 Kristal in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 June 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Tallinn, Estonia | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nõmme Kalju (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Lõvid | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1989 | Lõvid/Flora | ? | (?) |
| 1989 | Sport Tallinn | 9 | (0) |
| 2004 | Tervis Pärnu | 1 | (0) |
| 1989–2004 | Flora | 313 | (65) |
| 1999 | → IF Elfsborg (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2000 | → FC Lahti (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2008–2011 | Toompea 1994 | 26 | (9) |
| 2005–2009 | Toompea | 82 | (45) |
| Total | 512 | (120) | |
| International career | |||
| 1992–2005 | Estonia | 143 | (9) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2005–2007 | Estonia (assistant) | ||
| 2008–2009 | Levadia (assistant) | ||
| 2010–2011 | Tammeka | ||
| 2012–2015 | Levadia | ||
| 2016–2017 | JK Sillamäe Kalev (assistant) | ||
| 2017-2018 | Tulevik | ||
| 2018–2019 | Tabasalu | ||
| 2019–2020 | Nõmme Kalju | ||
| 2020– | Nõmme Kalju (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Marko Kristal (born 2 June 1973) is an Estonian football manager and former player. He is the assistant manager of Nõmme Kalju.
Kristal played as a midfielder for Lõvid, Sport Tallinn, Flora, FC Lahti and the Estonia national team. With Flora, he won seven Meistriliiga titles, two Estonian Cups and two Estonian Supercups. Kristal made his international debut in Estonia's first official match since restoration of independence on 3 June 1992, a 1–1 draw against Slovenia. In 2001, he became the first Estonian player to make 100 appearances for the national team. He made a total of 143 appearances for Estonia, scoring nine goals.[1]
After retiring as a player, Kristal became a manager. He has coached Tammeka, Levadia and Tulevik. Kristal won two Meistriliiga titles, two Estonian Cups and two Estonian Supercups with Levadia.
- ^ "Kristal, Marko" (in Estonian). ESBL.