Raio Piiroja

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Raio Piiroja
Personal information
Full name	Raio Piiroja
Date of birth	July 11, 1979 (1979-07-11) (age 28)
Place of birth	Pärnu, Estonian SSR, USSR
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position	Centre back
Club information
Current club	Fredrikstad FK
Number	9
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1995–1996 1997–1999 1999–2004 2003 2004–	JK Tervis Pärnu Lelle SK FC Flora Tallinn → Vålerenga IF (loan) Fredrikstad FK	8 (1) 20 (3) 102 (14) 11 (1) 68 (4)
National team2
1998–	Estonia	75 (6)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 16, 2007. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of May 27, 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Raio Piiroja (born July 11, 1979 in Pärnu) is an Estonian professional footballer, who plays in Norwegian Tippeligaen, for Fredrikstad FK. He plays the position of centre back and is also a member of the Estonia national football team.

Contents 1 Club career 2 International career 3 Career stats 4 Honours 4.1 Club 4.2 Individual 5 External links

[edit] Club career

He started his career in Pärnu before joining FC Flora Tallinn under then manager Teitur Thordarson. He then joined Vålerenga IF in Norway on loan before signing a permanent contract with Fredrikstad. In season 2006, he scored two goals in the Norwegian Football Cup final against Sandefjord Fotball in a 3:0 victory.

[edit] International career

For Estonia, Piiroja is capped 75 times, scoring 6 goals. For national team he often plays in the centre of defence, with Andrei Stepanov.

[edit] Career stats

Season	Club	Country	Level	Apps	Goals
2008	Fredrikstad FK		I
2007	Fredrikstad FK		I	22	3
2006	Fredrikstad FK		I	25	0
2005	Fredrikstad FK		I	12	1
2004	Fredrikstad FK		I	9	0
2004	FC Flora Tallinn		I	15	1
2003	Vålerenga IF		I	11	1
2002	FC Flora Tallinn		I	26	9
2001	FC Flora Tallinn		I	24	2
2000	FC Flora Tallinn		I	26	1
1999	FC Flora Tallinn		I	11	1
1999	Lelle SK		IV	7	2
1998	Lelle SK		IV	6	1
1997	Lelle SK		IV	7	8
1996	JK Tervis Pärnu		III	0	0
1995	JK Tervis Pärnu		III	8	1

[edit] Honours

[edit] Club

• FC Flora Tallinn
  • Estonian Top Division: 2001, 2002
    • Runners Up: 2000
  • Estonian Cup
    • Runners Up: 2001
  • Estonian SuperCup: 2002
    • Runners Up: 1999
• Fredrikstad FK
  • Norwegian Cup: 2006

[edit] Individual

• Estonian Footballer of the Year: 2002, 2006, 2007

Awards
Preceded by Indrek Zelinski	Estonian Footballer of the Year 2002	Succeeded by Mart Poom
Preceded by Andres Oper	Estonian Footballer of the Year 2006 – 2007	Succeeded by Incumbent

[edit] External links

• Fredrikstad FK profile