Gert Kams (born 25 May 1985) is a retired Estonian professional footballer who played as a right back. From 2019 he works as a sporting director for Paide Linnameeskond.[1]
 Kams playing for Estonia in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gert Kams | ||
| Date of birth | 25 May 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Koeru, Estonia | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Youth career | |||
| Kehtna | |||
| –2004 | FCF Järvamaa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2004 | Koeru | 54 | (17) |
| 2004 | Ervita United | 2 | (7) |
| 2005 | Valga | 25 | (3) |
| 2006–2012 | Flora | 207 | (32) |
| 2006–2007 | Flora II | 12 | (10) |
| 2013–2014 | SJK | 52 | (7) |
| 2014 | Kerho 07 | 1 | (0) |
| 2014–2019 | Flora | 157 | (13) |
| 2017 | Flora U21 | 2 | (1) |
| Total | 505 | (90) | |
| International career | |||
| 2005 | Estonia U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2006 | Estonia U21 | 2 | (0) |
| 2007–2019 | Estonia | 60 | (3) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2019– | Paide Linnameeskond (sporting director) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editEarly career
editKams started out playing for hometown team Koeru before moving to Meistriliiga side Valga in 2005.
Flora
editSJK
editOn 18 January 2013, Kams signed a two-year contract with Finnish club SJK.[3] SJK won the 2013 Ykkönen and were promoted to the Veikkausliiga.
Return to Flora
editOn 27 October 2014, Kams rejoined his former club Flora.[4] He was named as the club's captain ahead of the 2015 season. Kams went on to help Flora win Meistriliiga titles in the 2015 and 2017 seasons.[5]
International career
editKams has represented Estonia at under-20 and under-21 levels.
He made his senior international debut for Estonia on 3 February 2007, in a 0–4 loss to Poland in a friendly. Kams scored his first international goal on 29 February 2012, in a 2–0 friendly victory over El Salvador. It was an unconventional goal as the ball deflected off his back.[6]
Career statistics
editClub
edit| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Koeru | 2001 | III liiga | 12 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 3 | ||||
| 2002 | III liiga | 14 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 3 | |||||
| 2003 | III liiga | 13 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 6 | |||||
| 2004 | III liiga | 15 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 5 | |||||
| Total | 54 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 54 | 17 | ||||||
| Ervita United | 2004 | V liiga | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | ||||
| Valga | 2005 | Meistriliiga | 25 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 3 | |||
| Flora | 2006 | Meistriliiga | 21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 24 | 5 | |
| 2007 | Meistriliiga | 28 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | 2[d] | 0 | 2[e] | 0 | 34 | 6 | ||
| 2008 | Meistriliiga | 36 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | 2[d] | 0 | 3[e] | 0 | 45 | 6 | ||
| 2009 | Meistriliiga | 25 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | 1[d] | 0 | 2[e] | 0 | 32 | 4 | ||
| 2010 | Meistriliiga | 35 | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | 2[d] | 0 | 6[f] | 0 | 47 | 6 | ||
| 2011 | Meistriliiga | 35 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 2[g] | 0 | 4[h] | 0 | 44 | 7 | ||
| 2012 | Meistriliiga | 27 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 32 | 6 | ||
| Total | 207 | 32 | 23 | 8 | — | 9 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 258 | 40 | |||
| Flora II | 2006 | Esiliiga | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 8 | |||
| 2007 | Esiliiga | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 10 | |||||
| SJK | 2013 | Ykkönen | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 23 | 4 | |||
| 2014 | Veikkausliiga | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 3 | |||
| Total | 52 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 59 | 7 | ||||
| Kerho 07 | 2014 | Kakkonen | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Flora | 2015 | Meistriliiga | 35 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | 2[d] | 0 | — | 40 | 4 | ||
| 2016 | Meistriliiga | 31 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | 2[g] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 39 | 4 | ||
| 2017 | Meistriliiga | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | Meistriliiga | 34 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 4[i] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 4 | ||
| Total | 126 | 10 | 10 | 1 | — | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 145 | 12 | |||
| Flora U21 | 2017 | Esiliiga | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 481 | 87 | 39 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 561 | 97 | ||
- ↑ Includes the Estonian Cup and Finnish Cup
- ↑ Includes the Finnish League Cup
- 1 2 3 Appearance in Estonian Supercup
- 1 2 3 4 5 Appearance(s) in UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League
- 1 2 3 Appearances in Baltic League
- ↑ One appearance in Estonian Supercup, five appearances in Baltic League
- 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ Two appearances in Baltic Champions Cup, two appearances in Baltic League
- ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
International
edit
International goals
edit- As of 19 July 2019. Estonia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Kams goal.[10]
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 February 2012 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States | 20 |  El Salvador | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 8 November 2012 | Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman | 24 |  Oman | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 3 | 11 January 2019 | Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar | 54 |  Finland | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
Honours
editClub
edit- Flora
- Meistriliiga: 2010, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2019
- Estonian Cup: 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2015–16
- Estonian Supercup: 2009, 2011, 2012, 2016
- SJK
Individual
edit- Meistriliiga Player of the Month: August 2016,[11] August 2018[12]
References
edit- ↑ "Gert Kamsist sai Paide Linnameeskonna spordidirektor". 9 December 2019.
- ↑ "FC Flora kindlustas 2011. aasta meistritiitli" [FC Flora secured the 2011 championship title] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 1 November 2011.
- ↑ "Gert Kams ja Stanislav Goldberg siirdusid Soome esiliigasse" [Gert Kams and Stanislav Goldberg moved to Finnish second division] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 19 January 2013.
- ↑ "Gert Kams naaseb FC Florasse" [Gert Kams returns to FC Flora] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 27 October 2014.
- ↑ "FC Flora kindlustas meistritiitli" [FC Flora secured championship title] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 28 October 2017.
- ↑ "Eesti alustas aastat 2:0 võiduga El Salvadori üle" [Estonia began the year with a 2–0 victory over El Salvador] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 1 March 2012.
- ↑ "Gert Kams" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
- ↑ "Kams, Gert". National-Football-Teams.com.
- ↑ "Gert Kams". Soccerway.com.
- 1 2 "Gert Kams" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
- ↑ "Premium liiga parimaks valiti suurepärase alguse teinud Arbeiter" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 13 September 2016.
- ↑ "Premium liiga kuu parimateks valiti Koppel ja Kams" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 10 September 2018.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gert Kams.
- Gert Kams at the Estonian Football Association (in Estonian)
- Gert Kams national team profile at the Estonian Football Association (archive) (in Estonian)
- Gert Kams – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Gert Kams – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Gert Kams at Soccerway
- Gert Kams at National-Football-Teams.com