Indro Olumets (born 10 April 1971 in Tartu) is a former Estonian footballer who played as an offensive-minded midfielder. His last years of playing professional football were in the Estonian Meistriliiga side Nõmme Kalju. After that he has played for amateur teams including JK Kaitseliit Kalev.

Indro Olumets
Personal information
Full name Indro Olumets
Date of birth (1971-04-10) 10 April 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth Tartu, Estonia
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1987–1989 FC Flora Tallinn
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989 SK Sport 31 (2)
1990–1995 FC Flora Tallinn 121 (41)
1996 Lelle SK 6 (2)
1996–1998 Sadam Tallinn ? (?)
1999–2003 FC Levadia Tallinn 101 (25)
2004 FC TVMK Tallinn 12 (1)
2005–2008 Nõmme Kalju 82 (14)
International career
1991–1996 Estonia 32 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He has also played for major Estonian clubs such as Flora Tallinn, Tallinna Sadam, Levadia Tallinn and TVMK Tallinn.

Player qualities

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He is known for his excellent passing skills, positioning and instinct for finding strikers. Thanks to these, he has a lot of assists to his name. He played a big role in Kalju's 2005 season, when the club won promotion to Esiliiga. Olumets is considered to be one of the most technical Estonian players ever.[1][2]

International career

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Olumets has represented the Estonia national football team 32 times and scored 2 goals, both in the 1992 Baltic Cup.[3] He earned his first official cap at the age of 21 on 3 June 1992, when Estonia played Slovenia in a friendly match.

Coaching career

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Having retired from professional football, he coached of one of the many Nõmme Kalju youth teams.[4]

His coaching career started when he was still an active professional player, when he became the coach for a Nõmme Kalju youngsters team and the Kalju reserve team.

References

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  1. ^ "Indro Olumets õpetab žongleerimist". sport.ohtuleht.ee.
  2. ^ Mägi, Anton Siht, Laura (16 January 2006). "Indro Olumets võtab treeneritööd tõsise proovikivina". Soccernet.ee.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ 1992 in Estonian football
  4. ^ "Nõmme Kalju 04-07". www.facebook.com.
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