Richard Kuremaa (12 January 1912 – 10 January 1991) was an Estonian footballer - one of the most famous before World War II. He played 42 times for Estonia national football team scoring 19 goals. He debuted on 11 June 1933 in game versus Sweden. Until 1995 he was the all-time top scorer in Estonian premier division with 65 goals, but he never won the top scorer award.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Richard Ferdinand Kuremaa | ||
Date of birth | (1912-01-12)12 January 1912 | ||
Place of birth | Tallinn, Estonia | ||
Date of death | 10 January 1991(1991-01-10) (aged 78) | ||
Place of death | Tallinn, Estonia | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward/Second striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1930 | Hermes Tallinn | ?? | (0) |
1931–1932 | Puhkekodu Tallinn | ?? | (1) |
1932 | Kalev Tallinn | ?? | (3) |
1933–1935 | TJK | ?? | (16) |
1936 | Tervis Pärnu | ?? | (16) |
1937 | Olümpia Tartu | ?? | (??) |
1938 | Estonia Tallinn | ?? | (16) |
1939–1940 | Olümpia Tartu | ?? | (13) |
National team‡ | |||
1933–1940 | Estonia | 42 | (19) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 January 2009 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 January 2009 |
Club | Season | League | |
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Apps | Goals | ||
Hermes Tallinn | 1930 | 0 | |
Puhkekodu Tallinn | 1931 | 0 | |
1932 | 1 | ||
Kalev Tallinn | 1932 | 3 | |
TJK | 1933 | 4 | |
1934 | 6 | ||
1935 | 6 | ||
Tervis Pärnu | 1936 | 16 | |
Olümpia Tartu | 1937–38 | ||
Estonia Tallinn | 1937–38 | 8 | |
1938–39 | 8 | ||
Olümpia Tartu | 1938–39 | 0 | |
1940 | 13 | ||
Total |
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