Taavi Rähn

Taavi Rähn

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
Team information
Current team	Paide Linnameeskond
Number	29
Youth career
	KEK Pärnu
	Pärnu Vaprus
	Pärnu
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999	Lelle	27	(0)
2000–2001	Viljandi Tulevik	29	(0)
2002–2003	Flora	21	(1)
2003–2006	Volyn Lutsk	55	(3)
2007–2009	Ekranas	56	(3)
2009–2010	Neftchi Baku	19	(0)
2010–2011	Baltika Kaliningrad	10	(0)
2011–2012	Tianjin Songjiang	45	(2)
2013	Hunan Billows	4	(0)
2013	FF Jaro	2	(0)
2013–2014	Flora	33	(4)
2015	Levadia	23	(1)
2016–	Paide Linnameeskond	0	(0)
International career‡
1995	Estonia U16	2	(0)
	Estonia U17	5	(0)
1998–1999	Estonia U19	7	(0)
1999–2003	Estonia U21	20	(0)
2001–	Estonia	74	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 January 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 February 2014

Taavi Rähn (born 16 May 1981) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays for Paide Linnameeskond in the Estonian Meistriliiga. He plays the position of defender or midfielder.

Club career

He started his professional career with FC Flora Tallinn as a centre-back, then moved on to the then Ukrainian Premier League club FC Volyn Lutsk and was employed as a defensive midfielder. He joined FK Ekranas in winter 2006.

In 2010, he was on trial at Qingdao Jonoon F.C. in the Chinese Super League.

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

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

Club career

This statistic includes domestic league only

Season	Club	Country	Level	Apps	Goals
2013	FF Jaro		I	2	0
2012–13	Hunan Billows		II	4	0
2011–12	Tianjin Songjiang F.C.		II	45	2
2010–11	FC Baltika Kaliningrad		II	10	0
2009–10	Neftchi Baku PFC		I	19	0
2009	FK Ekranas		I	9	0
2008	FK Ekranas		I	24	2
2007	FK Ekranas		I	23	1
2006–07	Volyn Lutsk		I	0	0
2005–06	Volyn Lutsk		I	16	0
2004–05	Volyn Lutsk		I	27	2
2003–04	Volyn Lutsk		I	12	1
2003	FC Flora Tallinn		I	7	1
2002	FC Flora Tallinn		I	10	0
2001	FC Flora Tallinn		I	4	0
2001	JK Viljandi Tulevik		I	10	0
2000	JK Viljandi Tulevik		I	19	0
1999	Lelle SK		II	27	0

Last update: 8 December 2013

International career

He is also an Estonia national football team player and has appeared in 71 matches for the senior side.

He scored an own goal playing against England in 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. After that mistake, he has proven to be reliable and confident in his position.

External links

• Taavi Rähn at National-Football-Teams.com