryne in 2002. He was a stalwart in the Bryne defense, rarely missing a game.

In 2006 he joined the Estonian Meistriliiga team FC Levadia Tallinn.

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Awards
Preceded by
Martin Reim
Estonian Footballer of the Year
1996
Succeeded by
Mart Poom
Preceded by
Incumbent
Meistriliiga Footballer of
the Season

2006
Succeeded by
Flag of Finland Juha Hakola