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Revision as of 19:07, 14 August 2016

Ragnar Klavan
Klavan with AZ Alkmaar in 2011
Personal information
Full name Ragnar Klavan
Date of birth (1985-10-30) 30 October 1985 (age 38)
Place of birth Viljandi, Estonia
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Liverpool
Number 17
Youth career
1991–2000 Tulevik
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001 Elva 25 (5)
2002–2003 Tulevik 28 (2)
2003–2005 Flora 28 (2)
2004–2005 → Vålerenga (loan) 4 (0)
2005–2009 Heracles Almelo 95 (4)
2009 → AZ Alkmaar (loan) 12 (0)
2009–2012 AZ Alkmaar 66 (0)
2012–2016 FC Augsburg 125 (4)
2016– Liverpool 1 (0)
International career‡
2002 Estonia U18 1 (0)
2003 Estonia U20 1 (0)
2002–2003 Estonia U21 7 (0)
2003– Estonia 112 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 August 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 July 2016

Ragnar Klavan (born 30 October 1985) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Liverpool and the Estonia national team. A left-footed centre-back, he has also played as a left-back in his career.

He played for FC Elva, Viljandi JK Tulevik and FC Flora Tallinn in Estonia before moving to the Netherlands where he represented Heracles Almelo and AZ Alkmaar, winning the Eredivisie with the latter in 2009. He transferred to FC Augsburg in 2012 and spent four seasons in the Bundesliga with them before his move to Liverpool in July 2016.

Klavan made his debut for Estonia in 2003 and became captain in 2012. He arrived at 100 caps in 2015, and is the eighth highest capped Estonian player of all time. Klavan has won the Estonian Footballer of the Year award three times, in 2012, 2014 and 2015.

Club career

Early career

Ragnar Klavan was born on 30 October 1985 in Viljandi, Estonia to Tiina and Dzintar Klavan.[1] His father, Dzintar, was a professional footballer who played as a midfielder, and Ragnar began in football as a midfielder; later stating that Zinedine Zidane was his hero as a child.[2]

He made his professional debut for FC Elva at the age of 15 in 2001. A year later he joined Viljandi JK Tulevik. While with Tulevik, he had a trial with Sunderland but was not given a contract.[3] He moved to FC Flora in 2003, where he won the Meistriliiga and the Estonian Supercup.

Vålerenga

On 31 August 2004, Klavan signed for Vålerenga on a three-month loan from Flora.[4] Klavan made his debut, coming on as a substitute, in a 4–1 win over Molde on 19 September 2004. Klavan made one more appearance before spending two matches on the bench, without being used. Three months later, Flora extended his loan with Vålerenga until 30 November 2005.[5] He stayed for only two league games as his playing time was limited.

Heracles Almelo

On 4 August 2005, he signed a three-year contract with Eredivisie club Heracles Almelo.[6] Five days later, Klavan played his first game for Heracles Almelo against RKSV DCG.[7] He scored his first Eredivisie goal in a 2–2 draw against Vitesse Arnhem on 31 December 2006, he also assisted Everton in this match.

He scored his second goal for the club on 24 August 2007, in the 76th minute in a 2–1 loss against his national teammate Andres Oper's club Roda.[8][9] On 29 December 2007, Klavan extended his contract with Heracles Almelo until 30 June 2008.[10] On the final game of the season, he scored the only goal in the match in a 5–1 loss against Ajax.

On the opening game of the 2008–2009 season, he scored, and assisted for Darl Douglas to score his first goal for the club, in a 3–1 win over Feyenoord. That season, he made 19 appearances before he left for AZ.

AZ Alkmaar

On 27 January 2009, he went on loan to AZ Alkmaar. He made his AZ debut, coming on as a substitute, in a 1–0 win over Roda JC on 4 February 2009.[11] While at AZ, the club won their first Eredivisie title since 1981. At the end of the season, Klavan signed for AZ on a permanent deal.[12]

The next season, Klavan played his first match, since moving permanently, against his former club in a 3–2 loss on the opening game of the season. On 29 September 2009, he became the first Estonian to play in UEFA Champions League group stage as he came on as a substitute in a 1–1 draw against Standard Liège.[13] However under Ronald Koeman, caretaker Martin Haar and Dick Advocaat, he was rarely played and made only 11 substitute appearances, but under Gertjan Verbeek he would become a regular player. In the third round of Europa League qualifications, Klavan scored his first European goal in a 2–0 win over Göteborg. Despite losing 1–0 in the second leg, the club advanced to the next stage, where the club progressed to the Group Stage. In the fourth round of KNVB Cup, Klavan scored his first goal for the club in a 3–0 win over Eindhoven on 10 November 2010.

FC Augsburg

On 2 July 2012, he joined Bundesliga side FC Augsburg on a two-year contract.[14][15] He made his debut, coming off the bench in the second half, for Augsburg as they drew 0–0 against VfL Wolfsburg on 14 September 2012. He became a regular player in the first team for the German club, playing at centre-back.

Liverpool

On 20 July 2016, Klavan joined Premier League club Liverpool for a fee of £4.2 million (€5 million) on a three-year contract. The transfer fee of €5 million made him the most expensive Estonian footballer ever. He received the number 17 shirt.[16][17]

International career

Klavan made his senior national team debut on 3 July 2003 against Lithuania in a Baltic Cup match. He scored his first goal on 31 May 2006 against New Zealand in a friendly.[18] Klavan played his 50th game for Estonia national team on 11 October 2008, against Spain in a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification.[19] Klavan scored his second international goal on 29 February 2012 against El Salvador in a friendly game, where he was also Estonia's captain for the first time.[20]

On 27 March 2015, Klavan played his 100th international, a 0–3 loss to Switzerland at the Swissporarena in Lucerne during UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying.[21]

Personal life

Klavan's father, Dzintar Klavan, is a retired professional footballer who also represented Estonia internationally.

Klavan and his wife, Lili Orel, married on 10 June 2011.[22] They have two sons: Romer (born 8 August 2012) and Ronan (born 13 August 2014).[23][24]

Career statistics

Club

As of 14 August 2016[25][26]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Elva 2001 II liiga 25 5 — — 25 5
Tulevik 2002 Meistriliiga 18 0 — — 18 0
2003 10 2 — — 10 2
Total 53 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 53 7
Flora 2003 Meistriliiga 12 1 — 2 0 14 1
2004 16 1 — 1 0 17 1
Total 28 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 31 2
Vålerenga (loan) 2004 Tippeligaen 2 0 — — 2 0
2005 2 0 — — 2 0
Total 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Heracles Almelo 2005–06 Eredivisie 15 0 — — 15 0
2006–07 32 1 — — 32 1
2007–08 29 2 — — 29 2
2008–09 19 1 — — 19 1
Total 95 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 95 4
AZ (loan) 2008–09 Eredivisie 12 0 1 0 — — 0 0 13 0
AZ 2009–10 11 0 1 0 — 1 0 0 0 13 0
2010–11 28 0 3 1 — 8 1 0 0 39 2
2011–12 27 0 4 1 — 8 0 0 0 39 1
Total 78 0 9 2 0 0 17 1 0 0 104 3
FC Augsburg 2012–13 Bundesliga 30 0 2 0 — — 0 0 32 0
2013–14 30 2 3 0 — — 0 0 33 2
2014–15 34 2 1 0 — — 0 0 35 2
2015–16 31 0 3 0 — 6 0 0 0 40 0
Total 125 4 9 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 140 4
Liverpool 2016–17 Premier League 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 1 0
Career total 384 17 18 2 0 0 26 1 0 0 428 20

International

As of 18 July 2016[26]
National team Year Apps Goals
Estonia
2003 5 0
2004 12 0
2005 8 0
2006 6 1
2007 11 0
2008 10 0
2009 10 0
2010 4 0
2011 9 0
2012 8 1
2013 7 0
2014 9 1
2015 9 0
2016 4 0
Total 112 3

International goals

Scores and results list Estonia's goal tally first.[26]
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1
 31 May 2006 A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia  New Zealand
1–0
1–1
 Friendly
2
 29 February 2012 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States  El Salvador
1–0
2–0
 Friendly
3
 26 May 2014 A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia  Gibraltar
1–0
1–1
 Friendly

Honours

Club

Flora
AZ

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Europe's ultimate footballing families". UEFA.
  2. ^ "Who is Ragnar Klavan? All you need to know about Liverpool's newest addition". The Daily Telegraph.
  3. ^ "Who is Liverpool transfer target Ragnar Klavan?". Sky plc.
  4. ^ "Klavan siirdub Norrasse" (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. 31 August 2004. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  5. ^ "Ragnar Klavan jätkab Norras" (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. 19 November 2004. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  6. ^ "Klavanist sai Heraclese mängija" (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. 4 August 2005. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  7. ^ "Klavan osales Heraclese võidumängus" (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. 10 August 2005. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  8. ^ "Klavan lõi Roda vastu värava" (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. 25 August 2007. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  9. ^ "Roda see off Heracles". Sky Sports. 24 August 2007. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
  10. ^ "Klavan pikendas Heraclesega lepingut" (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. 29 December 2007. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  11. ^ "Holland. Duty victory AZ and Feyenoord awaited triumph (in Dutch:Голландия. Дежурная победа АЗ и долгожданный триумф Фейеноорда)" (in Dutch). Football.ua. 5 February 2009. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
  12. ^ "Estonia's Klavan targets Dutch glory with AZ". UEFA.com.
  13. ^ "Ragnar Klavan tegi Meistrite Liigas ajalugu!" (in Estonian). Delfi. 29 September 2009. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
  14. ^ "FCA verpflichtet Ragnar Klavan" (in German). FC Augsburg. 2 July 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  15. ^ "FCA verpflichtet Ragnar Klavan" (in German). Fußball-Bundesliga. 2 July 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  16. ^ "Ragnar Klavan: Liverpool sign Estonia defender from Augsburg". BBC. 20 July 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  17. ^ "Klavan to Postimees: length of contract reveals Liverpool believes in me". Postimees. 21 July 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  18. ^ "Ragnar Klavan – jalgpallur, kes maksab miljon eurot" (in Estonian). SL Õhtuleht.
  19. ^ "EESTI – HISPAANIA 0:3 (0:2)" (in Estonian). jalgpallihaigla.ee. 11 October 2008. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  20. ^ "Eesti alustas aastat 2:0 võiduga El Salvadori üle" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 1 March 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
  21. ^ "Centurion Klavan refuses to let Estonia dream die". UEFA. 27 March 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  22. ^ "Palju õnne: ka Ragnar Klavan sai sõrmuse sõrme" (in Estonian). Õhtuleht. 14 June 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
  23. ^ "Klavan stolzer Papa" (in German). FC Augsburg. 8 August 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  24. ^ "Klavan sai poja isaks" (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. 9 August 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  25. ^ "R. KLAVAN". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  26. ^ a b c "Klavan, Ragnar". National-Football-Teams. Retrieved 18 July 2016.

External links

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