Indrek Zelinski

Indrek Zelinski (born 13 November 1974) is an Estonian football coach and former professional player.

Indrek Zelinski
Zelinski in 2012
Personal information
Full name Indrek Zelinski
Date of birth (1974-11-13) 13 November 1974
Place of birth Pärnu, Estonia
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1985– Pärnu Kalev
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991 Sindi Kalju ? (?)
1992 Pärnu KEK ? (?)
1992–1993 Pärnu Kalev ? (?)
1993–2001 Flora 115 (62)
1993–1995 → Lelle (loan) ? (?)
1994–1996 → Tervis Pärnu (loan) ? (?)
1999 → Kuressaare (loan) 1 (0)
2000 → Lahti (loan) 22 (5)
2001–2005 AaB 35 (13)
2003 → Landskrona BoIS (loan) 13 (1)
2004 → Frem (loan) 17 (6)
2005–2009 Levadia 151 (84)
2009 Levadia II 3 (7)
National team
1994–1995 Estonia U21 11 (0)
1994–2010 Estonia 103 (27)
Teams managed
2011 Levadia III
2012–2015 Levadia (assistant)
2016 Estonia U18
2016 Estonia U23 (assistant)
2016–2017 Estonia women
2017–2018 Vaprus
2019–2020 KTP (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Zelinski played as a forward for Sindi Kalju, Tervis Pärnu, Pärnu Kalev, Flora, Lelle, Kuressaare, Lahti, AaB, Landskrona BoIS, Frem and Levadia. Zelinski made his international debut for the Estonia national team in 1994. He made 103 appearances for the team, scoring 27 goals, before retiring in 2010. Zelinski was named Estonian Footballer of the Year in 2001, and won the Estonian Silverball award three times, in 2000, 2003 and 2007.[1]

Early life

Born in Pärnu, Zelinski started playing football in 1985 for his hometown club Pärnu Kalev's youth team under the coach Märt Siigur.[1]

Club career

Flora

In 1993, Zelinski signed for Flora. He saw limited playing time during the 1993–94 season, but scored a hat-trick in the championship play-off match against Norma, earning his first trophy.[2] Zelinski spent his first seasons in Flora mostly playing for Flora affiliated teams Lelle, Tervis Pärnu and Kuressaare. He became a Flora's first team regular in the 1995–96 season. Zelinski won his second Meistriliiga title with Flora in the 1997–98 season and a third one in the following 1998 season.[3]

On 29 July 1999, Flora reached an agreement with English side Blackpool for the transfer of Zelinski, but the move was foiled by work permit issues.[4]

Lahti (loan)

On 2 December 1999, Zelinski joined Finnish Veikkausliiga side Lahti on loan.[5] Zelinski returned to Flora after the one-year loan spell in October 2000.[6]

AaB

On 17 July 2001, Zelinski joined Danish Superliga side AaB on loan until 9 December 2001 for a fee of EEK 1.3 million.[7] The move was made permanent on 4 August 2001 for a fee of EEK 4 million.[8] At Aab, Zelinski formed a strike partnership with fellow Estonian international Andres Oper. Zelinski scored 13 goals in the 2001–02 season and was the team's top goalscorer in the league. Despite that, we was dropped by the new manager Poul Erik Andreasen, and subsequently loaned to Landskrona BoIS and Frem.

Levadia

In January 2005, Zelinski returned to Estonia as a free agent and signed a two-year contract with Levadia.[9] He was Levadia's top goalscorer in the league for three consecutive seasons from 2005 to 2007, and won four consecutive Meistriliiga titles in 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009. In August 2009, Zelinski announced that he will almost certainly retire from professional football at the end of the season.[10] He played his last match in the Meistriliiga on 10 November 2009 against Paide Linnameeskond, where he was sent off in the end of the first half for a professional foul.[11]

International career

Zelinski made his international debut for the Estonia national team on 7 May 1994 in a 0–4 away defeat against United States in a friendly. He scored his first goal for Estonia on 13 November 1996 in a 6–1 away win against Andorra. Three days later, on 16 November 1996, Zelinski scored a hat-trick against Indonesia in a friendly. Zelinski was named Estonian Footballer of the Year in 2001, and won the Estonian Silverball award three times, in 2000, 2003 and 2007.[1] He ended his international career with a testimonial match on 21 May 2010, after a 2–0 home win against Finland,[12] having made 103 appearances and scoring 27 goals.[13]

Personal life

Zelinski has a daughter, Johanna-Lisa (born 2000), with his girlfriend Sigrit Järvamägi who is a two-time Estonian Women's Cup winner with Flora women's team.

Career statistics

Club
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other[lower-alpha 1] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sindi Kalju 1991 Regional League ——
Pärnu KEK 1992 Esiliiga ——
Pärnu Kalev 1992–93 II liiga ——
Flora 1993–94 Meistriliiga 106——13119
1994–95 30—100040
1995–96 91—0030121
1996–97 225—2000245
1997–98 211311—10002314
1998 1210—21101511
1999 2614—20002814
2001 1213—00001213
Total 1156211—815312967
Lelle (loan) 1993–94 II liiga ——
1994–95 Esiliiga ——
Total ——
Tervis Pärnu (loan) 1994–95 Esiliiga ——
1995–96 Meistriliiga 100——00100
Total 100——00100
Kuressaare (loan) 1999 Esiliiga 10——0010
Lahti (loan) 2000 Veikkausliiga 225—00225
AaB 2001–02 Danish Superliga 3113——3113
2002–03 40——40
Total 3513——3513
Landskrona BoIS (loan) 2003 Allsvenskan 131——131
Frem (loan) 2003–04 Danish Superliga 90——90
2004–05 1. Division 86——86
Total 176——176
Levadia 2005 Meistriliiga 2918—10103118
2006 3221—21003422
2007 3123—40824325
2008 3315—20704215
2009 26742—60414010
Total 1518442—15120319090
Levadia II 2009 Esiliiga 3700———37
Career total 36717853232256420189
  1. Includes the Meistriliiga championship match, Commonwealth Cup, Estonian Supercup, Baltic League and Livonia Cup

International
National team Year Apps Goals
Estonia
199430
199530
1996104
1997143
1998133
1999123
2000113
2001124
2002103
2003113
200410
200510
200711
201010
Total 103 27

International goals
Estonia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Zelinski goal.[13][14]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 13 November 1996Estadi Comunal, Andorra la Vella, Andorra15 Andorra1–06–1Friendly
2 16 November 1996Stadio Giuseppe Olmo, Celle Ligure, Italy16 Indonesia1–03–0Friendly
3 2–0
4 3–0
5 1 March 1997Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus19 Azerbaijan2–02–0Friendly
6 18 May 1997Kadriorg Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia21 Latvia1–01–31998 FIFA World Cup qualification
7 22 June 1997Kuressaare linnastaadion, Kuressaare, Estonia24 Andorra1–04–1Friendly
8 22 June 1998Kuressaare linnastaadion, Kuressaare, Estonia34 Andorra1–02–1Friendly
9 20 September 1998Kadriorg Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia39 Egypt2–02–2Friendly
10 21 November 1998Abovyan City Stadium, Abovyan, Armenia43 Armenia1–21–2Friendly
11 22 January 1999Umm al-Fahm Municipal Stadion, Umm al-Fahm, Israel45 Norway2–33–3Friendly
12 3–3
13 16 March 1999GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus48 Cyprus1–02–1Friendly
14 23 February 2000Rajamangala National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand56 Finland1–42–42000 King's Cup
15 10 December 2000Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong66 Hong Kong1–12–1Friendly
16 2–1
17 2 June 2001A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia70 Netherlands2–12–42002 FIFA World Cup qualification
18 3 July 2001Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia72 Latvia1–11–32001 Baltic Cup
19 15 August 2001A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia74 Cyprus1–12–22002 FIFA World Cup qualification
20 10 November 2001Nikos Goumas Stadium, Athens, Greece77 Greece2–42–4Friendly
21 14 March 2002Stadio Enzo Mazotti, Montecatini Terme, Italy79 Saudi Arabia1–02–0Friendly
22 21 May 2002San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino82 San Marino1–01–0Friendly
23 12 October 2002A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia86 New Zealand3–23–2Friendly
24 30 April 2003Camp d’Esports d’Aixovall, Aixovall, Andorra93 Andorra1–02–0UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
25 2–0
26 20 December 2003Sultan Qaboos Stadium, Muscat, Oman99 Oman1–11–3Friendly
27 22 August 2007A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia102 Andorra2–12–1UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying

Honours

Club
Flora
Levadia

Individual

References
  1. "Zelinski, Indrek" (in Estonian). ESBL.
  2. "Ajalugu" (in Estonian). FC Flora.
  3. "Indrek Zelinski" (in Estonian). FC Levadia. Archived from the original on 13 April 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  4. "Memorandum from Blackpool Football Club (WP19)". House of Commons of the United Kingdom.
  5. "Marko Kristal ja Indrek Zelinski Lahtisse" (in Estonian). Delfi. 2 December 1999. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  6. "FC Lahti loobus eestlastest" (in Estonian). Eesti Päevaleht. 26 October 2000. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  7. "Indrek Zelinski renditi 1,3 mln kr eest Taani vutiklubile Aalborg" (in Estonian). Äripäev. 17 July 2001. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  8. "Aalborg ostis Indrek Zelinski nelja miljoni eest päriseks". Õhtuleht (in Estonian). 4 August 2001. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  9. "Indrek Zelinski liitus FC Levadiaga" (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. 24 January 2005. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
  10. Schwede, Indrek (August 2009). "Indrek Zelinski: pärast loobumist tahan jalgpallile midagi tagasi anda" (in Estonian). 8 (20). Estonian Football Association: 13–17. ISSN 1736-7379. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  11. "Indrek Zelinski karjäär lõppes punase kaardiga!". Õhtuleht (in Estonian). 10 November 2009. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
  12. "Eesti võitis Zelinski lahkumismängus Soome 2:0". Õhtuleht (in Estonian). 21 May 2010. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  13. "Indrek Zelinski – Century of International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
  14. "Indrek Zelinski". Estonian Football Association.
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