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[[File:Andresoper1.jpg|left|thumb|Andres Oper in July 2007.]]On 31 August 2005 Oper signed a 1-year contract with [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[Eredivisie]] club [[Roda JC]],<ref>[http://soccernet.ee/news.php?id=9530 Andres Oper jätkab karjääri Hollandi liigas - Soccernet.ee]</ref> after rejecting a move to [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]].<ref name="Daily Mail"/> He scored his first Eredivisie goal on October 1, 2005, in a 3-2 |
[[File:Andresoper1.jpg|left|thumb|Andres Oper in July 2007.]]On 31 August 2005 Oper signed a 1-year contract with [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[Eredivisie]] club [[Roda JC]],<ref>[http://soccernet.ee/news.php?id=9530 Andres Oper jätkab karjääri Hollandi liigas - Soccernet.ee]</ref> after rejecting a move to [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]].<ref name="Daily Mail"/> He scored his first Eredivisie goal on October 1, 2005, in a 3-2 win against [[Vitesse]].<ref>[http://soccernet.ee/news.php?id=9726 Roda võitis, Operilt värav - Soccernet.ee]</ref> On 28 May 2006 he extended his current contract with Roda JC until 30 June 2008.<ref>[http://soccernet.ee/news.php?id=11180 Andres Oper usub Roda potentsiaali - Soccernet.ee]</ref> He scored 19 goals in his second season with Roda and became the club's top scorer. On 16 May 2007 Oper extended again his current contract with Roda JC until 30 June 2009.<ref>[http://soccernet.ee/news.php?id=15544 Andres Oper pikendas Rodaga lepingut - Soccernet.ee]</ref> |
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===Shanghai Shenhua=== |
===Shanghai Shenhua=== |
Revision as of 17:43, 10 November 2009
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Andres Oper | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Shanghai Shenhua | ||
Number | 43 | ||
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 September 2009 |
Andres Oper (born 7 November 1977 in Tallinn) is an Estonian professional footballer, who plays in the Chinese Super League , for Shanghai Shenhua. He plays the position of striker and is also a member of the Estonia national football team.
Club career
Early career
In 1994 Oper started his football career at FC Flora Tallinn. He was tracked by Arsenal as a 21-year old, but no deal was ever reached.[1]
Aalborg BK
Oper was transferred to Danish Superliga club Aalborg BK on 2 July 1999, for $1,000,000. He signed a 5-year contract with Aalborg.[2] He had a successful spell at Aalborg, where he played up front with his national team partner Indrek Zelinski.
Torpedo Moscow
On 10 July 2003, he signed a 2-year contract with Russian Premier League club FC Torpedo Moscow.[3] Often inconsistent in Russia, Oper was placed on the transfer list by the Moscow club as he suffered injuries from his right foot.
Roda JC
On 31 August 2005 Oper signed a 1-year contract with Dutch Eredivisie club Roda JC,[4] after rejecting a move to Sunderland.[1] He scored his first Eredivisie goal on October 1, 2005, in a 3-2 win against Vitesse.[5] On 28 May 2006 he extended his current contract with Roda JC until 30 June 2008.[6] He scored 19 goals in his second season with Roda and became the club's top scorer. On 16 May 2007 Oper extended again his current contract with Roda JC until 30 June 2009.[7]
Shanghai Shenhua
On July 19 2009, Oper signed a half-year contract with Chinese Super League club Shanghai Shenhua.[8] He made his debut for Shenhua on 2 August in an away game against Jiangsu Sainty.
International career
For Estonia, Oper is capped 114 times, scoring 35 goals. At the age of 17, Oper debuted for the Estonia national team in a 1995 Baltic Cup against Latvia. He scored his first goal on June 8, 1997 against Sweden in a FIFA World Cup 1998 qualification. Oper is also Estonia's national football team's all-time top scorer and it is arguable that he is their best player of all time.
International goals
Career stats
Season | Club | Country | Level | Apps | Goals |
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2009 | Shanghai Shenhua | I | 4 | 0 | |
2008/09 | Roda JC | I | 27 | 6 | |
2007/08 | Roda JC | I | 20 | 7 | |
2006/07 | Roda JC | I | 32 | 11 | |
2005/06 | Roda JC | I | 24 | 8 | |
2005 | FC Torpedo Moscow | I | 15 | 1 | |
2004 | FC Torpedo Moscow | I | 24 | 4 | |
2003 | FC Torpedo Moscow | I | 14 | 3 | |
2002/03 | Aalborg BK | I | 27 | 11 | |
2001/02 | Aalborg BK | I | 31 | 4 | |
2000/01 | Aalborg BK | I | 29 | 6 | |
1999/00 | Aalborg BK | I | 30 | 7 | |
1998 | FC Flora Tallinn | I | 13 | 10 | |
1997 | FC Flora Tallinn | I | 22 | 15 | |
1996 | FC Flora Tallinn | I | 18 | 10 | |
1995 | JK Tervis Pärnu | III | 9 | 3 | |
1995 | FC Flora Tallinn | I | 9 | 2 | |
1994 | FC Flora Tallinn | I | 1 | 0 |
Honours
Club
- FC Flora Tallinn
- Estonian Top Division: 1994-95, 1997-98, 1998
- Runners Up: 1995-96, 1996-97
- Estonian Cup: 1995, 1998
- Estonian SuperCup: 1998
- Runners Up: 1999
- Estonian Top Division: 1994-95, 1997-98, 1998
- Aalborg BK
- Danish Cup
- Runners Up: 2000
- Danish Cup
- Roda JC
- KNVB Cup
- Runners Up: 2008
- KNVB Cup
Individual
- Estonian Footballer of the Year: 1999, 2002, 2005
References
- ^ a b The Estonian Wenger chased is still a threat, says Poom - DailyMail
- ^ Andres Oper müüdi 15 miljoni eest - Postimees
- ^ Oper kirjutas alla lepingule Torpedoga - Soccernet.ee
- ^ Andres Oper jätkab karjääri Hollandi liigas - Soccernet.ee
- ^ Roda võitis, Operilt värav - Soccernet.ee
- ^ Andres Oper usub Roda potentsiaali - Soccernet.ee
- ^ Andres Oper pikendas Rodaga lepingut - Soccernet.ee
- ^ Oper heads to Shanghai - Fifa.com
External links
- 1977 births
- Living people
- Estonian footballers
- Estonia international footballers
- FC Torpedo Moscow players
- Aalborg Boldspilklub players
- FC Flora Tallinn players
- Roda JC players
- Eredivisie players
- People from Tallinn
- FIFA Century Club
- Estonian expatriate footballers
- Estonian expatriates in Denmark
- Expatriate footballers in Denmark
- Estonian expatriates in Russia
- Expatriate footballers in Russia
- Estonian expatriates in the Netherlands
- Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
- Expatriate footballers in China