Estonians hit the road
Thursday, February 3, 2005
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Estonian internationals Enar Jääger and Liivo Leetma have earned moves to clubs in Russia and Finland.
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Estonian internationals Enar Jääger and Liivo Leetma have both agreed moves to clubs abroad.
Russian move
FC Flora central defender Enar Jääger is to join Estonia team-mates Andres Oper and Andrei Stepanov at Russia's FC Torpedo Moskva while 27-year-old midfield player Leetma is joining Finnish side FC KooTeePee after his contract with FC TVMK Tallinn expired in the winter.
Academy graduate
The 20-year-old Jääger has signed a three-year contract in Moscow. He is the first graduate of Flora's Kehtna football school, which was founded in 1994, to earn a move abroad. Promoted to Flora's youth team at the age of 15, Jääger has already made 22 international appearances for Estonia.
Familiar face
Meanwhile, Leetma has signed a two-year contract at Kotka-based KooTeePee, a club which was previously home to Estonian internationals Martin Reim and Argo Arbeiter. "I knew the club and the club knew me through my friend Argo, so no trials were necessary," said Leetma.
