Kaire Kimsen

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Kaire Kimsen
Personal information
Date of birth (1978-03-13) 13 March 1978 (age 42)
Place of birth Saue, Estonia [1]
Position(s) Defender
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1996–2002 Estonia 17 (0)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:13, 11 February 2021 (UTC)

Kaire Kimsen (born 13 March 1978) is an Estonian former footballer who played as a defender for the Estonia women's national team. [2]

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Career

Kimsen played for the Estonia national team 17 times between 1996 and 2002, playing alongside her older sister Kadri Kimsen on eight of those occasions. [2] Kaire and Kadri Kimsen were the first pair of sisters to represent the Estonian national football team. [3]

Personal life

Her niece, Marie Heleen Lisette Kikkas, is also an Estonian international footballer and debuted in December 2020. [3]

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References

  1. "Kaire Kimsen" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association . Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Kaire Kimsen" (in Estonian). ESBL. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  3. 1 2 Remmelkoor, Kristjan (21 December 2020). "Kimsen rõhus füüsisele, Kikkas valdab trikke" (in Estonian). Soccernet. Retrieved 9 February 2021.