Elmar Saar

Elmar Saar (19 February 1908 in Tallinn, Estonia – 19 December 1981) was a Estonian footballer as defender, coach and Soviet international football referee.[1][2]

Elmar Saar
Personal information
Full name Elmar Saar
Date of birth (1908-02-19)19 February 1908
Place of birth Tallinn, Estonia
Date of death (1981-12-19)19 December 1981
Position(s) defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1928 Tallinna JK
1928–1930 JK Tallinna Kalev
1931 SK Tallinna Sport
1932–1936 JS Estonia Tallinn
National team
1928-36 Estonia 18 (0)
Teams managed
1939 Estonia
1945–1947 Tallinna JK Dünamo
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Player career

Elmar Saar played as defender for some Estonian football clubs such as Tallinna JK, JK Tallinna Kalev, SK Tallinna Sport, JS Estonia Tallinn. He played 18 matches for Estonia in 1928-36 and he was captain of Estonia in 1934 friendly match against Lithuania (1:1).[3]

Manager career

Elmar Saar managed Estonia national team in 1939 for 4 friendly matches which a draw and three lost. After the national team he was manager of Estonian Tallinna JK Dünamo in 1945–47.[4]

Referee career

After managerial career he became referee and was member of FIFA in 1958–59. Elmar Saar officiated two international friendly matches in 1958–59.[5]

Successes

as footballer:
Meistriliiga winner - 1928, 1931, 1934, 1935, 1936
Baltic Cup - 1931

References and notes
  1. "Profile". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  2. "Biograafia". www.esbl.ee. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  3. "Playing profile of Elmar Saar". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  4. "Managerial profile of Elmar Saar". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  5. "Refereeing profile of Elmar Saar". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
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