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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Evald Tipner | ||
| Date of birth | 13 March 1906 | ||
| Place of birth | Tallinn, Governorate of Estonia, Russian Empire | ||
| Date of death | 18 July 1947 (aged 41) | ||
| Place of death | Tallinn, Estonian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper, Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1921–1941[3] | Sport Tallinn[2] | 112 | (18) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1924–1939 | Estonia[2] | 66 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 January 2000 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 January 2000 | |||
Evald Tipner (13 March 1906 – 18 July 1947) was an Estonian footballer widely regarded as one of the greatest Estonian goalkeepers of all time.[4][5] He was capped 66 times for Estonia national football team, 7 times for bandy national team and once for ice hockey team. Tipner was also a good track and field athlete.
Tipner was one of the most prominent Estonian sportspeople during the interwar period[6] and was known for his reflex saves and imposing presence in goal.[7] Throughout his career, he earned the nicknames Eesti kuldväravavaht (lit. 'Estonia's golden goalkeeper') and kummikätega mees (lit. 'The man with rubber hands'), of which the latter was given by the Swedes who were strongly impressed by his performance in Sweden in 1927.[8][9] Tipner was often hailed by the foreign newspapers after his performances on international level and he has also been regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers in the Northern European region of his era.[6][9]
In 2012, the Estonian Football Association named the Estonian Cup competition after him.
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- ^ a b Jalka 06/2009, p42. Tipner – puurivahtide hirm. Eesti Jalgpalli Liit 2009. ISSN 1736-7379
- ^ "KUULSUSTE HALL ⟩ Hiiglane, kelle nime kannab Eesti jalgpallikarikas". Postimees Sport.
- ^ "Jalka suur edetabel: Eesti kõigi aegade 100 parimat jalgpallurit". Jalgpall (in Estonian). 5 April 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ "Evald Tipner". Olympedia. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
:0was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Kes oli Evald Tipner?, Eesti jalgpall, retrieved 3 March 2024
- ^ "Spordi hiigelwõit: wiinlased wõideti 3:1". Päewaleht. 4 July 1931.
- ^ a b "Marek Tiits: millise tundega vaataks kuldväravavaht Evald Tipner tänast endanimelist karikafinaali?". Postimees Sport (in Estonian). 19 May 2018.