Eugen Einman

Eugen Einman (6 October 1905 – 12 September 1963) was an Estonian footballer who played as a right-back for the Estonian national team. He spent most of his career at Tallinna Sport and won a total of eight Estonian Championship titles.

Einman is widely considered to be the greatest Estonian defensive player during the country's first period of independence.

Club career

Einman began playing football at the Tiigiveski Ground and joined Sport B team in 1920. From 1924 until 1932 Einman played in a record 45 consecutive national team matches. In total, Einman made 64 appearances for Estonia and was only surpassed by Evald Tipner (66 appearances) during the country's first period of independence. He also lifted the Baltic Cup twice, in 1929 and 1931.

Honours

Club

Sport

Estonian champion: 1924, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1931, 1932, 1933

TJK

Estonian champion: 1928

International Estonia

Baltic Cup: 1929, 1931