Sander Puri
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sander Puri | ||
| Date of birth | 7 May 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Tartu, Estonia | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger, Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Unattached | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2004 | SK-10 Premium Tartu | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2004 | SK-10 Premium Tartu | 18 | (12) |
| 2005–2009 | FC Levadia Tallinn | 74 | (14) |
| 2005–2009 | → FC Levadia II Tallinn | 67 | (28) |
| 2007 | → JK Tulevik Viljandi (loan) | 14 | (4) |
| 2010–2011 | Larissa | 21 | (1) |
| 2011 | → Korona Kielce (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2011 | → Lombard-Pápa TFC (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| Estonia U17 | 6 | (0) | |
| Estonia U18 | 1 | (0) | |
| Estonia U19 | 10 | (2) | |
| Estonia U20 | 2 | (0) | |
| Estonia U21 | 11 | (0) | |
| 2008– | Estonia[1] | 39 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 November 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Sander Puri (born 7 May 1988 in Tartu) is an Estonian professional footballer, who is currently a free agent. He plays the position of midfielder and is a member of Estonia national football team.
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[edit] Club career
[edit] FC Levadia
In 2005, at the age of 16, Puri started his professional career with FC Levadia Tallinn, one of the biggest clubs in Estonia. He scored his first Meistriliiga goal on 1 June 2005, in a 2–0 victory over FC Kuressaare.[2] On July 30, 2007, Sander and his twin brother Eino Puri signed for JK Viljandi Tulevik on a half-year loan from Levadia Tallinn.[3] He played there 14 league games, scoring 4 goals. Sander Puri was very close signing for the Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund twice in 2008 and SPL club Celtic F.C. in late 2009.
[edit] Larissa F.C.
On 14 December 2009, Puri signed a 5-year contract with Greek Super League side Larissa FC.[4] On March 18, 2010, Puri scored a winning goal against PAOK, in the very final moment of the game with a tap in at close range.
[edit] Korona Kielce
In January 2011, Puri went on loan to Korona Kielce.[5]
[edit] Lombard-Pápa
In July 2011, Puri was loaned to NBI side Lombard-Pápa.
[edit] Statistics
As of 18 September 2011.
| Season | League level | Country | Club | League | Reserves | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | Goals | Games | Goals | ||||
| 2004 | 4 |  |
SK-10 Premium Tartu | 18 | 12 | ||
| 2005 | 1 | Levadia Tallinn | 14 | 2 | 23 | 6 | |
| 2006 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 18 | |||
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | |||
| Tulevik Viljandi | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2008 | Levadia Tallinn | 34 | 11 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2009 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2009–10 | 1 |  |
Larissa | 11 | 1 | – | – |
| 2010–11 | 10 | 0 | – | – | |||
| 2010–11 | 1 |  |
Korona Kielce | 8 | 1 | – | – |
| 2011–12 | 1 |  |
Lombard-Pápa | 11 | 0 | ||
[edit] International career
For Estonia national football team, Puri is capped 36 times, scoring 2 goals. He made his national team debut on 30 May 2008 against Latvia in a Baltic Cup 2008.[6] He scored his first national team goal on 22 November 2008, in a 1–1 draw against Lithuania in a Mayors Cup match.[7]
[edit] International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2008-11-22 | Linnastaadion, Kuressaare |  Lithuania |
1–0 | 1–1 | Mayors Cup |
| 2 | 2009-04-01 | A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn |  Armenia |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
[edit] Honours
[edit] Club
FC Levadia Tallinn
- Estonian Top Division: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
- Runners Up: 2005
- Estonian Cup: 2005, 2007
- Estonian SuperCup
- Runners Up: 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009
- Estonian Top Division: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
[edit] Individual
[edit] Personal life
He is one of the triplets: his brother, Eino Puri, is also a footballer and his sister, Kadri Puri, is a volleyball player. Sander Puri is 1.77 m tall and weighs 65 kg.
[edit] References
- ^ "Kõik Eesti internatsionaalid [All Estonian internationals]" (in Estonian). Eesti Jalgpalli Liit. http://jalgpall.ee/news.php?st=style_fp.css&news_id=726. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
- ^ Estonia 2005 – www.rsssf.com
- ^ Vennad Purid laenulepinguga Viljandi Tulevikku – Soccernet.ee
- ^ Sander Puri sõlmis Kreeka klubiga Larissa viieaastase lepingu – Õhtuleht
- ^ AMETLIK: Puri karjäär jätkub Poolas
- ^ Koondis andis Lätile turmtuld, kuid kaotas – Soccernet.ee
- ^ Viik Leeduga tõi Eestile turniirivõidu – Soccernet.ee
[edit] External links
- Sander Puri at 90minut.pl (Polish)
- Sander Puri at National-Football-Teams.com (English)
- Profile at playerhistory.com (English)
- Image of Sander Puri
- 1988 births
- Living people
- People from Tartu
- Estonian footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Estonia international footballers
- FC Levadia Tallinn players
- JK Viljandi Tulevik players
- Superleague Greece players
- Larissa F.C. players
- Ekstraklasa players
- Korona Kielce players
- Lombard-Pápa TFC footballers
- Estonian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Greece
- Estonian expatriates in Greece
- Expatriate footballers in Poland
- Estonian expatriates in Poland
- Expatriate footballers in Hungary
- Estonian expatriates in Hungary
