Taavi Rähn

Taavi Rähn (born 16 May 1981) is a retired Estonian professional footballer. He played in the position of a centre-back.

Taavi Rähn

Rähn in 2007
Personal information
Full name	Taavi Rähn
Date of birth	(1981-05-16) 16 May 1981 (age 42)
Place of birth	Pärnu, Estonia
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	KEK Pärnu
	Vaprus
	Pärnu
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999	Lelle	27	(0)
2000–2001	Tulevik	29	(0)
2002–2003	Flora	21	(1)
2003–2006	Volyn Lutsk	55	(3)
2007–2009	Ekranas	56	(3)
2009–2010	Neftçi Baku	19	(0)
2010–2011	Baltika Kaliningrad	10	(0)
2011–2012	Tianjin Songjiang	45	(2)
2013	Hunan Billows	4	(0)
2013	Jaro	2	(0)
2013–2014	Flora	33	(4)
2015	Levadia	23	(1)
2016	Paide Linnameeskond	29	(3)
International career^‡
1995	Estonia U16	2	(0)
	Estonia U17	5	(0)
1998–1999	Estonia U19	7	(0)
1999–2003	Estonia U21	20	(0)
2001–2014	Estonia	74	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 January 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 January 2017

Club career

He started his professional career with Flora as a centre-back, then moved on to Ukrainian Premier League club Volyn Lutsk.

In 2006, he joined Lithuanian side Ekranas.

In 2010, he was on trial at Qingdao Jonoon of the Chinese Super League.^[1]

In March 2011, he signed a deal with China League One club Tianjin Songjiang.^[2]

In January 2013, he signed with Chinese League One club Hunan Billows on a free transfer.^[3]

International career

Rähn made his debut for the Estonia national football team in 2001. He scored an own goal playing against England on 13 October 2007, in an attempt to clear the ball from outside his own box, he cleanly headed Ashley Cole's cross onto his own post, and past keeper and teammate Mart Poom. He made a total of 74 appearances for the senior national side.^[4]

Honours

Club

Flora

• Meistriliiga: 2002, 2003
• Estonian Supercup: 2014

Ekranas

• A Lyga: 2008, 2009

Levadia

• Estonian Supercup: 2015

References

1. "中能换外援迫在眉睫 爱沙尼亚国足队长冒雨投奔-搜狐体育". sports.sohu.com.
2. "Taavi Rähn sõlmis lepingu Hiina klubiga". postimees.ee.
3. "湘涛敲定两杆欧洲洋枪_资讯频道_凤凰网". news.ifeng.com.
4. "Kõik Eesti internatsionaalid" [All Estonian internationals] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 11 September 2011.

External links

 

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Taavi Rähn.

• Taavi Rähn at the Estonian Football Association (in Estonian)
• Taavi Rähn at National-Football-Teams.com