Risto Kallaste

Risto Kallaste

Personal information
Full name	Risto Kallaste
Date of birth	(1971-02-23) 23 February 1971
Place of birth	Tallinn, Estonia
Position	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 Estonianfootballmanager 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

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

Personal

His son Ken Kallaste is also a footballer.

References

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

External links

• Risto Kallaste at the Estonian Football Association(in Estonian)
• Risto Kallaste at National-Football-Teams.com
• Meeting Risto Kallaste, the flip thrown-in father 13 June 2013
• YouTube Video of Risto Kallaste's crazy flip throw-in
• Saltoaut on tagasi!(in Estonian)