Ragnar Klavan

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Ragnar Klavan
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Personal information
Full name Ragnar Klavan
Date of birth (1985-10-30) 30 October 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Viljandi, Estonia
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Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 FC Augsburg
Number 5
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001 Elva 25 (5)
2002–2003 Tulevik 28 (2)
2003–2005 Flora 28 (2)
2004–2005 → Vålerenga (loan) 4 (0)
2005–2009 Heracles Almelo 95 (4)
2009 → AZ (loan) 12 (0)
2009–2012 AZ 66 (0)
2012– FC Augsburg 125 (4)
International career‡
2003– Estonia[1] 108 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 May 2015
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2015

Ragnar Klavan (born 30 October 1985) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as an center-back for German Bundesliga club FC Augsburg. Klavan has won the Estonian Footballer of the Year Award three times and is the current captain of the Estonia national football team.

Club career

Early career

Klavan made his first-team debut for Elva at the age of 15 in 2001. A year later he joined to Tulevik. After two seasons he moved to Flora in 2003.

Vålerenga

On 31 August 2004, Klavan signed for Vålerenga on a three-month loan from Flora.[2] Klavan made his debut, coming on as a substitute, in a 4–1 win over Molde on 19 September 2004. Klavan made one more appearance before spending two matches on the bench, without being used. Three months later, Flora extended his loan with Vålerenga until 30 November 2005.[3] He stayed for only two league games as the following season, he was once again barely used, even from the bench.

Heracles Almelo

On 4 August 2005, he signed a three-year contract with Dutch Eredivisie club Heracles Almelo.[4] Five days later, Klavan played his first game for Heracles Almelo against RKSV DCG.[5] He scored his first Eredivisie goal and setting up Everton in a 2–2 draw against Vitesse Arnhem on 31 December 2006.

He scored his second and first goal of the season on 24 August 2007, in the 76th minute in a 2–1 loss against his national teammate Andres Oper's club Roda.[6][7] On 29 December 2007, Klavan extended his contract with Heracles Almelo until 30 June 2008.[8] On the final game of the season, he scored the only goal in the match in a 5–1 loss against Ajax.

On the opening game of the season, he scored and set up a goal for Darl Douglas to score his first goal for the club in a 3–1 win over Feyenoord. That season, he made 19 appearances and continued to be in the regular team until he left for AZ.

AZ

On 27 January 2009, he went on a loan to AZ, having previously signed a permanent summer move to the Alkmaar club.[9] The Estonian national player signed a contract for four years. He made his AZ debut, coming on as a substitute, in a 1–0 win over Roda JC on 4 February 2009.[10] While at the club, the club won their first title in Eredivisie since 1981. At the end of the season, Klavan signed for AZ on a permanent deal.[citation needed]

The next season, Klavan played his first match, since moving permanently, against his former club in a 3–2 loss on the opening game of the season. On 29 September 2009, he became the first Estonian to play in UEFA Champions League group stage as he came on as a substitute in a 1–1 draw against Standard Liège.[11] However under Ronald Koeman, caretaker Martin Haar and Dick Advocaat, he barely got any playing time, as he only made 11 substitute appearances. But under Gertjan Verbeek, he would become a regular player. In the third round of Europa League qualifications, Klavan scored his first European goal in a 2–0 win over Göteborg. Despite losing 1–0 in the second leg, the club advanced to the next stage, where the club progressed to the Group Stage. In the fourth round of KNVB Cup, Klavan scored his first goal in a 3–0 win over Eindhoven on 10 November 2010.

FC Augsburg

On 2 July 2012, he joined German Bundesliga side FC Augsburg on a two-year contract.[12][13] After appearing twice as an unused substitute, he made his debut, coming off the bench in the second half, as Augsburg drew 0–0 against VfL Wolfsburg on 14 September 2012. He has since become a regular player in the first team, playing at centre-back.

International career

Klavan made his senior national team debut on 3 July 2003 against Lithuania in a Baltic Cup match. He scored his first goal on 31 May 2006 against New Zealand in a friendly.[14] Klavan played his 50th game for Estonia national team on 11 October 2008, against Spain in a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification.[15] Klavan scored his second international goal on 29 February 2012 against El Salvador in a friendly game, where he was also Estonia's captain for the first time.[16]

On 27 March 2015, Klavan played his 100th international, a 0–3 loss to Switzerland at the Swissporarena in Lucerne during UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying.[17]

Personal life

His father Dzintar was also an international footballer. On 10 June 2011, Klavan married Lili Orel.[18] Their firstborn, a son named Romer, was born in Augsburg on 8 August 2012.[19][20]

Career statistics

Club

Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Elva 2001 II liiga 25 5 — 25 5
Tulevik 2002 Meistriliiga 18 0 — 18 0
2003 10 2 — 10 2
Total 28 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 2
Flora 2003 Meistriliiga 12 1 2 0 14 1
2004 16 1 1 0 17 1
Total 28 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 31 2
Vålerenga (loan) 2004 Tippeligaen 2 0 — 2 0
2005 2 0 — 2 0
Total 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Heracles Almelo 2005–06 Eredivisie 15 0 — 15 0
2006–07 32 1 — 32 1
2007–08 29 2 — 29 2
2008–09 19 1 — 19 1
Total 95 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 95 4
AZ (loan) 2008–09 Eredivisie 12 0 1 0 — 0 0 13 0
AZ 2009–10 11 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 13 0
2010–11 28 0 3 1 8 1 0 0 39 2
2011–12 27 0 4 1 8 0 0 0 39 1
Total 78 0 9 2 17 1 0 0 104 3
FC Augsburg 2012–13 Bundesliga 30 0 2 0 — 0 0 32 0
2013–14 30 2 3 0 — 0 0 33 2
2014–15 34 2 1 0 — 0 0 35 2
2015–16 31 0 3 0 6 0 0 0 40 0
Total 125 4 9 0 6 0 0 0 140 4
Career total 383 17 18 2 26 1 0 0 427 20

International

As of 18 November 2015.
Team Year Apps Goals
Estonia
2003 5 0
2004 12 0
2005 8 0
2006 6 1
2007 11 0
2008 10 0
2009 10 0
2010 4 0
2011 9 0
2012 8 1
2013 7 0
2014 9 1
2015 9 0
Total 108 3

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1
 31 May 2006 Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia  New Zealand
1–0
1–1
 Friendly
2
 29 February 2012 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States  El Salvador
1–0
2–0
 Friendly
3
 26 May 2014 Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia  Gibraltar
1–0
1–1
 Friendly

Honours

Club

Flora
AZ

Individual

References

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