Andres Oper

Football player infobox
playername = Andres Oper


fullname = Andres Oper
height = Height|m=1.85
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1977|11|7
cityofbirth = Tallinn, Estonian SSR
countryofbirth = USSR
currentclub = flagicon|Netherlands Roda JC
clubnumber = 11
position = Centre forward, Attacking midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1994–1999
1996
1999–2003
2003–2005
2005–
clubs = FC Flora Tallinn
→ Tervis Pärnu (loan)
Aalborg BK
FC Torpedo Moscow
Roda JC
caps(goals) = 073 (44)
009 0(4)
117 (27)
053 0(8)
077 (27)
nationalyears = 1995–
nationalteam = flagicon|Estonia Estonia
nationalcaps(goals) = 111 (35)
pcupdate = April 23, 2008
ntupdate = September 13, 2008

Andres Oper (born November 7, 1977 in Tallinn) is an Estonian professional footballer, who plays in Dutch Eredivisie, for Roda JC. He plays the position of striker and is also a member of the Estonia national football team.

Club career

Early career

In 1994 Oper started his football career at FC Flora Tallinn. He was tracked by Arsenal as a 21-year old. But no deal was ever reached. [ [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/sport/football.html?in_article_id=459740&in_page_id=1779 The Estonian Wenger chased is still a threat, says Poom - DailyMail] ]

Aalborg BK

Oper was transferred to Danish Superliga club Aalborg BK on July 2, 1999, for $1,000,000. He signed a 5-year contract with Aalborg. [ [http://arhiiv2.postimees.ee:8080/leht/99/07/02/esi.htm Andres Oper müüdi 15 miljoni eest - Postimees] ] He had a successful spell at Aalborg, where he played up front with his national team partner Indrek Zelinski.

Torpedo Moscow

On July 10, 2003, he signed a 2-year contract with Russian Premier League club FC Torpedo Moscow. [ [http://soccernet.ee/news.php?id=4222 Oper kirjutas alla lepingule Torpedoga - Soccernet.ee] ] Often inconsistent in Russia, Oper was placed on the transfer list by the Moscow club.

Roda JC

On August 31, 2005, Oper signed a 1-year contract with Dutch Eredivisie club Roda JC [ [http://soccernet.ee/news.php?id=9530 Andres Oper jätkab karjääri Hollandi liigas - Soccernet.ee] ] , after rejecting a move to Sunderland. He scored his first Eredivisie goal on October 1, 2005, in a 3-2 won against Vitesse. [ [http://soccernet.ee/news.php?id=9726 Roda võitis, Operilt värav - Soccernet.ee] ] On May 28, 2006, he extended his current contract with Roda JC until June 30, 2008. [ [http://soccernet.ee/news.php?id=11180 Andres Oper usub Roda potentsiaali - Soccernet.ee] ] He scored 12 goals in his second season with Roda and became the club's top scorer. On May 16, 2007, Oper extended again his current contract with Roda JC until June 30, 2009. [ [http://soccernet.ee/news.php?id=15544 Andres Oper pikendas Rodaga lepingut - Soccernet.ee] ]

International career

For Estonia, Oper is capped 111 times, scoring 35 goals. At the age of 17, Oper debuted for the Estonia national team in a 1995 Baltic Cup against Latvia. He scored his first goal on June 8, 1997 against Sweden in a FIFA World Cup 1998 qualification. Oper is also Estonia's national football team's all-time top scorer.

International goals

Career stats

Honours

Club

* FC Flora Tallinn
** Estonian Top Division: 1994-95, 1997-98, 1998
*** Runners Up: 1995-96, 1996-97
** Estonian Cup: 1995, 1998
** Estonian SuperCup: 1998
*** Runners Up: 1999
* Aalborg BK
** Danish Cup
*** Runners Up: 2000

Individual

* Estonian Footballer of the Year: 1999, 2002, 2005

References

External links

* [http://www.aabsport.dk/96CF7553-3EFB-42E0-9F3E-B9DE67F765D4.W5Doc?id=cfe99961-e081-468d-8702-99e0065038d3 AaB profile]
* [http://www.legioner.kulichki.com/index.php?id=11&lang=en&player=125 Andres Oper at 'legioner' - all about Ere-career]