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Ragnar Klavan

Estonian footballer (born 1985)

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1999: Estonia U15
2001: Estonia U17
2002: Estonia U18
2003: Estonia U20
2009: → AZ (loan)
Full name: Ragnar Klavan
Date of birth: ( 1985-10-30 ) 30 October 1985 (age 40)
Place of birth: Viljandi , then part of Estonian SSR , Soviet Union
Height: 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position: Centre-back
Years: Team
2001 2002: Elva
2002 2003: Tulevik

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Ragnar Klavan (born 30 October 1985) is an Estonian former professional footballer who played as a defender. He is regarded as one of the greatest Estonian footballers of all time. A left-footed centre back, he also played as a left back during his career.

Klavan played for Elva, Tulevik and Flora in Estonia, winning the Meistriliiga with Flora in the 2003 season, before moving to the Netherlands where he played for Heracles Almelo and AZ, winning the Eredivisie with the latter in the 2008–09 season. In 2012, he transferred to FC Augsburg and spent four seasons in the Bundesliga before his move to Liverpool in 2016 for €5 million. In 2018, Klavan signed for Serie A's Cagliari in a transfer worth £2 million. In 2021, he returned to Estonia signing for Paide Linnameeskond and retired from football with Kalev in 2024.