Indrek Zelinski

Estonian footballer

Indrek Zelinski

Zelinski in 2012

Personal information
Full name|  Indrek Zelinski
Date of birth|  (1974-11-13) 13 November 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth|  Pärnu, Estonia
Height|  1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s)|  Forward
Youth career
1985–|  Pärnu Kalev
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
1991|  Sindi Kalju|  ?|  (?)
1992|  Pärnu KEK|  ?|  (?)
1992–1993|  Pärnu Kalev|  ?|  (?)
1993–2001|  Flora|  115|  (62)
1993–1995|  → Lelle (loan)|  ?|  (?)
1994–1996|  → Tervis Pärnu (loan)|  ?|  (?)
1999|  → Kuressaare (loan)|  1|  (0)
2000|  → Lahti (loan)|  22|  (5)
2001–2005|  AaB|  35|  (13)
2003|  → Landskrona BoIS (loan)|  13|  (1)
2004|  → Frem (loan)|  17|  (6)
2005–2009|  Levadia|  151|  (84)
2009|  Levadia II|  3|  (7)
International career
1994–1995|  Estonia U21|  11|  (0)
1994–2010|  Estonia|  103|  (27)
Managerial career
2011|  Levadia III
2012–2015|  Levadia (assistant)
2016|  Estonia U18
2016|  Estonia U23 (assistant)
2016–2017|  Estonia women
2017–2018|  Vaprus
2019–2020|  KTP (assistant)
2021|  Paide (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Indrek Zelinski (born 13 November 1974) is an Estonian football coach and former professional player.

Zelinski played as a forward for Sindi Kalju, Tervis Pärnu, Pärnu Kalev, Flora, Lelle, Kuressaare, Lahti, AaB, Landskrona BoIS, Frem and Levadia. Zelinski made his international debut for the Estonia national team in 1994. He made 103 appearances for the team, scoring 27 goals, before retiring in 2010. Zelinski was named Estonian Footballer of the Year in 2001, and won the Estonian Silverball award three times, in 2000, 2003 and 2007.[1]

## Early life

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Born in Pärnu, Zelinski started playing football in 1985 for his hometown club Pärnu Kalev's youth team under the coach Märt Siigur.[1]

## Club career

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### Flora

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In 1993, Zelinski signed for Flora. He saw limited playing time during the 1993–94 season, but scored a hat-trick in the championship play-off match against Norma, earning his first trophy.[2] Zelinski spent his first seasons in Flora mostly playing for Flora affiliated teams Lelle, Tervis Pärnu and Kuressaare. He became a Flora's first team regular in the 1995–96 season. Zelinski won his second Meistriliiga title with Flora in the 1997–98 season and a third one in the following 1998 season.[3]

On 29 July 1999, Flora reached an agreement with English side Blackpool for the transfer of Zelinski, but the move was foiled by work permit issues.[4]

#### Lahti (loan)

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On 2 December 1999, Zelinski joined Finnish Veikkausliiga side Lahti on loan.[5] Zelinski returned to Flora after the one-year loan spell in October 2000.[6]

### AaB

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On 17 July 2001, Zelinski joined Danish Superliga side AaB on loan until 9 December 2001 for a fee of EEK 1.3 million.[7] The move was made permanent on 4 August 2001 for a fee of EEK 4 million.[8] At Aab, Zelinski formed a strike partnership with fellow Estonian international Andres Oper. Zelinski scored 13 goals in the 2001–02 season and was the team's top goalscorer in the league. Despite that, we was dropped by the new manager Poul Erik Andreasen, and subsequently loaned to Landskrona BoIS and Frem.

### Levadia

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In January 2005, Zelinski returned to Estonia as a free agent and signed a two-year contract with Levadia.[9] He was Levadia's top goalscorer in the league for three consecutive seasons from 2005 to 2007, and won four consecutive Meistriliiga titles in 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009. In August 2009, Zelinski announced that he will almost certainly retire from professional football at the end of the season.[10] He played his last match in the Meistriliiga on 10 November 2009 against Paide Linnameeskond, where he was sent off in the end of the first half for a professional foul.[11]

## International career

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Zelinski made his international debut for the Estonia national team on 7 May 1994 in a 0–4 away defeat against United States in a friendly. He scored his first goal for Estonia on 13 November 1996 in a 6–1 away win against Andorra. Three days later, on 16 November 1996, Zelinski scored a hat-trick against Indonesia in a friendly. Zelinski was named Estonian Footballer of the Year in 2001, and won the Estonian Silverball award three times, in 2000, 2003 and 2007.[1] He ended his international career with a testimonial match on 21 May 2010, after a 2–0 home win against Finland,[12] having made 103 appearances and scoring 27 goals.[13]

## Personal life

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Zelinski has a daughter, Johanna-Lisa (born 2000), with his girlfriend Sigrit Järvamägi who is a two-time Estonian Women's Cup winner with Flora women's team.

## Career statistics

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### Club

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Club  | Season  | League  | Cup  | League Cup  | Europe | Other[a] | Total

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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals
Sindi Kalju  | 1991  | Regional League  |  |  |  |  | — | — |  |  |  |
Pärnu KEK | 1992 | Esiliiga |  |  |  |  | — | — |  |  |  |
Pärnu Kalev | 1992–93 | II liiga |  |  |  |  | — | — |  |  |  |
Flora | 1993–94 | Meistriliiga | 10 | 6 |  |  | — | — | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9
1994–95 | 3 | 0 |  |  | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0
1995–96 | 9 | 1 |  |  | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 1
1996–97 | 22 | 5 |  |  | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 5
1997–98 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 14
1998 | 12 | 10 |  |  | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 11
1999 | 26 | 14 |  |  | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 14
2001 | 12 | 13 |  |  | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 13
Total  | 115 | 62 | 1 | 1 | — | 8 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 129 | 67
Lelle (loan)  | 1993–94 | II liiga |  |  |  |  | — | — |  |  |  |
1994–95 | Esiliiga |  |  |  |  | — | — |  |  |  |
Total  |  |  |  |  | — | — |  |  |  |
Tervis Pärnu (loan)  | 1994–95 | Esiliiga |  |  |  |  | — | — |  |  |  |
1995–96 | Meistriliiga | 10 | 0 |  |  | — | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0
Total  | 10 | 0 |  |  | — | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0
Kuressaare (loan)  | 1999 | Esiliiga | 1 | 0 |  |  | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
Lahti (loan)  | 2000 | Veikkausliiga | 22 | 5 |  |  |  |  | — | 0 | 0 | 22 | 5
AaB | 2001–02 | Danish Superliga | 31 | 13 |  |  | — | — |  |  | 31 | 13
2002–03 | 4 | 0 |  |  | — | — |  |  | 4 | 0
Total  | 35 | 13 |  |  | — | — |  |  | 35 | 13
Landskrona BoIS (loan)  | 2003 | Allsvenskan | 13 | 1 |  |  | — | — |  |  | 13 | 1
Frem (loan)  | 2003–04 | Danish Superliga | 9 | 0 |  |  | — | — |  |  | 9 | 0
2004–05 | 1\. Division | 8 | 6 |  |  | — | — |  |  | 8 | 6
Total  | 17 | 6 |  |  | — | — |  |  | 17 | 6
Levadia | 2005 | Meistriliiga | 29 | 18 |  |  | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 18
2006 | 32 | 21 |  |  | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 22
2007 | 31 | 23 |  |  | — | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 43 | 25
2008 | 33 | 15 |  |  | — | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 42 | 15
2009 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 2 | — | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 40 | 10
Total  | 151 | 84 | 4 | 2 | — | 15 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 190 | 90
Levadia II | 2009 | Esiliiga | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 7
Career total  | 367 | 178 | 5 | 3 |  |  | 23 | 2 | 25 | 6 | 420 | 189

1. ^ Includes the Meistriliiga championship match, Commonwealth Cup, Estonian Supercup, Baltic League and Livonia Cup

### International

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National team  | Year  | Apps  | Goals

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Estonia
1994 | 3 | 0
1995 | 3 | 0
1996 | 10 | 4
1997 | 14 | 3
1998 | 13 | 3
1999 | 12 | 3
2000 | 11 | 3
2001 | 12 | 4
2002 | 10 | 3
2003 | 11 | 3
2004 | 1 | 0
2005 | 1 | 0
2007 | 1 | 1
2010 | 1 | 0
Total  | 103  | 27

### International goals

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Estonia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Zelinski goal.[13][14]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition  No.  | Date  | Venue  | Cap  | Opponent  | Score  | Result  | Competition

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1  | 13 November 1996 | Estadi Comunal, Andorra la Vella, Andorra | 15 |  Andorra | 1–0 | 6–1 | Friendly
2  | 16 November 1996 | Stadio Giuseppe Olmo, Celle Ligure, Italy | 16 |  Indonesia | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly
3  | 2–0
4  | 3–0
5  | 1 March 1997 | Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus | 19 |  Azerbaijan | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly
6  | 18 May 1997 | Kadriorg Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia | 21 |  Latvia | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
7  | 22 June 1997 | Kuressaare linnastaadion, Kuressaare, Estonia | 24 |  Andorra | 1–0 | 4–1 | Friendly
8  | 22 June 1998 | Kuressaare linnastaadion, Kuressaare, Estonia | 34 |  Andorra | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly
9  | 20 September 1998 | Kadriorg Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia | 39 |  Egypt | 2–0 | 2–2 | Friendly
10  | 21 November 1998 | Abovyan City Stadium, Abovyan, Armenia | 43 |  Armenia | 1–2 | 1–2 | Friendly
11  | 22 January 1999 | Umm al-Fahm Municipal Stadion, Umm al-Fahm, Israel | 45 |  Norway | 2–3 | 3–3 | Friendly
12  | 3–3
13  | 16 March 1999 | GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus | 48 |  Cyprus | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly
14  | 23 February 2000 | Rajamangala National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand | 56 |  Finland | 1–4 | 2–4 | 2000 King's Cup
15  | 10 December 2000 | Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | 66 |  Hong Kong | 1–1 | 2–1 | Friendly
16  | 2–1
17  | 2 June 2001 | A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia | 70 |  Netherlands | 2–1 | 2–4 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
18  | 3 July 2001 | Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia | 72 |  Latvia | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2001 Baltic Cup
19  | 15 August 2001 | A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia | 74 |  Cyprus | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
20  | 10 November 2001 | Nikos Goumas Stadium, Athens, Greece | 77 |  Greece | 2–4 | 2–4 | Friendly
21  | 14 March 2002 | Stadio Enzo Mazotti, Montecatini Terme, Italy | 79 |  Saudi Arabia | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly
22  | 21 May 2002 | San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino | 82 |  San Marino | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly
23  | 12 October 2002 | A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia | 86 |  New Zealand | 3–2 | 3–2 | Friendly
24  | 30 April 2003 | Camp d’Esports d’Aixovall, Aixovall, Andorra | 93 |  Andorra | 1–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
25  | 2–0
26  | 20 December 2003 | Sultan Qaboos Stadium, Muscat, Oman | 99 |  Oman | 1–1 | 1–3 | Friendly
27  | 22 August 2007 | A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia | 102 |  Andorra | 2–1 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying

## Honours

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### Club

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Flora

* Meistriliiga: 1993–94, 1997–98, 1998
* Estonian Cup: 1997–98
* Estonian Supercup: 1998

Levadia

* Meistriliiga: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
* Estonian Cup: 2004–05, 2006–07

### Individual

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* Estonian Footballer of the Year: 2001
* Estonian Silverball: 2000, 2003, 2007
* UEFA awards 100 caps: 2011[15]

## See also

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* List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Zelinski, Indrek" (in Estonian). ESBL.
2. ^ "Ajalugu" (in Estonian). FC Flora.
3. ^ "Indrek Zelinski" (in Estonian). FC Levadia. Archived from the original on 13 April 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
4. ^ "Memorandum from Blackpool Football Club (WP19)". House of Commons of the United Kingdom.
5. ^ "Marko Kristal ja Indrek Zelinski Lahtisse" (in Estonian). Delfi. 2 December 1999. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
6. ^ "FC Lahti loobus eestlastest" (in Estonian). Eesti Päevaleht. 26 October 2000. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
7. ^ "Indrek Zelinski renditi 1,3 mln kr eest Taani vutiklubile Aalborg" (in Estonian). Äripäev. 17 July 2001. Archived from the original on 13 April 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
8. ^ "Aalborg ostis Indrek Zelinski nelja miljoni eest päriseks". Õhtuleht (in Estonian). 4 August 2001. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
9. ^ "Indrek Zelinski liitus FC Levadiaga" (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. 24 January 2005. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
10. ^ Schwede, Indrek (August 2009). Indrek Zelinski: pärast loobumist tahan jalgpallile midagi tagasi anda (in Estonian). Vol. 8\. Estonian Football Association. pp. 13–17. ISSN 1736-7379.
11. ^ "Indrek Zelinski karjäär lõppes punase kaardiga!". Õhtuleht (in Estonian). 10 November 2009. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
12. ^ "Eesti võitis Zelinski lahkumismängus Soome 2:0". Õhtuleht (in Estonian). 21 May 2010. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
13. ^ a b "Indrek Zelinski – Century of International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
14. ^ "Indrek Zelinski". Estonian Football Association.
15. ^ "International centurions to receive UEFA award". UEFA. 30 August 2011. Archived from the original on 3 September 2010. Retrieved 25 June 2013.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Indrek Zelinski.

* Indrek Zelinski at the Estonian Football Association (in Estonian)
* Levadia profile (in Estonian)
* AaB profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 11 March 2007) (in Danish)
* Frem profile Archived 29 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine (in Danish)

Awards

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Estonian Footballer of the Year

* 1992: Hepner
* 1993: Poom
* 1994: Poom
* 1995: Reim
* 1996: Lemsalu
* 1997: Poom
* 1998: Poom/Kirs
* 1999: Oper
* 2000: Poom
* 2001: Zelinski
* 2002: Oper/Piiroja
* 2003: Poom
* 2004: Stepanov
* 2005: Oper
* 2006: Piiroja
* 2007: Piiroja
* 2008: Piiroja
* 2009: Piiroja
* 2010: Vassiljev
* 2011: Vassiljev
* 2012: Klavan
* 2013: Vassiljev
* 2014: Klavan
* 2015: Klavan
* 2016: Klavan
* 2017: Klavan
* 2018: Klavan
* 2019: Klavan
* 2020: Sappinen
* 2021: Sappinen
* 2022: Tamm
* 2023: Mets

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Estonian Silverball

* 1995: Reim
* 1996: Arbeiter
* 1997: Reim
* 1998: Terehhov
* 1999: Reim
* 2000: Zelinski
* 2001: Oper
* 2002: Allas
* 2003: Zelinski
* 2004: Viikmäe
* 2005: Oper
* 2006: Neemelo
* 2007: Zelinski
* 2008: Zahovaiko
* 2009: Vassiljev
* 2010: Kink
* 2011: Vassiljev
* 2012: Vassiljev
* 2013: Vassiljev
* 2014: Luts
* 2015: Puri
* 2016: Vassiljev
* 2017: Käit
* 2018: Luts
* 2019: Vassiljev
* 2020: Sappinen
* 2021: Käit
* 2022: Vassiljev
* 2023: Sappinen

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