Mart Poom

Mart Poom
Mart Poom
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Personal information
Full name Mart Poom
Date of birth 3 February 1972 (1972-02-03) (age 39)
Place of birth Tallinn, Estonia
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Youth career
1979–1989 Tallinna Lõvid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988 Tallinna Lõvid 20 (0)
1989–1992 Sport Tallinn 59 (0)
1992 KuPS 9 (0)
1992–1993 Flora Tallinn 22 (0)
1993–1994 Wil 13 (0)
1994–1997 Portsmouth 4 (0)
1995–1997 Flora Tallinn (loan) 14 (0)
1997–2003 Derby County 146 (0)
2002–2003 Sunderland (loan) 0 (0)
2003–2006 Sunderland 58 (1)
2005–2006 Arsenal (loan) 0 (0)
2006–2007 Arsenal 1 (0)
2007–2009 Watford 19 (0)
Total 365 (1)
National team
1991–2009 Estonia 120 (0)
Teams managed
2008– Estonia (goalkeeping coach)
2009–2010 Arsenal (assisting goalkeeping coach)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Mart Poom (Estonian pronunciation: [ˈmɑrt ˈpoːm]; English: /ˌmɑrt ˈpoʊm/; born 3 February 1972) is an Estonian former football goalkeeper. He retired after Estonia's 0–0 draw against Portugal on 10 June 2009 to focus on his job as goalkeeping coach at Arsenal and the Estonian national team, as well as other more "personal" projects.[1]

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Club career

Early career

Poom started his football career in the clubs Tallinna Lõvid ("Lions of Tallinn") and Flora Tallinn in his home country, before a brief stint at Finnish club KuPS and Swiss club Wil.[2] In 1994, he moved to English club Portsmouth, but only played seven games and was loaned back to his former club Flora.

Derby County

In 1997, Poom moved to Derby County, making his Premier League debut against Manchester United at Old Trafford. Poom became a fan favourite at Derby, with supporters often confusing unfamiliar commentators with a low chant of 'Pooooom' before games, which sounded like booing. Poom won the Jack Stamps Trophy (player of the year) at the end of the 99/00 season.

Sunderland

After Derby County's relegation to the First Division in the summer of 2002, Poom moved to Sunderland in November of that year. On 20 September 2003, he headed a 90th minute equaliser for Sunderland against his former club at Pride Park. This was described as "the best goal ever scored by a goalkeeper in the 90th minute on his first match against his former club" by the commentator. The goal was cheered by both sets of fans.[3]

Poom's career at Sunderland was beset by several injuries, and he spent much of the 2003–04 season on the sidelines.

Arsenal

Poom was signed by Arsenal in August 2005 as temporary cover for Jens Lehmann and Manuel Almunia. The deal was made permanent in January 2006. He was Arsenal's third-choice keeper, and did not play a single match in the 2005–06 season. However, he became the first Estonian to receive a Champions League runners-up medal after Arsenal lost to Barcelona. Poom did not play nor did he make the substitutes' bench for the final, but was a member of Arsenal's 25-man European squad, each of whom won a silver medal.[4]

He made his debut for Arsenal on 8 November 2006 in a League Cup match against Everton, replacing the injured Manuel Almunia at half-time; Arsenal won 1–0 with an Emmanuel Adebayor goal. His first and only appearance for Arsenal in the Premier League came on the last day of the 2006–07 season against his former team Portsmouth, in a goalless draw.

Watford

On 26 May 2007, Poom signed for Watford, who had recently been relegated from the Premier League, for an undisclosed fee.[5] He had become surplus to requirements with Arsenal after they signed Polish international goalkeeper Łukasz Fabiański. He started the new season as Watford's first choice but went on to lose his place to Richard Lee.

Poom returned to the side for the start of the 2008–09 season. However, he sustained a dislocated shoulder in a game against Reading in September 2008 that ruled him out for the majority of the season. Although he returned to training before the end of the campaign, he was not considered for the first-team and he was released from his contract, which due to end in June, on 30 April 2009.[6]

International career

Mart Poom before an Estonia-England game in June 2007.

Poom has represented Estonia on 120 occasions. He made his debut in a 1992 international friendly against Slovenia, while playing for KuPS in Finland. In November 2003, he was selected by the Estonian Football Association as the country's greatest player of the last 50 years. He played his last, 120th, international game on 10 June 2009 in a goalless draw against Portugal in Tallinn.

Personal

Poom is married to Lissel (born 1975), with whom he has two sons named Markus (born 1999)[7] and Andreas (born 2003).[8]

Honours

Club

Sunderland

Arsenal

Individual

References

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External links

Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Jacob Laursen
Derby County Player of the Year
1999-2000
Succeeded by
Chris Riggott

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