Risto Kallaste (born 23 February 1971) is an Estonian football manager and former Estonian international footballer who is currently the manager of Flora U19 team. He played as a full back. Kallaste made his first appearance for the Estonia national football team on 3 June 1992, in a historic 1–1 friendly draw against Slovenia. The match was Estonia's first official match since restoration of independence and Slovenia's first ever. He made a total of 36 appearances for the national team.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Risto Kallaste | ||
| Date of birth | (1971-02-23) 23 February 1971 (age 51) | ||
| Place of birth | Tallinn, Estonia | ||
| Position(s) | Full back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Flora U19 (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988 | Lõvid | ? | (?) |
| 1989 | Sport | 35 | (2) |
| 1990–1991 | Gunnilse IS | ? | (?) |
| 1992–1994 | Flora | 44 | (3) |
| 1995–1996 | Viborg | 26 | (7) |
| 1999–2001 | Kuressaare | 15 | (5) |
| 2006 | Nõmme Kalju | ? | (?) |
| National team | |||
| 1992–1996 | Estonia[1] | 36 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2014– | Flora (assistant manager) | ||
| 2016– | Flora U19 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Kallaste was famous for his long range flip throw-ins.
His son Ken Kallaste is also a footballer.