Aleksandr Dmitrijev (born 18 February 1982) is an Estonian

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coach and former professional

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, currently playing in amateur level as a

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for Tallinna Cosmos. Internationally, Dmitrijev made 106 appearances for the Estonia national team.

Club career

TJK

Dmitrijev came through the youth system at TJK and made his senior league debut in 1998.

TVMK

In 1999, Dmitrijev joined TVMK. He made his debut in the

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on 30 June 1999, against Levadia.

Levadia

In 2001, Dmitrijev joined Levadia. He won his first Meistriliiga title in the 2004 season, and two more in

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and

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. In March 2008, Dmitrijev was dropped from the squad and put on the transfer list after refusing to sign a contract extension.

Hønefoss

On 31 March 2008, Dmitrijev joined Norwegian club

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on loan until 31 July, with the option to make the move permanent. On 30 July, he signed for Hønefoss on a permanent deal. Hønefoss finished the

2009 Adeccoligaen The 2009 1. divisjon (referred to as Adeccoligaen for sponsorship reasons) was a Norwegian second-tier football season. The season began play on 5 April 2009 and will end on 1 November 2009. The club relegated from the Tippeligaen in 2008 was H ...

as runners up and were promoted to the

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Ural Yekaterinburg

On 7 February 2011, Dmitrijev signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with

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club Ural Yekaterinburg.

Neman Grodno

In March 2012, Dmitrijev signed for

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club Neman Grodno. He made his debut in the Belarusian Premier League on 31 March 2012, in 0–1 home loss to

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Gomel

On 10 August 2012, Dmitrijev signed a half-year contract with Belarusian Premier League club

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Return to Levadia

On 1 March 2013, Dmitrijev returned to his former club Levadia. He won two consecutive Meistriliiga titles in

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and

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Infonet

On 26 February 2015, Dmitrijev signed a two-year contract with Meistriliiga club Infonet. He won his sixth Meistriliiga title in the 2016 season. On 6 December 2016, Dmitrijev signed a new contract that would extend his stay by two years to 2018.

Hønefoss (loan)

On 28 July 2017, Dmitrijev joined his former club Hønefoss on loan for the remainder of the season.

Flora

On 2 January 2018, Dmitrijev signed a one-year contract with Meistriliiga club

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. He retired from football after the 2018 season.

International career

Dmitrijev made his senior international debut for

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on 18 February 2004, his 22nd birthday, in a friendly against

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. Estonia won 1–0. He soon became a defensive stalwart of the national team. Dmitrijev made his 100th appearance for Estonia on 31 August 2016, in a 1–1 home draw against

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in a friendly.

Managerial career

On 28 December 2018, Tallinna Kalev announced that Dmitrijev would join the club as manager in January 2019.

Honours

Club

;Levadia II *

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: 2001–02 ;Levadia *

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: 2003–04, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2013–14 ;FCI Tallinn *

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

: 2016–17 *

Estonian Supercup The Estonian Supercup () is Estonian football's annual super cup, contested between the champions of the previous Meistriliiga season and the holders of the Estonian Cup. If the Meistriliiga champions also won the Estonian Cup, then the league ...

: 2017

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