Taavi Rähn

Taavi Rähn
Personal information
Full nameTaavi Rähn
Date of birth16 May 1981
Place of birthPärnu, Estonia
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current team
FF Jaro
Number26
Youth career
KEK Pärnu
Pärnu Vaprus
Pärnu
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1999Lelle27(0)
2000–2001Viljandi Tulevik29(0)
2002–2003Flora21(1)
2003–2006Volyn Lutsk55(3)
2007–2009Ekranas56(3)
2009–2010Neftchi Baku28(2)
2010–2011Baltika Kaliningrad26(4)
2011–2012Tianjin Songjiang45(3)
2012–2013Hunan Billows36(3)
2013–2014Flora33(4)
National team
2001–Estonia[1]74(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 February 2014.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 February 2014

Taavi Rähn (born 16 May 1981 in Pärnu) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays for Flora in the Estonian Meistriliiga. He plays the position of defender or midfielder.

Club career

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.

In 2010, 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]

In January 2013, he signed with Chinese League One club Hunan Billows on a free transfer.[4]

Club career

This statistic includes domestic league only

Season Club Country Level Apps Goals
2013 FF Jaro Finland I 2 0
2012–13 Hunan Billows China II 4 0
2011–12 Tianjin Songjiang F.C. China II 45 2
2010–11 FC Baltika Kaliningrad Russia II 10 0
2009–10 Neftchi Baku PFC Azerbaijan I 19 0
2009 FK Ekranas Lithuania I 9 0
2008 FK Ekranas Lithuania I 24 2
2007 FK Ekranas Lithuania I 23 1
2006–07 Volyn Lutsk Ukraine I 0 0
2005–06 Volyn Lutsk Ukraine I 16 0
2004–05 Volyn Lutsk Ukraine I 27 2
2003–04 Volyn Lutsk Ukraine I 12 1
2003 FC Flora Tallinn Estonia I 7 1
2002 FC Flora Tallinn Estonia I 10 0
2001 FC Flora Tallinn Estonia I 4 0
2001 JK Viljandi Tulevik Estonia I 10 0
2000 JK Viljandi Tulevik Estonia I 19 0
1999 Lelle SK Estonia II 27 0

Last update: 8 December 2013

International career

He is also an Estonia national football team player and has appeared in 71 matches for the senior side.

He scored an own goal 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.

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