Jürgen Kuresoo

Jürgen Kuresoo

Personal information
Full name	Jürgen Kuresoo
Date of birth	(1987-02-11) 11 February 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Elva, Estonia
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Forward, Midfielder
Team information
Current team	FC Elva
Number	17
Youth career
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Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2003	JK Merkuur Juunior Tartu
2004–2009	FC Flora Tallinn	90	(9)
2004–2005	→ JK Tervis Pärnu	40	(10)
2006–2009	→ FC Flora II Tallinn	28	(16)
2008	→ JK Kalev Sillamäe (loan)	13	(0)
2009	→ JK Tulevik Viljandi	19	(4)
2010	JK Sillamäe Kalev	27	(2)
2011–	FC Elva	369	(187)
International career
	Estonia U17	6	(0)
	Estonia U19	10	(0)
	Estonia U21	16	(0)
2005–2006	Estonia	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 April 2024

Jürgen Kuresoo (born 11 February 1987, in Elva) is an Estonian footballer and football coach, playing for FC Elva in Estonian Esiliiga. He plays the position of forward and is 1.76 m tall. He has also worked as Elva's youth coach and assistant coach.[1] In his earlier career, he played as a midfielder.[2]

Club career

Having previously played for Sillamäe Kalev and Flora, he joined FC Elva in 2010, while team was in III liiga.[3] Kuresoo scored his 100th goal for the club on 5 October 2014 after which he expressed his desire to remain in the club until the end of his career.[2][4] The club was promoted to Esiliiga in 2017.[1]

International career

On 15 November 2005, Kuresoo made the first team debut as a substitute in a 3–1 defeat against Poland.

Honours

Individual

• Esiliiga B Player of the Year: 2015, 2016

References

1. Remmelkoor, Kristjan (31 December 2016). "Jürgen Kuresoo: läheme Esiliigasse saali- ja jooksutrennide pealt". Soccernet.ee - Jalgpall luubi all!.
2. "Jürgen Kuresoo lõi FC Elva kasuks sajanda värava". jalgpall.ee. 23 October 2014.
3. "Ametlik: Jürgen Kuresoo alustab hooaega FC Elvas". FC Elva.
4. "Mängu protokoll". jalgpall.ee.

External links

• Jürgen Kuresoo at the Estonian Football Association (in Estonian)
• Jürgen Kuresoo national team profile at the Estonian Football Association (archive) (in Estonian)
• Jürgen Kuresoo at Soccerway