Urmas Rooba
Urmas Rooba (born 8 July 1978 in Kaaruka) is a retired Estonian footballer, who last played for Paide Linnameeskond in Meistriliiga. He played the position of defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Urmas Rooba | ||
| Date of birth | 8 July 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Kaaruka, Estonia | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FC Lelle | |||
| Lelle SK | |||
| JK Tervis Pärnu | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995 | JK Tervis Pärnu | 3 | (0) |
| 1996–2000 | FC Flora Tallinn | 42 | (1) |
| 2000–2002 | FC Midtjylland | 63 | (0) |
| 2002–2006 | F.C. Copenhagen | 33 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Vejle Boldklub | 1 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Turun Palloseura | 28 | (0) |
| 2009 | FC Flora Tallinn | 12 | (0) |
| 2009 | → FF Jaro (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2010–2014 | Paide Linnameeskond | 40 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 1996–2008 | Estonia | 70 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2016 | Paide Linnameeskond (assistant)[1] | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2010 | |||
Club career
Rooba played for FC Midtjylland before he joined FC København. He was injury plagued at the Danish capital, and moved to Vejle Boldklub in 2006, but because of his injuries he waited until 20 May 2007 to make his debut for the first team. In his FC Midtjylland days was touted as one of the best defenders in the Danish league, before injury after injury has put his playing career on a downfall.
He has also played in FC Lelle, Lelle SK, JK Tervis Pärnu and TPS.
International career
He has made 70 appearances for Estonian national team and has scored 1 goal.
Personal
Rooba is the brother of former Estonian international Meelis Rooba, who made 50 caps for the national team between 1996 and 2004.
External links
- Urmas Rooba at the Estonian Football Association (in Estonian)
- Urmas Rooba national team profile at the Estonian Football Association (in Estonian)
- Urmas Rooba at Soccerway