Taavi Rähn

Taavi Rähn (born 16 May 1981) is a retired Estonian professional footballer. He played in the position of a centre-back.

Taavi Rähn
Rähn in 2007
Personal information
Full name Taavi Rähn
Date of birth (1981-05-16) 16 May 1981
Place of birth Pärnu, Estonia
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
KEK Pärnu
Vaprus
Pärnu
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999 Lelle 27 (0)
2000–2001 Tulevik 29 (0)
2002–2003 Flora 21 (1)
2003–2006 Volyn Lutsk 55 (3)
2007–2009 Ekranas 56 (3)
2009–2010 Neftçi Baku 19 (0)
2010–2011 Baltika Kaliningrad 10 (0)
2011–2012 Tianjin Songjiang 45 (2)
2013 Hunan Billows 4 (0)
2013 Jaro 2 (0)
2013–2014 Flora 33 (4)
2015 Levadia 23 (1)
2016 Paide Linnameeskond 29 (3)
National team‡
1995 Estonia U16 2 (0)
Estonia U17 5 (0)
1998–1999 Estonia U19 7 (0)
1999–2003 Estonia U21 20 (0)
2001–2014 Estonia 74 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 January 2017
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 January 2017

Club career

He started his professional career with Flora as a centre-back, then moved on to Ukrainian Premier League club Volyn Lutsk.

In 2006, he joined Lithuanian side Ekranas.

In 2010, he was on trial at Qingdao Jonoon of the Chinese Super League.[1]

In March 2011, he signed a deal with China League One club Tianjin Songjiang.[2]

In January 2013, he signed with Chinese League One club Hunan Billows on a free transfer.[3]

International career

Rähn made his debut for the Estonia national football team in 2001. He scored an own goal playing against England on 13 October 2007, in an attempt to clear the ball from outside his own box, he cleanly headed Ashley Cole's cross onto his own post, and past keeper and teammate Mart Poom. He made a total of 74 appearances for the senior national side.[4]

Honours

Club
Flora
Ekranas
Levadia

References
  1. "中能换外援迫在眉睫 爱沙尼亚国足队长冒雨投奔-搜狐体育". sports.sohu.com.
  2. "Taavi Rähn sõlmis lepingu Hiina klubiga". postimees.ee.
  3. "湘涛敲定两杆欧洲洋枪_资讯频道_凤凰网". news.ifeng.com.
  4. "Kõik Eesti internatsionaalid" [All Estonian internationals] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
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