Risto Kallaste (born 23 February 1971) is an

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and former Estonian international

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who is currently the

of Flora U19 team. He played as a full back. Kallaste made his first appearance for the

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on 3 June 1992, in a historic 1–1 friendly draw against

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. 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

External links

* * * 13 June 2013
YouTube Video of Risto Kallaste's crazy flip throw-in

Saltoaut on tagasi!
1971 births Living people Soviet men's footballers Estonian men's footballers Estonia men's international footballers Danish Superliga players FC Flora players Viborg FF players FC Kuressaare players Nõmme Kalju FC players Estonian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Footballers from Tallinn Men's association football defenders FC Nõmme United players SK Tallinna Sport players Gunnilse IS players {{Estonia-footy-bio-stub