| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marko Kristal | ||
| Date of birth | 2 June 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Tallinn, Estonia | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1988 | Lõvid/Flora Tallinn | 1 | (0) |
| 1988–1989 | Noorus Tallinn | 8 | (1) |
| 1989 | Sport Tallinn | 9 | (0) |
| 1989–1999 | FC Flora Tallinn | 220 | (56) |
| 1999 | IF Elfsborg | 4 | (0) |
| 2000 | FC Lahti | 12 | (1) |
| 2001–2005 | FC Flora Tallinn | 93 | (9) |
| National team | |||
| 1992–2005 | Estonia | 143 | (9) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2007–2009 | FC Levadia Tallinn (Assistant Manager) | ||
| 2009–2011 | JK Tammeka Tartu | ||
| 2011– | FC Levadia Tallinn | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Marko Kristal (born 2 June 1973 in Tallinn) is a former football midfielder with an outstanding career for the Estonian national team.
He has mostly played for FC Flora Tallinn in his homecountry, although he has had spells with IF Elfsborg and FC Lahti.
Between 1992 and 2005 he was capped 143 times and scored 9 goals. He earned his first official cap as a substitute on 3 June 1992, when Estonia played Slovenia in a friendly match. In 2001, Marko Kristal became the youngest ever European to appear in 100 international matches. On 20 April 2005 he ended his international career with a substitution in a match against Norway.[1]
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