Urmas Kirs

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Urmas Kirs
Personal information
Full name Urmas Kirs
Date of birth (1966-11-05) 5 November 1966 (age 56)
Place of birth Viljandi, Estonia
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1990–1991 Tulevik
1992–1999 Flora 131 (36)
1999–2000 KTP 26 (3)
2001 Elva
2001–2002 Tulevik 2 (0)
International career
1992–2000 Estonia 80 (5)
Managerial career
2009 Flora II
2010–2012 Estonia U18
2013–2016 Estonia U21 (assistant)
2014 Visadus
2015–2016 Viimsi
2016–2017 Tarvas
2016–2017 Estonia U21
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Urmas Kirs (born 5 November 1966) is an Estonian football manager and a retired footballer. He lastly coached the Estonian Meistriliiga club Tarvas. [1] He played in the position of defender. Kirs spent the most of his career in Flora.

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International career

Kirs won a total of 80 international caps for the Estonia national football team. [2] He earned his first official cap on 3 June 1992, when Estonia played Slovenia in a friendly match.

Career statistics

International goals

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.30 October 1996 Arto Tolsa Areena, Kotka, Finland Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 2–2Draw Friendly
2.4 June 1997 Viljandi Stadium, Viljandi, Estonia Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 1–0Win Friendly
3.4 June 1998 Kadriorg Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands 5–0Win UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
4.23 September 1998 Kadriorg Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 2–2Draw Friendly
5.28 November 1998 Ganja City Stadium, Ganja, Azerbaijan Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 2–1Loss Friendly
Correct as of 7 October 2015 [3]

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References

  1. Jalgpalliklubi Tarvas vahetab peatreenerit‚ virumaateataja.postimees.ee, 30 November 2017
  2. Mamrud, Roberto. "Estonia – Record International Players". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation . Retrieved 11 June 2009.
  3. "Urmas Kirs stats". eu-football.info.