| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Taavi Rähn | ||
| Date of birth | 16 May 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Pärnu, Estonia | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender, midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Tianjin Songjiang | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| KEK Pärnu | |||
| – | JK Pärnu Vaprus | ||
| – | PJK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1999 | Lelle SK | 27 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | JK Viljandi Tulevik | 29 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | FC Flora Tallinn | 10 | (0) |
| 2003–2006 | FC Volyn Lutsk | 55 | (3) |
| 2007–2009 | FK Ekranas | 55 | (3) |
| 2009–2010 | Neftchi Baku | 19 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Baltika Kaliningrad | 10 | (0) |
| 2011– | Tianjin Songjiang | 18 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2001– | Estonia[1] | 65 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 April 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Taavi Rähn (born 16 May 1981 in Pärnu) is an Estonian professional footballer, who plays in China League One, for Tianjin Songjiang. He plays the position of defender or midfielder.
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He started his professional career with FC Flora Tallinn as a centre-back, then moved on to the then Ukrainian Premier League club FC Volyn Lutsk and was employed as a defensive midfielder. He joined FK Ekranas in winter 2006.
He was on trial at Qingdao Jonoon F.C. in the Chinese Super League.[2]
In March 2011, he signed a deal with China League One club Tianjin Songjiang.[3]
He is also an Estonia national football team player and has appeared in 63 matches for the senior side.
He will be best known outside Estonia and Lithuania for the spectacular own goal he scored playing against England in October 2007. In an attempt to clear the ball from outside his own box, he cleanly headed Ashley Cole's cross onto his own post, and past keeper and teammate Mart Poom. After that mistake, he has proven to be reliable and confident in his position.