Kristen Viikmäe

Kristen Viikmäe
Personal information
Date of birth (1979-02-10) 10 February 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Tallinn, Estonia
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–2000 FC Flora Tallinn 74 (26)
2000–2003 Vålerenga IF 37 (5)
2003 → FC Flora Tallinn (loan) 15 (11)
2004–2008 FC Flora Tallinn 51 (18)
2004 → Enköpings SK (loan) 9 (4)
2005 → Fredrikstad FK (loan) 6 (1)
2006 → Gefle IF (loan) 26 (2)
2008–2009 Jönköpings Södra 57 (13)
2010 Panegialios F.C. 9 (1)
2011–2012 JK Nõmme Kalju 63 (24)
2013– FC Haiba 0 (0)
International career
1997–2013 Estonia[1] 115 (15)
2013– Estonia (beach soccer)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kristen Viikmäe (born 10 February 1979) is an Estonian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He now plays beach soccer.

Club career

Born in Tallinn, Viikmäe started his career with FC Flora Tallinn, and has since played for Tallinna Jalgpallikool, Tallinna Sadam, Vålerenga, Enköpings SK, Fredrikstad, Gefle IF and Jönköpings Södra IF. January 2010 he moved to Panegialios F.C., a third division team in Greece. He left the club in September because of salary problems.[2] In January 2011 he joined JK Nõmme Kalju.[3] On 9 October 2012, he scored the winning goal in a 1–0 victory against FC Kuressaare, which secured JK Nõmme Kalju's first ever title. After the match, Viikmäe announced his intention to retire at the end of the season.[4] He scored in his last match on 5 November 2012.[5]

International career

During his Estonia national team career Viikmäe was capped 115 times and scored 15 goals. He made his debut on 26 January 1997 in a friendly against Lebanon, replacing Andres Oper in the second half.[6] On 30 May 2006, at the age of 27 years and 109 days, Viikmäe became the youngest European footballer to reach 100 caps, which was beaten by German striker Lukas Podolski (27 years and 13 days) during Euro 2012.[7] His testimonial match for the national team, as with all Estonians who are capped more than 100 times during their career, was held on 3 June 2013 against Belarus.[8]

Post-retirement career

Viikmäe became the head of youth department at JK Nõmme Kalju after his retirement.[9]

Career statistics

Scores and results list Estonia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Viikmäe goal.
List of international goals scored by Kristen Viikmäe[10]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 4 June 1998 Kadriorg Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia  Faroe Islands 5–0 UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
2 6 March 1999 Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus  Azerbaijan 2–2 Friendly
3 3 November 1999 Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates  Turkmenistan 1–1 Friendly
4 19 March 2001 Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt  Egypt 3–3 Friendly
5 9 May 2001 Kuressaare linnastaadion, Kuressaare, Estonia  Finland 1–1 Friendly
6 10 November 2001 Nikos Goumas Stadium, Nea Filadelfeia, Greece  Greece 2–4 Friendly
7 12 October 2002 A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia  New Zealand 3–2 Friendly
8 20 November 2002 A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia  Iceland 2–0 Friendly
9 7 June 2003 A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia  Andorra 2–0 UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
10 28 April 2004 A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia  Albania 1–1 Friendly
11 30 May 2004 A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia  Denmark 2–2 Friendly
12 18 August 2004 Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein  Liechtenstein 2–1 FIFA 2006 World Cup qualification
13 4 September 2004 A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia  Luxembourg 4–0 FIFA 2006 World Cup qualification
14 17 August 2005 A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–0 Friendly
15 6 June 2009 A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia  Equatorial Guinea 3–0 Friendly

Honours

Individual

See also

References

  1. ^ "Kõik Eesti internatsionaalid" [All Estonian internationals] (in Estonian). Eesti Jalgpalli Liit. Retrieved 6 February 2012.
  2. ^ "Viikmäe kübaratrikist Levadiale: lihtsalt kukkus nii välja!". Õhtuleht. 9 January 2011.
  3. ^ "Kristen Viikmäe jätkab karjääri Nõmme Kaljus". Postimees. 27 January 2011.
  4. ^ "Ajaloolise värava löönud Viikmäe lõpetab karjääri" (in Estonian). Postimees. 9 October 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  5. ^ "Viikmäe lõpetas karjääri väravaga, ees ootab lahkumismäng koondises" (in Estonian). Postimees. 5 November 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  6. ^ "Liibanon – Eesti 2:0" (in Estonian). Jalgpallihaigla. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  7. ^ "BREAKING: Podolski youngest European to 100 caps". infostradalive.com. 17 June 2012. Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  8. ^ "Eesti kohtub Valgevenega" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 3 June 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
  9. ^ "Karjääri lõpetav Viikmäe hakkab Kalju noortetööjuhiks" (in Estonian). Postimees. 2 November 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  10. ^ "Football PLAYER: Kristen Viikmäe". eu-football.info. Retrieved 4 July 2017.