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Risto Kallaste

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Risto Kallaste
Personal information
Full name Risto Kallaste
Date of birth (1971-02-23) 23 February 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth Tallinn, Estonia
Position(s) Full back
Team 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 30 (7)
2006-2008 Nõmme United 23 (9)
International career
1992–1996 Estonia[1] 36 (0)
Managerial career
2014– Flora (assistant manager)
2016– Flora U19
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

Style of play

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Kallaste was famous for his long range flip throw-ins.

Personal

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His son Ken Kallaste is also a footballer.

References

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  1. ^ "Risto Kallaste national team profile". Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
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