Kert Haavistu

Kert Haavistu
Personal information
Full name Kert Haavistu
Date of birth (1980-01-18) 18 January 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth Tallinn, Estonia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
International career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2004 Estonia 44 (0)
2008–2010 Estonia (futsal) 7 (0)
2008–2013[1] Estonia (beach soccer)
Managerial career
2010–2013 Estonia (futsal)
2009–2013[1] Estonia (beach soccer)

Kert Haavistu (born 18 January 1980) is a former Estonian professional footballer, who used to play in the Meistriliiga for FC Flora Tallinn and FC TVMK Tallinn.[2] He played the position of midfielder and is 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) tall and weighs 72 kg. He is also the former member of the Estonia national football team with 44 caps to his name.[2]

He is the first Estonian footballer who has played in Estonia national team in football, futsal and beach soccer.[1]

Haavistu has played beach soccer in S.C. Real/Triobet.

He has been the head coach of the Estonia national beach soccer team and Estonia national futsal team.

Haavistu has worked as a youth coach for Tallinna SC Real[1] and now owns a restaurant in Malta.[3]

Personal

He has a younger brother, Mikk Haavistu, who also played football and beach soccer.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "ESBL". esbl.ee.
  2. ^ a b Tiks, Oliver (15 June 2007). "Kert Haavistu jätab profikarjääri sinnapaika". Postimees (in Estonian). Archived from the original on 17 June 2007.
  3. ^ "Maltal restorani pidav Kert Haavistu: putsapaelte sidumine, ärevus ja adrenaliin, sellest ei saa kunagi küllalt!". Soccernet.ee. 11 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Mikk Haavistu". Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 18 January 2023.


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