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Mart Poom

Estonian footballer and coach (born 1972)

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Born: 1972
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1988: Lõvid/Flora
1992: KuPS
Full name: Mart Aro Poom
Date of birth: ( 1972-02-03 ) 3 February 1972 (age 54)
Place of birth: Tallinn , then part of Estonian SSR , Soviet Union
Height: 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position: Goalkeeper
1979 1989: Lõvid
Years: Team
1989 1990: Sport Tallinn
1992 1993: Flora
1993 1994: Wil
1994 1997: Portsmouth

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Born: 3 February 1972

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Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Soviet Union
Place of birth: Tallinn
Educated at: Tallinn University of Technology
Languages spoken: Estonian
Native language: Estonian
Sport: association football
Member of team: Kuopion Palloseura
Position played: goalkeeper

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Mart Aro Poom (born 3 February 1972) is an Estonian football coach and former professional player who is regarded as one of the greatest Estonian footballers of all time. He is the goalkeeping coach of the Estonia national team.

Poom played as a goalkeeper for Lõvid, Sport Tallinn, KuPS, Flora, Wil, Portsmouth, Derby County, Sunderland, Arsenal, and Watford. Poom made his international debut on 3 June 1992 in the Estonia national team's first official match since restoration of independence, a 1–1 draw against Slovenia in a friendly. He made a total of 120 appearances for Estonia and was the team's captain. Poom won the Estonian Footballer of the Year award six times, in 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000 and 2003, the second highest number of times won, behind only Ragnar Klavan. In November 2003, Poom was named Estonia's Golden Player. He ended his career on 10 June 2009, after a 0–0 draw against Portugal.