Taijo Teniste
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Taijo Teniste | ||
| Date of birth | 31 January 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Tartu, Estonia | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender, midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Sogndal | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2004 | SK10 Premium | ||
| 2005 | Levadia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2004 | SK10 Premium | 17 | (16) |
| 2005–2007 | Levadia II | 49 | (15) |
| 2005–2011 | Levadia | 148 | (13) |
| 2011– | Sogndal | 111 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007– | Estonia | 42 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 November 2015. | |||
Taijo Teniste (born 31 January 1988) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Norwegian Tippeligaen club Sogndal and the Estonia national football team.
Club career
Levadia
Teniste was born in Tartu and joined Levadia in 2005 from SK10 Premium, alongside brothers Eino and Sander Puri.[1] In January 2011, he was on trial at Gambrinus liga club Dynamo České Budějovice.[2] On 4 July 2011, Teniste joined English League Two side Swindon Town at their pre-season training camp in Italy.[3] Although the clubs had agreed on transfer fee,[4] the player was not offered a contract as manager Paolo Di Canio felt that Teniste was not a natural left-back.[5]
Sogndal
On 1 September 2011, Teniste joined Norwegian Tippeligaen club Sogndal on a loan deal until the end of 2011 season with an option to buy.[1] The move was made permanent in December, when he signed a two-year deal with the club.[6][7]
International career
Teniste made his debut for Estonia in a friendly match against Saudi Arabia on 9 November 2007, when he came on as a substitute in the second half.[8][9]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 18 November 2015.[10]
| Club | Season | League | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | ||
| SK10 Premium | 2004 | IV liiga | 17 | 16 |
| Total | 17 | 16 | ||
| Levadia | 2005 | Meistriliiga | 12 | 2 |
| 2006 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2007 | 19 | 1 | ||
| 2008 | 31 | 2 | ||
| 2009 | 24 | 3 | ||
| 2010 | 33 | 1 | ||
| 2011 | 23 | 4 | ||
| Total | 148 | 13 | ||
| Sogndal | 2011 | Tippeligaen | 7 | 0 |
| 2012 | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2013 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2014 | 25 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | 1. divisjon | 25 | 0 | |
| Total | 111 | 0 | ||
| Total | 321 | 39 | ||
International
- As of 18 November 2015.[10]
| Team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estonia | 2007 | 3 | 0 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 42 | 0 | |
Honours
Club
- Levadia
- Meistriliiga: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
- Estonian Cup: 2006–07, 2009–10
- Estonian Supercup: 2010
- Sogndal
References
- 1 2 "Taijo Teniste siirdub Norra kõrgliigasse" [Taijo Teniste moves to Norwegian Premier League] (in Estonian). FC Levadia Tallinn. 1 September 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
- ↑ "Taijo Teniste viibib Tšehhi klubis testimisel" [Taijo Teniste on trial at Czech club] (in Estonian). Postimees. 13 January 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
- ↑ "Taijo Teniste set for Town trial". Swindon Town F.C. 4 July 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
- ↑ "Taijo Teniste saatus selgub peagi" [Taijo Teniste's fate to be clear soon] (in Estonian). Postimees. 6 July 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
- ↑ "Teniste trial comes to an end" (in Estonian). Swindon Town F.C. 12 July 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
- ↑ "Taijo Teniste sõlmis Sogndaliga kaheaastase lepingu" [Taijo Teniste signed a two-year contract with Sogndal] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 23 December 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
- ↑ "Taijo Teniste sõlmis Sogndal Fotballiga lepingu" [Taijo Teniste signed a contract with Sogndal Fotball] (in Estonian). FC Levadia Tallinn. 23 December 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
- ↑ "Saudi Araabia – Eesti 2:0 (2:0)" [Saudi Arabia – Estonia 2:0 (2:0)] (in Estonian). Jalgpallihaigla. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
- ↑ "Kõik Eesti internatsionaalid" [All Estonian internationals] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
- 1 2 "Teniste, Taijo". national-football-teams.com.
External links
- Taijo Teniste at Estonian Football Association (Estonian)
- Taijo Teniste at NIFS.no
- Soccernet.ee profile
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