Andres Oper

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Andres Oper
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Oper with Roda JC in 2007
Personal information
Date of birth (1977-11-07) 7 November 1977 (age 46)
Place of birth Tallinn, Estonia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Estonia (assistant)
Youth career
1987–1993 LMSK/Pantrid
1994 Lelle
1994 Flora
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1995–1999 Flora 73 (44)
1996 → Tervis Pärnu (loan) 9 (3)
1999–2003 AaB 117 (28)
2003–2005 Torpedo Moscow 53 (8)
2005–2009 Roda JC 103 (32)
2009 Shanghai Shenhua 6 (0)
2010 ADO Den Haag 12 (1)
2010–2011 AEK Larnaca 21 (3)
2012–2013 Nea Salamina 42 (8)
Total436(127)
International career
1995 Estonia U19 3 (1)
1995–1996 Estonia U21 4 (0)
1995–2014 Estonia 134 (38)
Managerial career
2015–2016 Accrington Stanley U16
2016–2019 Estonia (assistant)
2019–2021 Levadia (assistant)
2021– Estonia (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Andres Oper (born 7 November 1977) is an Estonian football coach and former professional player. He is currently an assistant manager of the Estonia national team.

Contents

Oper played as a forward for Lelle, Flora, Tervis Pärnu, AaB, Torpedo Moscow, Roda JC, Shanghai Shenhua, ADO Den Haag, AEK Larnaca, Nea Salamina and the Estonia national team. With 38 goals in 134 appearances, Oper is Estonia's all-time record goalscorer. Oper was named Estonian Footballer of the Year three times, in 1999, 2002 and 2005, and won the Estonian Silverball award twice; in 2001 and 2005. [1]

Early life

Oper was born in Tallinn. He graduated from the Tallinn Secondary School No. 37. He started playing football with Tallinna Jalgpallikool (English: Tallinn Football Academy) under Aivar Tiidus, before moving to Taivo Uibo's Uibo Poisid and then LMSK/Pantrid, coached by Aavo Sarap. [1]

Club career

Flora

In 1995, Oper signed for Flora. He won his first Meistriliiga title in the 1994–95 season. Oper soon became a first team regular and one of the team's leading goalscorers. He won two more league titles in the 1997–98 and the 1998 seasons, as well as the 1997–98 Estonian Cup and the Estonian Supercup in 1998. [1]

AaB

On 2 July 1999, Oper signed for Danish Superliga champions AaB, on a five-year contract for a transfer fee of $1 million (EEK 15 million). [2]

Torpedo Moscow

On 10 July 2003, Oper signed a two-year contract with Russian Premier League club Torpedo Moscow. [3] Often inconsistent in Russia, scoring 8 goals in 53 appearances, Oper was placed on the transfer list after he suffered an injury to his right foot. In 2005, he was linked with a transfer to Sunderland in England, but the contract was never signed. [4]

Roda JC

On 31 August 2005, Oper signed a one-year contract with Dutch Eredivisie club Roda JC for an undisclosed fee. [5] He scored his first Eredivisie goal on 1 October 2005, in a 3–2 win against Vitesse Arnhem. [6] Oper finished the 2005–06 Eredivisie season as the team's joint top scorer alongside Simon Cziommer with 8 goals and signed a contract extension for two more seasons. [7] He was the team's top scorer in the 2006–07 Eredivisie season, scoring 12 goals in the league and 1 in the play-offs. On 16 May 2007, he signed another contract extension with Roda JC until summer 2009. [8]

Shanghai Shenhua

On 19 July 2009, Oper signed a half-year contract with Chinese Super League club Shanghai Shenhua. [9] He made his debut for the club on 2 August 2009, in an away match against Jiangsu Sainty. However, he suffered an injury and eventually terminated his contract with the club. [10]

ADO Den Haag

After an unsuccessful spell in China, Oper returned to the Netherlands and on 21 January 2010, he signed a half-year contract with an option for another year with ADO Den Haag. [11] [12] He made his debut for the club on 13 February 2010 in a home match against Willem II. Oper scored his first goal for ADO Den Haag on 18 April 2010, in a 4–0 win against RKC Waalwijk. His contract extension stalled due to negotiations over personal terms, eventually no agreement was settled and the extension was cancelled. The contract expired in summer. [13]

AEK Larnaca

On 9 September 2010, Oper signed a one-year contract with Cypriot First Division club AEK Larnaca. [14] He scored on his debut against Ethnikos Achna.

Nea Salamina

In January 2012, Oper joined Cypriot First Division club Nea Salamina. He scored his first goal for the club on 3 March in a 2–0 win against Enosis Neon Paralimni. [15]

International career

Oper made his international debut for the Estonia national football team on 19 May 1995, in a 0–2 1995 Baltic Cup defeat against Latvia. He scored his first goal for Estonia on 8 June 1997, in a 2–3 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification loss against Sweden. He won the Estonian Silverball award twice, in 2001 and 2005. [1] On 2 September 2006, Oper played his 100th match for Estonia, a 0–1 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying defeat against Israel. He ended his international career with a testimonial match on 26 May 2014, after a 1–1 friendly draw against Gibraltar at A. Le Coq Arena. [16] With 38 goals in 134 international appearances, Oper is Estonia's all-time record goalscorer. [1] He played for the Estonia national team for eighteen years in a row. [17]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOther [lower-alpha 1] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Flora 1994–95 Meistriliiga 10000010
1995–96 921000102
1996–97 181320002013
1997–98 221520002415
1998 131021101611
1999 1040000104
Total734471108145
Tervis Pärnu (loan) 1995–96 Meistriliiga93—0093
AaB 1999–2000 Superliga 30741348
2000–01 29640336
2001–02 314—314
2002–03 2711—2711
Total117288112529
Torpedo Moscow 2003 Russian Premier League 14352195
2004 244—244
2005 151—151
Total538525810
Roda JC 2005–06 Eredivisie 2484500102913
2006–07 321140—213812
2007–08 20731—20258
2008–09 27611—00287
Total10332127005112040
Shanghai Shenhua 2009 Chinese Super League 60—000060
ADO Den Haag 2009–10 Eredivisie12100—00121
AEK Larnaca 2010–11 Cypriot First Division 2132—00215
Nea Salamina 2011–12 Cypriot First Division143—00143
2012–13 285—00285
Total42800—00428
Career total43612712920461474141
  1. ↑ Includes the Estonian Supercup and Eredivisie play-offs

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Estonia 199530
199650
1997142
1998132
1999135
200096
2001112
200284
200362
200472
200595
200642
200761
200842
200920
201041
201120
2012102
201330
201410
Total13438
Scores and results list Estonia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Oper goal.
List of international goals scored by Andres Oper [18]
No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
18 June 1997 Kadriorg Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia16Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1–32–3 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
222 June 1997 Kuressaare Linnastaadion, Kuressaare, Estonia17Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra 3–04–1 Friendly
34 June 1998Kadriorg Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia25Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands 4–05–0 UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
422 June 1998Kuressaare Linnastaadion, Kuressaare, Estonia26Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra 2–12–1Friendly
59 June 1999Kadriorg Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia41Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 1–01–2UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
69 October 1999Kadriorg Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia44Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–01–4UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
71 November 1999 Mohammad bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates46Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 2–12–2Friendly
818 December 1999 Trikala Municipal Stadium, Trikala, Greece48Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 1–12–2Friendly
92–1
1023 February 2000 Rajamangala National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand49Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 2–42–4 2000 King's Cup
1126 April 2000 Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg51Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 1–01–1Friendly
124 June 2000Kadriorg Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia52Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 1–02–0Friendly
132–0
143 September 2000Kadriorg Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia55Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 1–31–3 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
157 October 2000 Estadi Comunal, Andorra la Vella, Andorra56Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra 2–02–12002 FIFA World Cup qualification
1619 March 2001 Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt58Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 1–13–3Friendly
172 June 2001 A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia61Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1–02–42002 FIFA World Cup qualification
1814 March 2002 Stadio Enzo Mazotti, Montecatini Terme, Italy69Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 2–02–0Friendly
1927 March 2002A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia70Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1–02–1Friendly
202–1
2120 November 2002A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia76Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 2–02–0Friendly
2229 March 2003A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia78Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1–12–1Friendly
232–1
244 September 2004A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia86Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 3–04–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
2513 October 2004 Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia88Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 1–12–22006 FIFA World Cup qualification
2626 March 2005A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia91Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 1–01–22006 FIFA World Cup qualification
274 June 2005A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia93Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein 2–02–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification
283 September 2005A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia96Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 1–02–12006 FIFA World Cup qualification
2912 October 2005 Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg98Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 1–02–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification
302–0
3115 November 2006A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia102Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 1–02–1Friendly
322–1
3317 November 2007Estadi Comunal, Andorra la Vella, Andorra108Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra 1–02–0 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
3420 August 2008A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia109Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 2–12–1Friendly
356 September 2008 Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège, Belgium110Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2–32–3 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
3621 May 2010A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia115Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1–02–0Friendly
371 June 2012 Tamme Stadium, Tartu, Estonia123Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1–21–2 2012 Baltic Cup
3816 October 2012Estadi Comunal, Andorra la Vella, Andorra129Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra 1–01–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Flora

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References

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  2. ↑ "Andres Oper lahkub Aalsborgi" (in Estonian). Õhtuleht. 2 July 1999. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "Oper kirjutas alla lepingule Torpedoga" (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. 10 July 2003. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  4. ↑ «Лобановский орал: вы нас убить хотите?» Из Эстонии — в Лондон к Венгеру, «Торпедо» и Китай sport24.ru
  5. ↑ "Andres Oper jätkab karjääri Hollandi liigas" (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. 31 August 2005. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  6. ↑ "Oper lõi Rodas esimese värava" (in Estonian). Eesti Päevaleht. 1 October 2005. Archived from the original on 7 September 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  7. ↑ "Andres Oper usub Roda potentsiaali" (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. 28 March 2006. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  8. ↑ "Andres Oper pikendas Rodaga lepingut" (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. 28 March 2006. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  9. ↑ "Oper heads to Shanghai". Fifa.com. Archived from the original on 27 December 2010.
  10. ↑ Андрес Опер: Играл в Шанхае, но столько, как Халку, мне не платили sportsdaily.ru
  11. ↑ "ADO Den Haag bevestigt komst transfervrije Oper" (in Dutch). Voetbalzone. 22 January 2010. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
  12. ↑ "Oper komt selectie versterken". ADO Den Haag. 22 January 2010. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
  13. ↑ "Oper ei jätka siiski ADO-s" (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. 9 July 2010. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  14. ↑ "Ametlik teadaanne – Operil uus klubi" (in Estonian). Oper.ee. 9 September 2010. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011.
  15. ↑ "Oper avas uues klubis väravaarve" (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. 3 March 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
  16. ↑ "Eesti viigistas Operi lahkumismängus Gibraltariga" (in Estonian). ERR. 26 May 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  17. ↑ Эстонский экс-футболист Андрес Опер: в Москве мне моментально объяснили, что означает по-русски моя фамилия! Archived 11 March 2018 at the Wayback Machine baltnews.ee
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