Martin Vunk

Martin Vunk (born 21 August 1984) is a retired Estonian professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Martin Vunk
Vunk with Estonia in 2010
Personal information
Full name Martin Vunk
Date of birth (1984-08-21) 21 August 1984
Place of birth Tartu, Estonia
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999 Lelle
2000–2001 Kuressaare 4 (0)
2001 Tervis 21 (1)
2002–2010 Flora 114 (24)
2002–2004 → Warrior (loan) 48 (5)
2005 → Tervis (loan) 5 (0)
2010 → Syrianska (loan) 8 (0)
2011–2012 Nea Salamis Famagusta 28 (3)
2012 Panachaiki 10 (0)
2013 Sillamäe Kalev 32 (6)
2014 Nõmme Kalju 26 (4)
2015 Persija Jakarta 3 (0)
2015–2016 Pärnu Linnameeskond 42 (5)
2017 Vaprus 10 (1)
2019 Vaprus 3 (0)
International career
1999–2000 Estonia U16 2 (0)
2000 Estonia U17 1 (0)
2001–2002 Estonia U19 5 (0)
2002 Estonia U20 2 (0)
2002–? Estonia U21 14 (0)
2008–2014 Estonia 67 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Vunk was named the Meistriliiga Player of the Year for his performances for Flora in 2008. On 21 November 2009, he signed a two-year loan deal with Syrianska.[1] On 5 January 2011, he signed a one and a half-year contract with Nea Salamis Famagusta, previously released for that deal by Flora.[2] On 25 July 2012, he signed a two-year contract with the Greek club Panachaiki.

On 9 February 2013, he signed a one-year contract with Sillamäe Kalev.[3]

On 22 February 2014, he signed a one-year contract with Nõmme Kalju.

On 9 December 2014, he signed a one-year contract with Persija Jakarta.[4] However, due to financial trouble the 2015 Indonesia Super League season was cancelled and in the end of May Vunk released himself of the contract.[5]

International career

On 27 February 2008, he debuted for Estonia in a friendly match against Poland, when he came on as a substitute in the 67th minute.[6] He instantly became a regular and was the only player to appear in all 14 matches for the team in that year.[7] On 6 September 2011, Vunk scored his first International goal for Estonia in a 4–1 victory over Northern Ireland[8][9] after being very close to his first international goal in the previous game against Slovenia.[10]

International goals
Estonia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Vunk goal.
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 6 September 2011A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia Northern Ireland1–04–1UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying

Honours

Club
Flora
Syrianska

Individual

References
  1. Lukk, Kristjan (21 November 2009). "Martin Vunk siirdus Syrianskasse". Soccernet.ee.
  2. "Sport – ERR". 20 July 2011. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011.
  3. "Martin Vunk jätkab Sillamäe Kalevis" (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. 9 February 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
  4. "Persija Jakarta Resmi Dapatkan Martin Vunk Dan Yevgeni Kabayev" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  5. "Vunk jõudis Indoneesiast Eestisse: vabastasin end ise lepingust" (in Estonian). Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  6. "POOLA – EESTI 2:0" [POLAND – ESTONIA 2:0] (in Estonian). Jalgpallihaigla.ee. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
  7. "Koondiseaasta numbrites 2008" [National team in numbers 2008] (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. 24 November 2008. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
  8. "UEFA EURO 2012 - Estonia-Northern Ireland – UEFA.com". uefa.com. Archived from the original on 5 October 2011.
  9. Martin Vunk national team profile at the Estonian Football Association (in Estonian)
  10. "Eesti alistas Ljubljanas EM-valikmängus Sloveenia 2:1". ERR (in Estonian). 2 September 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
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