Igor Prins ( Est. Igor Prins ; October 21, 1966 , Pärnu , Estonian SSR , USSR ) - Soviet and Estonian footballer , coach .
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| Born | October 21, 1966 (52 years old) Parnu , Estonian SSR , USSR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship |  the USSR  Estonia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Growth | 189 cm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 88 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | defender | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
He began to play football at the championship of the Estonian SSR. From 1985 to 1990, Prince played in the team of the Second Soviet League Sport (Tallinn) . After Estonia separated from the USSR, Prince entered the national team of the country. He played 20 matches for her. For 16 years, the defender played for the Estonian teams in the local championship .
In 2003, Igor Prince became an assistant to Tarmo Ryutli at Levadia . In parallel, he continued to play for the teams of the lower divisions.
After Ryutli left Levadia, he headed the club. Under his leadership, the team twice won the Meistriliga. In 2010, Prince was fired from Levadia. Soon he became the head coach of Nymme Kalju , and in December 2014 he left the club's coaching post [1] . In July 2016, he was appointed head coach of Levadia [2] .
Achievements
Player
- Champion of the Estonian SSR : 1985, 1986
- Champion of Estonia (3): 1995/96, 1999, 2000
- Estonian Cup Winner (2): 1998/99, 1999/00
- Winner of the Estonian Super Cup (3): 1999, 2000, 2001
Coach
- Champion of Estonia (3): 2008, 2009, 2012
- Estonian Cup Winner (1): 2009/10
- Super Bowl of Estonia (1): 2010
Interesting Facts
- In 2013, on the eve of the second match of the Champions League football with the Finnish HIK club, the head coach of the Nalyme Kalyu Igor Prins offered his wards a bet: in case of victory over the Finns, he was ready to ride a bike from Tallinn to Pärnu or get a haircut. “Nõmme Kalju” managed to defeat the opponents 2: 1 and made their way to the next round. The next day, Prince went to workout shaved bald [3] .
- Local media and fans call Igor Prince “Estonian Alex Ferguson” [4] .
Notes
- ↑ Nõmme Kalju was left without a head coach , rus.err.ee (December 2, 2014). Date of treatment December 3, 2014.
- ↑ Levadia dismissed Ratnikov, the team was led by Prince
- ↑ Head coach of Kalyu Igor Prince cut his hair
- ↑ Introducing the rival of Dnipro. Nõmme Kalju (Estonia).
Links
- Profile on FootballFacts.ru