Aivar Anniste (born 18 February 1980) is an

Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...

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, who plays for

Viimsi JK Viimsi JK, or simply as Viimsi, is a football club based in Haabneeme, Viimsi Parish, Estonia. They currently play in the Esiliiga, the second-highest division in the Estonian football. History Viimsi JK was founded in 2016, when HÜJK Emmaste, a ...

. He plays the position of

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Club career

He played for

FC Flora Tallinn FC Flora, commonly known as Flora Tallinn, or simply as Flora, is a professional football club based in Tallinn, Estonia, that competes in the Meistriliiga, the top flight of Estonian football. The club's home ground is Lilleküla Stadium. Fo ...

for several seasons, then went to

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...

Hønefoss BK Hønefoss Ballklubb is a Norwegian football club from Hønefoss, founded in 1895. The club was a part of the multi-sports club L/F Hønefoss, which folded in 2008. After 11 years in 1. divisjon, the second tier of Norwegian football, Hønefoss ...

and then he played in

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for Enköpings SK for half season, before moving back to Estonia.

International career

He was an

Estonia national football team The Estonia national football team ( et, Eesti jalgpallikoondis) represents Estonia in international football matches and is controlled by the Estonian Football Association, the governing body for football in Estonia. Estonia's home ground is ...

player, having participated in 45 matches and scoring 3 goals with the senior side.

Career statistics

International goals

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* * 1980 births Living people People from Põltsamaa Estonian footballers Association football midfielders Estonia international footballers FC Valga players FC Flora players Viljandi JK Tulevik players Ullensaker/Kisa IL players Tartu JK Tammeka players Hønefoss BK players Enköpings SK players FC TVMK players Estonian expatriate footballers Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Norway Expatriate footballers in Sweden Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden JK Tervis Pärnu players {{Estonia-footy-bio-stub