Sergei Pareiko

Sergei Pareiko (born 31 January 1977) is a retired Estonian footballer. He is currently the sporting director of Estonian football club Levadia.[2] Pareiko played as a goalkeeper in Estonian, Russian and Polish top tiers. He made a total of 65 appearances for the Estonia national football team.[3]

Sergei Pareiko
Personal information
Date of birth (1977-01-31) 31 January 1977
Place of birth Tallinn, Estonia
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1989–1990 Puuma
1990–1992 Vigri
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1993 Vigri 5 (0)
1993–1997 Tallinna Sadam 61 (0)
1998–1999 Casale 23 (0)
1999–2000 Levadia 39 (0)
2001–2004 Rotor Volgograd 51 (0)
2005–2010 Tom Tomsk 114 (0)
2011–2013 Wisła Kraków 64 (0)
2013–2014 Volga Nizhny Novgorod 19 (0)
2015 Levadia 31 (0)
Total 407 (0)
International career
1993–1994 Estonia U18 6 (0)
1994–1997 Estonia U21 7 (0)
1996–2015 Estonia[1] 65 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

In Estonia, Pareiko played for Tallinna Sadam and Levadia Maardu, before moving to Russia in 2001, when he signed with Rotor Volgograd. After Rotor were relegated, Pareiko moved to Tom Tomsk.

At the end of 2009 season Pareiko was named the Tom Tomsk Player of Year, sharing this title with Đorđe Jokić. In late 2010, speculation began to mount that Celtic were interested in Pareiko's services.[4] Pareiko was left on the bench for Tomsk's last match of the season.[5] He left the club on 25 December.[6]

On 8 February 2011 Pareiko joined Polish Ekstraklasa side Wisła Kraków on a one and a half-year deal.[7] He became the first choice goalkeeper and won the Ekstraklasa championship in his debut season. Pareiko finished third in voting for the Estonian Footballer of the Year in 2011.[8]

International career

Pareiko made his international debut for the Estonia national team on 31 August 1996, in a 1998 World Cup qualifier against Belarus when the first choice keeper, Mart Poom, got injured in the 8th minute of the match. The match ended with 0–1 loss.[9]

His second cap came 6 years later and he became the team's first choice keeper in 2009. On 17 November 2015, Pareiko made his last appearance for Estonia against Saint Kitts and Nevis. The game ended 3-0 for Estonia. Pareiko's national team career lasted 19 years, 2 months and 17 days, making him the longest serving Estonia national team member ahead of Andres Oper.[10]

Personal life

Pareiko was born in Tallinn, to a Russian mother and Belarusian father.[11] In the interview for Gazeta Krakowska he said "I am a citizen of Estonia, I have a passport of that country, but I am of Russian ethnicity".[12] He married Victoria, in 2003, and they have one son named, Daniil. Daniil is also a goalkeeper under contract with Italian club SPAL who made his senior debut in the Italian Serie D in 2023.[13]

Honours

Tallinna Sadam

Casale Calcio

Levadia Maardu

Wisła Kraków

Individual
  • Tom Tomsk Player of the Year: 2009

Statistics
Pareiko training with Wisła Kraków in August 2011

Club career

This statistic includes domestic league only

Season Club Country Level Apps Goals
2015 FC Levadia Estonia I 31 0
2013–14 FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod Russia I 19 0
2012–13 Wisła Kraków Poland I 22 0
2011–12 Wisła Kraków Poland I 28 0
2010–11 Wisła Kraków Poland I 14 0
2010 FC Tom Tomsk Russia I 26 0
2009 FC Tom Tomsk Russia I 26 0
2008 FC Tom Tomsk Russia I 9 0
2007 FC Tom Tomsk Russia I 14 0
2006 FC Tom Tomsk Russia I 23 0
2005 FC Tom Tomsk Russia I 16 0
2004 FC Rotor Volgograd Russia I 6 0
2003 FC Rotor Volgograd Russia I 30 0
2002 FC Rotor Volgograd Russia I 3 0
2001 FC Rotor Volgograd Russia I 12 0
2000 Levadia Maardu Estonia I 24 0
1999 Levadia Maardu Estonia I 15 0
1998–99 A.S. Casale Calcio Italy V 23 0
1997–98 Tallinna Sadam JK Estonia I 11 0
1996–97 Tallinna Sadam JK Estonia I 21 0
1995–96 Tallinna Sadam JK Estonia I 17 0
1994–95 Tallinna Sadam JK Estonia I 10 0
1993–94 Tallinna Sadam JK Estonia I 2 0
1992–93 KSK Vigri Tallinn Estonia I 5 0

Last update: 17 November 2015

International statistics

References
  1. "Kõik Eesti internatsionaalid" [All Estonian internationals] (in Estonian). Eesti Jalgpalli Liit. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  2. "Tegevmeeskond". FC Levadia. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  3. "Sergei Pareiko". Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  4. "Glasgow Celtic tunneb Pareiko vastu elavat huvi". postimees.ee.
  5. "Tomsk lõpetas Venemaa liiga kaheksandana, Pareiko viimases mängus pingil". postimees.ee.
  6. "Sergei Pareiko lahkus Tomski Tomist". postimees.ee.
  7. "Pareiko bramkarzem Wisły". wisla.krakow.pl. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
  8. "Vaata, kuidas jagunesid hääled parima jalgpalluri valimisel". postimees.ee. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
  9. "5 PÄEVA MÄNGUNI: Sergei Pareiko debüüt 19 (!) aastat tagasi!". Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  10. "Sergei Pareiko püstitas Eesti koondise rekordi". Õhtuleht. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  11. "Sergei Pareiko opowiada dlaczego wybrał Wisłę". ekstraklasa.tv. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
  12. "Pareiko, rosyjski Estończyk". gazetakrakowska.pl. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
  13. "IL SAN MARZANO RINFORZA LA PATTUGLIA UNDER CON GLI ARRIVI DI PAREIKO, CEVERS E MANCINI" [SAN MARZANO STRENGTHENS THE UNDER PATROL WITH THE ARRIVALS OF PAREIKO, CEVERS AND MANCINI] (in Italian). San Marzano. 19 August 2023.
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