The Estonia national beach soccer team represents Estonia in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the Estonian FA, the governing body for football in Estonia. The Estonia national football team played their first FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifier in August 2007, losing 1–3 to Ukraine.[2]
| Nickname(s) | Sinisärgid (Blueshirts) | ||
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| Association | Estonian Football Association | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Aleksei Galkin | ||
| Captain | Kristian Marmor | ||
| Most caps | Priit Mäerog (46) | ||
| Top scorer | Marko Truusalu (28) | ||
| FIFA code | EST | ||
| BSWW ranking | 40 (8 Aug 2024) [1] | ||
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| First international | |||
 Ukraine 3–1 Estonia  (24 August 2007) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Estonia 14–3 Bulgaria  (Castellón, Spain; 9 June 2009) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Portugal 9–0 Estonia (Castellón, Spain; 11 June 2009) | |||
Current squad
edit- As of 28 August 2016 [3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Managers
edit| Manager | Years |
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  Fredo Getulio
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2007–2008 |
| Kert Haavistu
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2009–2013 |
| Reigo Tõnsberg
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2014 |
| Rando Rand
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2015–2017 |
| Kristian Marmor
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2018–2019 |
| Aleksei Galkin
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2020– |
Euro Beach Soccer League record
edit- 1998–2007 – Did not participate
- 2008 – 7th in Stage 2
- 2009–2011 – Did not participate
- 2012 – 5th in Division B
- 2013 – 7th in Division B (Promotional Final)
- 2014 – 8th in Division B (Promotional Final)
- 2015 – 2nd in Division B (Promotional Final)
- 2016 – 4th in Division B (Promotional Final)
- 2017 – 2nd in Division B (Promotional Final)
- 2018 – 9th in Division B
- 2019 – 7th in Division B (Promotional final)
- 2020 – Did not participate due to COVID-19 pandemic
- 2021 – 1st in Division B (Promotional Final)
- 2022 – 9th in Division A
- 2023 – 10th in Division A
- 2024 – 8th in Division A
FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup record
edit- 1995–2006 – Did not participate
- 2007–2023 – Did not qualify
- 2025 – To be determined
References
edit- ^ "World Ranking". BSWW. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- ^ "Koondis". Rannajalgpall.ee.
- ^ "2016 Euro Beach Soccer League B-Division bronze match squad". 2016 Beach Soccer Russia. 28 August 2016. Archived from the original on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
External links
edit- Estonian Beach Soccer Association homepage
- Estonia national beach soccer team at BSWW
- Profile on Beach Soccer Russia