- Enar Jääger
Infobox Football biography
playername= Enar Jääger
fullname = Enar Jääger
height = Height|m=1.78
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1984|11|18
cityofbirth =Kohila ,Estonian SSR
countryofbirth =USSR
currentclub = flagicon|NorwayAalesunds FK
clubnumber = 16
position = Defender
youthyears = 1994–2000
youthclubs =FC Flora Tallinn
years = 2000
2001
2001–2002
2003–2004
2005–2006
2007–
clubs = →Tervis Pärnu (loan)
FC Flora Tallinn
FC Valga
FC Flora Tallinn
FC Torpedo Moscow
Aalesunds FK
caps(goals) = 25 (0)
1 (0)
34 (1)
47 (2)
35 (0)
35 (1)
nationalyears = 2002–
nationalteam = flagicon|Estonia Estonia
nationalcaps(goals) = 56 (0)
pcupdate =September 14 ,2008
ntupdate =September 10 ,2008 Enar Jääger (born
November 18 ,1984 inKohila ) is anEstonia n professional footballer, who plays in the NorwegianTippeligaen , forAalesunds FK . He is a versatile defender, starting off atFC Flora Tallinn as centre-back, and receiving praise fromGuus Hiddink , who was quoted saying he would buy him to his club if he only had more height. He is also a member of theEstonia national football team .Club career
Early career
Enar Jääger was born in
Kohila ,Estonia . He began playing football in local club FC Flora Kehtna. In season 2000 he had short spell withJK Tervis Pärnu . At the age of 16, Enar started his professional career withFC Flora Tallinn , Estonia's biggest club, in 2001. He played there only one league game. A year later he joined withFC Valga , but after two seasons he moved back to FC Flora Tallinn.FC Torpedo Moscow
On February 3, 2005, Jääger signed a 3-year contract with
Russia n Premier League clubFC Torpedo Moscow . [ [http://soccernet.ee/news.php?id=8186 Enar Jääger sõlmis lepingu Moskva Torpeedoga - Soccernet.ee] ] Twelve days later he played his first game for FC Torpedo Moscow againstFC Metalurh Donetsk . [ [http://sport.etv.ee/index.php?0510581 Jääger ja Stepanov mängisid, Oper puhkas - ETV Sport] ] In Russia often played as right-back, but even in front of the defence as a defensive midfielder. His clubFC Torpedo Moscow were relegated from the Russian Premier League at the end of the 2006 season, and he then moved toNorway .Aalesunds FK
On March 7, 2007, he signed a 2 and a half-year contract with Norwegian
Tippeligaen clubAalesunds FK . [ [http://soccernet.ee/news.php?id=14760 Enar Jääger Norra kõrgliigasse - Soccernet.ee] ] He played his first Norwegian Tippeligaen match on May 16, 2007, in a 4-0 victory againstStrømsgodset IF . [ [http://fcflora.ee/index.php?lang=est&main_id=7&id=391 Raio Piirojalt 2 väravat, Enar Jääger debüteeris Norra liigas - FC Flora] ] Jääger scored his first Tippeligean goal on April 20, 2008, in a 5-0 victory against HamKam. [ [http://sloleht.ee/index.aspx?id=276307&q Andres Oper on tagasi! - SL Õhtuleht] ]International career
For Estonia, Jääger is capped 56 times. He made his national team debut on
October 12 ,2002 against New Zealand in aFriendly match . [ [http://etvsport.ee/index.php?049761 Jalgpallur Enar Jääger teel Moskva Torpedo ridadesse - ETV Sport] ]Career stats
Honours
Club
*
FC Valga
** Estonian Second Division: 2002
*** Runners Up: 2001
*FC Flora Tallinn
** Estonian Top Division: 2003
**Estonian Cup
*** Runners Up: 2003
**Estonian SuperCup : 2003, 2004References
External links
*no icon [http://www.aafk.no/07/default.asp?page=1030,1031&lang=1&view=59091e622f723d71374957065403-7147 Profile] at Aalesunds FK official site
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