Urmas Kirs
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Urmas Kirs is an Estonia
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manager and former player, currently managing FC Flora Rakvere
. He was playing the position of defender
. Kirs spent the prime years of his career playing for FC Flora Tallinn
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. He earned his first official cap on 1992-06-03, when Estonia played Slovenia in a friendly match.
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...
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Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
manager and former player, currently managing FC Flora Rakvere
FC Flora Rakvere
Rakvere JK Tarvas is an Estonian football club based in Rakvere. The club was founded in 2004. They play in the II liiga, the third highest level of Estonian football league pyramid...
. He was playing the position of defender
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....
. Kirs spent the prime years of his career playing for FC Flora Tallinn
FC Flora Tallinn
MTÜ JK FC Flora is an Estonian football club that was founded in 1990. FC Flora are a multiple winner of the Meistriliiga title and the Estonian Cup. They have for years been raising the most number of players for the national team, and have also grown players from their successful youth system...
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International career
Kirs won a total of 80 international caps for the Estonia national football teamEstonia 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....
. He earned his first official cap on 1992-06-03, when Estonia played Slovenia in a friendly match.