Andres Oper

Andres Oper (born 7 November 1977) is an Estonian football coach and former professional player. He is currently an assistant manager of Estonia national team.

Andres Oper
Oper with Roda JC in 2007
Personal information
Date of birth (1977-11-07) 7 November 1977
Place of birth Tallinn, Estonia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Estonia (assistant)
Youth career
1987–1993 LMSK/Pantrid
1994 Lelle
1994 Flora
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1999 Flora 73 (44)
1996 → Tervis Pärnu (loan) 9 (3)
1999–2003 AaB 117 (28)
2003–2005 Torpedo Moscow 53 (8)
2005–2009 Roda JC 103 (32)
2009 Shanghai Shenhua 6 (0)
2010 ADO Den Haag 12 (1)
2010–2011 AEK Larnaca 21 (3)
2012–2013 Nea Salamina 42 (8)
Total 436 (127)
International career
1995 Estonia U19 3 (1)
1995–1996 Estonia U21 4 (0)
1995–2014 Estonia 134 (38)
Managerial career
2015–2016 Accrington Stanley U16
2016–2019 Estonia (assistant)
2019–2021 Levadia (assistant)
2021– Estonia (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Oper played as a forward for Lelle, Flora, Tervis Pärnu, AaB, Torpedo Moscow, Roda JC, Shanghai Shenhua, ADO Den Haag, AEK Larnaca, Nea Salamina and the Estonia national team. With 38 goals in 134 appearances, Oper is Estonia's all-time record goalscorer. Oper was named Estonian Footballer of the Year three times, in 1999, 2002 and 2005, and won the Estonian Silverball award twice, in 2001 and 2005.[1]

Early life

Oper was born in Tallinn. He graduated from the Tallinn Secondary School No. 37. He started playing football with Tallinna Jalgpallikool (English: Tallinn Football Academy) under Aivar Tiidus, before moving to Taivo Uibo's Uibo Poisid and then LMSK/Pantrid, coached by Aavo Sarap.[1]

Club career

Flora

In 1995, Oper signed for Flora. He won his first Meistriliiga title in the 1994–95 season. Oper soon became a first team regular and one of the team's leading goalscorers. He won two more league titles in the 1997–98 and the 1998 seasons, as well as the 1997–98 Estonian Cup and the Estonian Supercup in 1998.[1]

AaB

On 2 July 1999, Oper signed for Danish Superliga champions AaB, on a five-year contract for a transfer fee of $1 million (EEK 15 million).[2]

Torpedo Moscow

On 10 July 2003, Oper signed a two-year contract with Russian Premier League club Torpedo Moscow.[3] Often inconsistent in Russia, scoring 8 goals in 53 appearances, Oper was placed on the transfer list after he suffered an injury to his right foot. In 2005, he was linked with a transfer to Sunderland in England, but the contract was never signed.[4]

Roda JC

On 31 August 2005, Oper signed a one-year contract with Dutch Eredivisie club Roda JC for an undisclosed fee.[5] He scored his first Eredivisie goal on 1 October 2005, in a 3–2 win against Vitesse Arnhem.[6] Oper finished the 2005–06 Eredivisie season as the team's joint top scorer alongside Simon Cziommer with 8 goals and signed a contract extension for two more seasons.[7] He was the team's top scorer in the 2006–07 Eredivisie season, scoring 12 goals in the league and 1 in the play-offs. On 16 May 2007, he signed another contract extension with Roda JC until summer 2009.[8]

Shanghai Shenhua

On 19 July 2009, Oper signed a half-year contract with Chinese Super League club Shanghai Shenhua.[9] He made his debut for the club on 2 August 2009, in an away match against Jiangsu Sainty. However, he suffered an injury and eventually terminated his contract with the club.[10]

ADO Den Haag

After an unsuccessful spell in China, Oper returned to the Netherlands and on 21 January 2010, he signed a half-year contract with an option for another year with ADO Den Haag.[11][12] He made his debut for the club on 13 February 2010 in a home match against Willem II. Oper scored his first goal for ADO Den Haag on 18 April 2010, in a 4–0 win against RKC Waalwijk. His contract extension stalled due to negotiations over personal terms, eventually no agreement was settled and the extension was cancelled. The contract expired in summer.[13]

AEK Larnaca

On 9 September 2010, Oper signed a one-year contract with Cypriot First Division club AEK Larnaca.[14] He scored on his debut against Ethnikos Achna.

Nea Salamina

In January 2012, Oper joined Cypriot First Division club Nea Salamina. He scored his first goal for the club on 3 March in a 2–0 win against Enosis Neon Paralimni.[15]

International career

Oper made his international debut for the Estonia national football team on 19 May 1995, in a 0–2 1995 Baltic Cup defeat against Latvia. He scored his first goal for Estonia on 8 June 1997, in a 2–3 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification loss against Sweden. He won the Estonian Silverball award twice, in 2001 and 2005.[1] On 2 September 2006, Oper played his 100th match for Estonia, a 0–1 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying defeat against Israel. He ended his international career with a testimonial match on 26 May 2014, after a 1–1 friendly draw against Gibraltar at A. Le Coq Arena.[16] With 38 goals in 134 international appearances, Oper is Estonia's all-time record goalscorer.[1] He played for the Estonia national team for eighteen years in a row.[17]

Career statistics

Club
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other[lower-alpha 1] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Flora 1994–95 Meistriliiga 10000010
1995–96 921000102
1996–97 181320002013
1997–98 221520002415
1998 131021101611
1999 1040000104
Total 734471108145
Tervis Pärnu (loan) 1995–96 Meistriliiga 93—0093
AaB 1999–2000 Superliga 30741348
2000–01 29640336
2001–02 314—314
2002–03 2711—2711
Total 117288112529
Torpedo Moscow 2003 Russian Premier League 14352195
2004 244—244
2005 151—151
Total 538525810
Roda JC 2005–06 Eredivisie 2484500102913
2006–07 321140—213812
2007–08 20731—20258
2008–09 27611—00287
Total 10332127005112040
Shanghai Shenhua 2009 Chinese Super League 60—000060
ADO Den Haag 2009–10 Eredivisie 12100—00121
AEK Larnaca 2010–11 Cypriot First Division 2132—00215
Nea Salamina 2011–12 Cypriot First Division 143—00143
2012–13 285—00285
Total 42800—00428
Career total 43612712920461474141
  1. Includes the Estonian Supercup and Eredivisie play-offs

International
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Estonia 199530
199650
1997142
1998132
1999135
200096
2001112
200284
200362
200472
200595
200642
200761
200842
200920
201041
201120
2012102
201330
201410
Total13438
Scores and results list Estonia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Oper goal.
List of international goals scored by Andres Oper[18]
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 8 June 1997Kadriorg Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia16 Sweden1–32–31998 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 22 June 1997Kuressaare Linnastaadion, Kuressaare, Estonia17 Andorra3–04–1Friendly
3 4 June 1998Kadriorg Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia25 Faroe Islands4–05–0UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
4 22 June 1998Kuressaare Linnastaadion, Kuressaare, Estonia26 Andorra2–12–1Friendly
5 9 June 1999Kadriorg Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia41 Lithuania1–01–2UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
6 9 October 1999Kadriorg Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia44 Bosnia and Herzegovina1–01–4UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
7 1 November 1999Mohammad bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates46 United Arab Emirates2–12–2Friendly
8 18 December 1999Trikala Municipal Stadium, Trikala, Greece48 Greece1–12–2Friendly
9 2–1
10 23 February 2000Rajamangala National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand49 Finland2–42–42000 King's Cup
11 26 April 2000Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg51 Luxembourg1–01–1Friendly
12 4 June 2000Kadriorg Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia52 Belarus1–02–0Friendly
13 2–0
14 3 September 2000Kadriorg Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia55 Portugal1–31–32002 FIFA World Cup qualification
15 7 October 2000Estadi Comunal, Andorra la Vella, Andorra56 Andorra2–02–12002 FIFA World Cup qualification
16 19 March 2001Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt58 Egypt1–13–3Friendly
17 2 June 2001A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia61 Netherlands1–02–42002 FIFA World Cup qualification
18 14 March 2002Stadio Enzo Mazotti, Montecatini Terme, Italy69 Saudi Arabia2–02–0Friendly
19 27 March 2002A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia70 Russia1–02–1Friendly
20 2–1
21 20 November 2002A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia76 Iceland2–02–0Friendly
22 29 March 2003A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia78 Canada1–12–1Friendly
23 2–1
24 4 September 2004A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia86 Luxembourg3–04–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification
25 13 October 2004Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia88 Latvia1–12–22006 FIFA World Cup qualification
26 26 March 2005A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia91 Slovakia1–01–22006 FIFA World Cup qualification
27 4 June 2005A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia93 Liechtenstein2–02–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification
28 3 September 2005A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia96 Latvia1–02–12006 FIFA World Cup qualification
29 12 October 2005Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg98 Luxembourg1–02–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification
30 2–0
31 15 November 2006A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia102 Belarus1–02–1Friendly
32 2–1
33 17 November 2007Estadi Comunal, Andorra la Vella, Andorra108 Andorra1–02–0UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
34 20 August 2008A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia109 Malta2–12–1Friendly
35 6 September 2008Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège, Belgium110 Belgium2–32–32010 FIFA World Cup qualification
36 21 May 2010A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia115 Finland1–02–0Friendly
37 1 June 2012Tamme Stadium, Tartu, Estonia123 Finland1–21–22012 Baltic Cup
38 16 October 2012Estadi Comunal, Andorra la Vella, Andorra129 Andorra1–01–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Flora

Individual

References
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  2. "Andres Oper lahkub Aalsborgi" (in Estonian). Õhtuleht. 2 July 1999. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  3. "Oper kirjutas alla lepingule Torpedoga" (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. 10 July 2003. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  4. «Лобановский орал: вы нас убить хотите?» Из Эстонии — в Лондон к Венгеру, «Торпедо» и Китай sport24.ru
  5. "Andres Oper jätkab karjääri Hollandi liigas" (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. 31 August 2005. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  6. "Oper lõi Rodas esimese värava" (in Estonian). Eesti Päevaleht. 1 October 2005. Archived from the original on 7 September 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  7. "Andres Oper usub Roda potentsiaali" (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. 28 March 2006. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  8. "Andres Oper pikendas Rodaga lepingut" (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. 28 March 2006. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  9. "Oper heads to Shanghai". Fifa.com. Archived from the original on 27 December 2010.
  10. Андрес Опер: Играл в Шанхае, но столько, как Халку, мне не платили sportsdaily.ru
  11. "ADO Den Haag bevestigt komst transfervrije Oper" (in Dutch). Voetbalzone. 22 January 2010. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
  12. "Oper komt selectie versterken". ADO Den Haag. 22 January 2010. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
  13. "Oper ei jätka siiski ADO-s" (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. 9 July 2010. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  14. "Ametlik teadaanne – Operil uus klubi" (in Estonian). Oper.ee. 9 September 2010. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011.
  15. "Oper avas uues klubis väravaarve" (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. 3 March 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
  16. "Eesti viigistas Operi lahkumismängus Gibraltariga" (in Estonian). ERR. 26 May 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  17. Эстонский экс-футболист Андрес Опер: в Москве мне моментально объяснили, что означает по-русски моя фамилия! Archived 11 March 2018 at the Wayback Machine baltnews.ee
  18. "Andres Oper - Century of International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
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