Johannes Brenner (16 January 1906 in
Mäo – 9 September 1975 in
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Estonia, most populous city of Estonia. Situated on a Tallinn Bay, bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, it has a population of (as of 2025) and ...
) was an
Estonia
Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...
football forward, who played for
ESS Kalev Tallinn,
Tallinna Jalgpalli Klubi and the
Estonia national football team.
Football career
Brenner started playing football in 1920 for
ESS Kalev Tallinn. He later also played for
Tallinna Jalgpalli Klubi. Won two national championships, one with both clubs. Although he played as a forward or midfielder, he only scored one goal in his entire club career.
From 1923 to 1930, Brenner represented
Estonian 16 times and scored four goals in those matches.
He made the debut on 24 June 1923 in a
friendly against
Lithuania
Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania, is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea, bordered by Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, P ...
and became the youngest ever player (17 years and 159 days) to represent the nation.
The record was eventually broken by
Jarmo Ahjupera in 2001.
Retired at the age of 24 to concentrate on his career as a
military pilot.
References
External links
*
1906 births
1975 deaths
Sportspeople from Paide
People from Kreis Jerwen
Estonian men's footballers
Estonia men's international footballers
JK Tallinna Kalev players
Olympic footballers for Estonia
Footballers at the 1924 Summer Olympics
Men's association football forwards
Soviet Army officers
8th Estonian Rifle Corps personnel
Recipients of the Order of the Red Star
{{Estonia-footy-bio-stub