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Mart Poom

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1972 (53 years old)

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Tallinn, Estonia

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Mart Poom (born 3 February 1972) is an Estonian football coach and former professional player. 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 most 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.

Poom was born in Tallinn and grew up in Mustamäe. He graduated from the Tallinn Secondary School No. 49 with a gold medal and enrolled at the Tallinn University of Technology, but didn't finish his studies, focusing on football.

Poom made his international debut for the Estonia national team on 3 June 1992, in a historic 1–1 friendly draw against Slovenia. The match was Estonia's first official match since restoration of independence and Slovenia's first match ever. In November 2003, the Estonian Football Association named Poom Estonia's greatest player of the last 50 years. Poom ended his international career with a testimonial match on 10 June 2009, after a 0–0 friendly draw against Portugal in Tallinn. He made 120 appearances, keeping a clean sheet in 31 matches.

Poom and his wife, Lissel, have three sons: Markus, Andreas and Patrick. Markus is also a footballer, who plays for Flora Tallinn, while Andreas is a music artist.

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1992	1992-1993	1992-2009	1993-1994
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	Derby	Appearances	EFL Cup	2000-2001	2
	Derby	Appearances	FA Cup	2000-2001	2
	Derby	Appearances	English Premier League	2000-2001	32
	Derby	Appearances	English Premier League	1999-2000	28

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