Marko Kristal

Marko Kristal

Kristal in 2011
Personal information
Date of birth	(1973-06-02) 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).

Marko Kristal (born 2 June 1973 in Tallinn) is a former football midfielder with an outstanding career for the Estonian national team.

Club career

He has mostly played for FC Flora Tallinn in his homecountry, although he has had spells with IF Elfsborg and FC Lahti.

International career

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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