Sander Post (born 10 September 1984 in

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) is an Estonian football coach and former player who played as a

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Club career

Early career

Post made his first-team debut for

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at the age of 16 in 2001, as a defender. After two seasons in Elva, he moved to

JK Viljandi Tulevik Viljandi JK Tulevik, commonly known as Viljandi Tulevik, or simply as Tulevik, is a football club based in Viljandi, Estonia, that competes in the Esiliiga, the second tier of Estonian football. The club's home ground is Viljandi linnastaadion. ...

. At the age of 19, Sander started his professional career with

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, Estonia's biggest club, in 2004. In the same season he had short spell with JK Tervis Pärnu, where he made 19 appearances, scoring 8 goals.

Stint in Denmark

On 16 June 2005, Post signed for

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1st Division club

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on a one-year loan deal, but failed to make impact there and only played in one league match.

Back to Flora

In summer 2006, Post returned to

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. Until 2008 had he played mostly as a

, but was moved to play as a striker, because the team lacked attacking players due to injury crysis. The tall Estonian accommodated his new role well, scoring 19 goals in 20 games, before moving abroad again.

Go Ahead Eagles

On 21 August 2008, Post signed for Dutch side Go Ahead Eagles on a one-year loan deal for initial fee of €60,000 with a buy clause of €200,000. Only one day later he scored his first goal for Go Ahead Eagles in his debut match in

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and for Go Ahead Eagles, in the 72nd minute in a 1–1 draw against

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. The loan deal was extended for another season in summer 2009.

Back to FC Flora

In 2010, Post arrived back to Flora in the middle of the season. He scored 24 goals with 17 games in 2010 Meistriliiga and became the world's most effective Top Division Goal Scorer with 1,412 goals per game. He started his

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season well with a goal against

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Aalesunds FK

On 31 March 2011, Post signed a three-year contract with Norwegian club

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. AaFK was looking for a replacement for their striker

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(204 cm) who had left the club for a career in Japan. He made his debut for Aalesund on 1 April 2011, in a 2–0 loss versus

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, the day after he had signed. On 16 May 2011 he scored his first league goal for Aalesund, in a 2–1 win versus

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. The contract was mutually terminated on 1 February 2013 due to lack of play time.

Flora again

Post rejoined

on 11 February 2013, when he signed a contract until the end of the 2014 season with the club. He made his return in an Estonian Cup match against FC Reaal, in which he scored 8 goals in an 18-0 win for Flora.

International career

He made his national team debut on 2 December 2004 against

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in a 2004

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. More than five years later, on 21 May 2010, he made the second appearance for the team in a friendly match against

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, in which he scored his first international goal.

International goals

Career stats

Club

Honours

* Meistriliiga Footballer of the Season 2010

References

External links

*
Go Ahead Eagles profile
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Post, Sander 1984 births Living people Sportspeople from Viljandi Estonian footballers Association football forwards Association football defenders Estonia international footballers Viljandi JK Tulevik players FC Flora players Vejle Boldklub players FC Elva players Go Ahead Eagles players Aalesunds FK players Meistriliiga players Eerste Divisie players Danish 1st Division players Eliteserien players Estonian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands Estonian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Expatriate footballers in Norway Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Norway Estonian football managers