Mart Poom was born on 3 February 1972 and is an Estonian football coach and former professional player regarded as one of the greatest Estonian footballers of all time.
15 Facts About Mart Poom
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Mart Poom is currently the goalkeeping coach of the Estonia national team.
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Mart Poom made a total of 120 appearances for Estonia and was the team's captain.
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Mart 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.
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Mart Poom 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.
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Mart Poom started playing football with Tallinna Lovid, before moving to Soviet Second League club Sport Tallinn in 1989.
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Mart Poom played only 9 games in Finland, before returning to Estonia.
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Back in Estonia, Mart Poom and signed for Meistriliiga club Flora, the successor of the Lovid team.
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In 1995, Mart Poom joined his former club Flora on loan, where he broke the club record by keeping a clean sheet for 756 minutes.
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On 31 August 2005, Mart Poom was signed by Arsenal on loan as temporary cover for Jens Lehmann and Manuel Almunia.
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Mart Poom did not play nor did he make the substitutes' bench for the final, but was in Arsenal's 25-man European squad, each of whom won a silver medal.
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Mart Poom made his debut for Arsenal on 8 November 2006 in a League Cup match against Everton, replacing the injured Manuel Almunia at half-time.
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On 26 May 2007, Mart Poom signed for Watford, who had recently been relegated from the Premier League, for an undisclosed fee.
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Mart Poom started the new season as Watford's first choice, but went on to lose his place to Richard Lee.
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Mart Poom made 120 appearances, keeping a clean sheet in 31 matches.