Indro Olumets (born 10 April 1971 in

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) is a former

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who played as an offensive-minded

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. His last years of playing professional football were in the

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side Nõmme Kalju. After that he has played for amateur teams including JK Kaitseliit Kalev. He has also played for major Estonian clubs such as Flora Tallinn, Tallinna Sadam, Levadia Tallinn and

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Player qualities

He is known for his excellent passing skills, positioning and instinct for finding strikers. Thanks to these, he has a lot of assists to his name. He played a big role in Kalju's 2005 season, when the club won promotion to

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. Olumets is considered to be one of the most technical Estonian players ever.

International career

Olumets has represented the

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32 times and scored 2 goals, both in the 1992 Baltic Cup. He earned his first official cap at the age of 21 on 3 June 1992, when Estonia played Slovenia in a

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Coaching career

Having retired from professional football, he coached of one of the many Nõmme Kalju

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s. His coaching career started when he was still an active professional player, when he became the coach for a Nõmme Kalju youngsters team and the Kalju

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Olumets, Indro 1971 births Living people FC Flora players FCI Levadia Tallinn players FC TVMK players Nõmme Kalju FC players Soviet men's footballers Estonian men's footballers Estonia men's international footballers Footballers from Tartu Men's association football midfielders Pärnu JK Tervis players Estonian football managers Meistriliiga players SK Tallinna Sport players