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Ragnar Klavan
Personal information
Full name Ragnar Klavan
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 AZ
Number 14
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001 Elva 25 (5)
2002–2003 Viljandi Tulevik 28 (2)
2003–2005 Flora Tallinn 28 (2)
2004–2005 → Vålerenga (loan) 2 (0)
2005–2009 Heracles Almelo 95 (4)
2009 → AZ (loan) 12 (0)
2009– AZ 43 (0)
International career‡
2003– Estonia[1] 74 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 August 2011
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 October 2011

Ragnar Klavan (born 30 October 1985 in Viljandi, Estonia) is a Estonian footballer who plays for Dutch Eredivisie club AZ and for the Estonian national team. He plays the position of left-footed defender.

Club career

Early career

Klavan made his first-team debut for FC Elva at the age of 15 in 2001. A year later he joined to JK Viljandi Tulevik. After two seasons he moved to FC Flora Tallinn in 2003.

Vålerenga

On 31 August 2004, Klavan signed for Vålerenga IF on a three-month loan from Flora Tallinn.[2] Three months later Flora Tallinn extended his loan with Vålerenga IF until 30 November 2005.[3] He stayed for only two league games.

Heracles Almelo

On 4 August 2005, he signed a 3-year contract with Dutch Eredivisie club Heracles Almelo.[4] Five days later Klavan played his first game for Heracles Almelo against RKSV DCG.[5] He scored his first Eredivisie goal on 24 August 2007, in the 76th minute in a 2–1 lost against his national teammate Andres Oper's club Roda JC.[6] On 29 December 2007, Klavan extended his current contract with Heracles Almelo until 30 June 2008.[7]

AZ

On 27 January 2009, he went on a loan to AZ, having previously signed a permanent summer move to the Alkmaar club.[8] The Estonian national player has signed a contract for four years. On 29 September 2009, he became the first Estonian to play in UEFA Champions League group stage as he came on as a substitute in a 1–1 draw against Standard Liège.[9]

International career

For Estonia, Klavan is capped 72 times, scoring 1 goal. He made his national team debut on 3 July 2003 against Lithuania in Baltic Cup. He scored his first goal on 31 May 2006 against New Zealand in a friendly match.[10] Klavan played his 50th game for Estonia national team on 11 October 2008, against Spain in a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification.[11]

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 2006-05-31 A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn  New Zealand 1–0 1–1 Friendly match

Personal life

His father Dzintar was also was an international footballer. On 10 June 2011 Klavan married Lili Orel.[12]

Career stats

Club

Season Club Country Level Apps Goals
2010/11 AZ Alkmaar Netherlands I 28 0
2009/10 AZ Alkmaar Netherlands I 11 0
2008/09 AZ Alkmaar Netherlands I 12 0
2008/09 Heracles Almelo Netherlands I 19 1
2007/08 Heracles Almelo Netherlands I 29 2
2006/07 Heracles Almelo Netherlands I 32 1
2005/06 Heracles Almelo Netherlands I 15 0
2005 Vålerenga IF Norway I 0 0
2004 Vålerenga IF Norway I 2 0
2004 FC Flora Tallinn Estonia I 16 1
2003 FC Flora Tallinn Estonia I 12 1
2003 JK Viljandi Tulevik Estonia I 10 2
2002 JK Viljandi Tulevik Estonia I 18 0
2001 FC Elva Estonia III 25 5

Honours

Club

References

  1. ^ "Kõik Eesti internatsionaalid" (in Estonian). Eesti Jalgpalli Liit. Retrieved 11 September 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ Klavan siirdub Norrasse – Soccernet.ee
  3. ^ Ragnar Klavan jätkab Norras – Soccernet.ee
  4. ^ Klavanist sai Heraclese mängija – Soccernet.ee
  5. ^ Klavan osales Heraclese võidumängus – Soccernet.ee
  6. ^ Klavan lõi Roda vastu värava – Soccernet.ee
  7. ^ Klavan pikendas Heraclesega lepingut – Soccernet.ee
  8. ^ Klavan joins AZ – SportingLife.com
  9. ^ "Ragnar Klavan tegi Meistrite Liigas ajalugu!". Delfi. 29 September 2009. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
  10. ^ Ragnar Klavan – jalgpallur, kes maksab miljon eurot – SL Õhtuleht
  11. ^ Estonia-Spain match report
  12. ^ "Palju õnne: ka Ragnar Klavan sai sõrmuse sõrme". Õhtuleht. 14 June 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2011.

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