Meelis Rooba is an Estonia

Estonia

Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...

n football

Football (soccer)

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 coach

Coach (sport)

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 and former Estonian national team

Estonia national football team

The Estonia national football team represents Estonia in international association football. Team members are selected by the head coach of Estonian Football Association . Estonia play their home matches at the A. Le Coq Arena in Tallinn, Estonia....

 midfielder

Midfielder

A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

. Currently he is the head coach of Meistriliiga

Meistriliiga

Meistriliiga is the highest division of the Estonian Football Association annual football championship. The league was founded in 1991 and the current, 2011 is the league's 21st season...

 side Paide Linnameeskond.

International career

He won a total of 50 international caps for the Estonia national football team

Estonia national football team

The Estonia national football team represents Estonia in international association football. Team members are selected by the head coach of Estonian Football Association . Estonia play their home matches at the A. Le Coq Arena in Tallinn, Estonia....

. Rooba made his debut on 7 July 1996

Estonia national football team 1996

The 1996 season was the fifth full year of competitive football in the Baltic country as an independent nation. After having a poor run in 1995 the Estonia national football team started in the qualifying tournament for the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France...

 against Latvia

Latvia

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Personal

Rooba is the older brother of former Estonian international Urmas Rooba

Urmas Rooba

Urmas Rooba is an Estonian footballer, who is plays for Paide Linnameeskond in Meistriliiga. He plays the position of defender.-Club career:Rooba played for FC Midtjylland before he joined FC København...

, who made 70 caps for the national team between 1996 to 2008.