Sergei Pareiko

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Sergei Pareiko
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Personal information
Date of birth (1977-01-31) 31 January 1977 (age 48)
Place of birth Tallinn, Estonia
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1989–1990 Puuma
1990–1992 Vigri
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1992–1993 Vigri 5 (0)
1993–1997 Tallinna Sadam 61 (0)
1998–1999 Casale 23 (0)
1999–2000 Levadia 39 (0)
2001–2004 Rotor Volgograd 51 (0)
2005–2010 Tom Tomsk 114 (0)
2011–2013 Wisła Kraków 64 (0)
2013–2014 Volga Nizhny Novgorod 19 (0)
2015 Levadia 31 (0)
Total407(0)
International career
1993–1994 Estonia U18 6 (0)
1994–1997 Estonia U21 7 (0)
1996–2015 Estonia [1] 65 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sergei Pareiko (born 31 January 1977) is an Estonian former professional footballer. He played as a goalkeeper in Estonian, Russian and Polish top tiers. He made a total of 65 appearances for the Estonia national team. [2]

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He worked as the sporting director of Estonian football club Levadia from 2016 until July 2021. [3] [4]

Club career

In Estonia, Pareiko played for Tallinna Sadam and Levadia Maardu, before moving to Russia in 2001, when he signed with Rotor Volgograd. After Rotor were relegated, Pareiko moved to Tom Tomsk.

At the end of 2009 season, Pareiko was named the Tom Tomsk Player of Year, sharing this title with Đorđe Jokić. In late 2010, speculation began to mount that Celtic were interested in Pareiko's services. [5] Pareiko was left on the bench for Tomsk's last match of the season. [6] He left the club on 25 December. [7]

On 8 February 2011, Pareiko joined Polish Ekstraklasa side Wisła Kraków on a one-and-a-half-year deal. [8] He became the first choice goalkeeper and won the Ekstraklasa championship in his debut season. Pareiko finished third in voting for the Estonian Footballer of the Year in 2011. [9]

International career

Pareiko made his international debut for the Estonia national team on 31 August 1996, in a 1998 World Cup qualifier against Belarus when the first choice keeper, Mart Poom, got injured in the 8th minute of the match. The match ended with 0–1 loss. [10]

His second cap came six years later and he became the team's first choice keeper in 2009. On 17 November 2015, Pareiko made his last appearance for Estonia against Saint Kitts and Nevis. The game ended 3-0 for Estonia. Pareiko's national team career lasted 19 years, 2 months and 17 days, making him the longest serving Estonia national team member ahead of Andres Oper. [11]

Personal life

Pareiko was born in Tallinn, to a Russian mother and Belarusian father. [12] In the interview for Gazeta Krakowska he said "I am a citizen of Estonia, I have a passport of that country, but I am of Russian ethnicity". [13] He married Victoria, in 2003, and they have one son named Daniil. Daniil is also a goalkeeper who made his senior debut in the Italian Serie D in 2023. [14] As of July 2025, Daniil is with Serie D club L'Aquila. [15]

Career statistics

Pareiko training with Wisla Krakow in August 2011 Sergei Pareiko3.jpg
Pareiko training with Wisła Kraków in August 2011

Club career

This statistic includes domestic league only

SeasonClubCountryLevelAppsGoals
2015 FC Levadia Estonia I 310
2013–14 FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod Russia I 190
2012–13 Wisła Kraków Poland I 220
2011–12 Wisła Kraków Poland I 280
2010–11 Wisła Kraków Poland I 140
2010 FC Tom Tomsk Russia I 260
2009 FC Tom Tomsk Russia I 260
2008 FC Tom Tomsk Russia I 90
2007 FC Tom Tomsk Russia I 140
2006 FC Tom Tomsk Russia I 230
2005 FC Tom Tomsk Russia I 160
2004 FC Rotor Volgograd Russia I 60
2003 FC Rotor Volgograd Russia I 300
2002 FC Rotor Volgograd Russia I 30
2001 FC Rotor Volgograd Russia I 120
2000 Levadia Maardu Estonia I 240
1999 Levadia Maardu Estonia I 150
1998–99 A.S. Casale Calcio Italy V 230
1997–98 Tallinna Sadam JK Estonia I 110
1996–97 Tallinna Sadam JK Estonia I 210
1995–96 Tallinna Sadam JK Estonia I 170
1994–95 Tallinna Sadam JK Estonia I 100
1993–94 Tallinna Sadam JK Estonia I 20
1992–93 KSK Vigri Tallinn Estonia I 50

Last update: 17 November 2015

International statistics

Honours

Tallinna Sadam

Casale Calcio

Levadia Maardu

Wisła Kraków

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Kõik Eesti internatsionaalid" [All Estonian internationals] (in Estonian). Eesti Jalgpalli Liit . Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "Sergei Pareiko". Estonian Football Association . Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "Sergei Pareikost sai FC Levadia spordidirektor".
  4. ↑ "Levadia ja Sergei Pareiko lõpetasid koostöö". 31 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "Glasgow Celtic tunneb Pareiko vastu elavat huvi". postimees.ee. 14 November 2010.
  6. ↑ "Tomsk lõpetas Venemaa liiga kaheksandana, Pareiko viimases mängus pingil". postimees.ee. 28 November 2010.
  7. ↑ "Sergei Pareiko lahkus Tomski Tomist". postimees.ee. 25 December 2010.
  8. ↑ "Pareiko bramkarzem Wisły". wisla.krakow.pl. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
  9. ↑ "Vaata, kuidas jagunesid hääled parima jalgpalluri valimisel". postimees.ee. 20 November 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
  10. ↑ "5 PÄEVA MÄNGUNI: Sergei Pareiko debüüt 19 (!) aastat tagasi!". Estonian Football Association . Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  11. ↑ "Sergei Pareiko püstitas Eesti koondise rekordi". Õhtuleht. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  12. ↑ "Sergei Pareiko opowiada dlaczego wybrał Wisłę". ekstraklasa.tv. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
  13. ↑ "Pareiko, rosyjski Estończyk". gazetakrakowska.pl. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
  14. ↑ "IL SAN MARZANO RINFORZA LA PATTUGLIA UNDER CON GLI ARRIVI DI PAREIKO, CEVERS E MANCINI" [SAN MARZANO STRENGTHENS THE UNDER PATROL WITH THE ARRIVALS OF PAREIKO, CEVERS AND MANCINI] (in Italian). San Marzano. 19 August 2023.
  15. ↑ "DANIIL PAREIKO È UN NUOVO PORTIERE ROSSOBLÙ" [DANIIL PAREIKO IS A NEW ROSSOBLÙ GOALKEEPER] (in Italian). L'Aquila 1927. 19 July 2025. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
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