Alo Bärengrub (born 12 February 1984) is a retired

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who played as a

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Career

Bärengrub was born in

Kehtna Kehtna () is a small borough () in Rapla County, in central Estonia, located about southeast of the town of Rapla. Other nearby settlements include Keava, Kaerepere and Lelle. Kehtna is the administrative centre of Kehtna Parish. It has a popu ...

, and made his first-team debut for Lelle in Estonia's second division

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at the age of 16 in 2000. A year later he joined to Valga. After four seasons he moved to

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in 2004 and, almost instantly, became an important player at the club. At the age of 23, after four seasons in Flora, Bärengrub moved abroad. In January 2008, he signed a 4-year contract with Norwegian

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club Bodø/Glimt. Bärengrub played his first Tippeligaen match on 30 March 2008, in a 2–0 win against

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. He scored his first Tippeligaen goal on 10 August 2008, in 3–2 victory over

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. The contract was mutually terminated at the beginning of 2011 as the player did not get enough play time. Bärengrub then had trials at

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and

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newcomers

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. Although he impressed the manager at the latter club, he was left without a contract as the club had already exceeded the foreign players limit. The defender was also rejected at his old club

as the team decided to give youth players a chance. On 4 March 2011, he signed 1+1 year contract with

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. He played his first game for the club the next day in a 0–1 loss against

. He was one of three players to play every single minute of the league season, others being teammate

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and

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defender Tomas Rimas. On 28 December 2011, he signed a new two-year contract with the club.

International career

Bärengrub played 48 games for

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between 2004 and 2014.

Honours

Club

;Valga *

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;Flora *

Estonian Supercup The Estonian Supercup () is Estonian football's annual super cup, contested between the champions of the previous Meistriliiga season and the holders of the Estonian Cup. If the Meistriliiga champions also won the Estonian Cup, then the league ...

: 2004 ;Nõmme Kalju *

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: 2014–15

Personal

Bärengrub is married and has two daughters.Palju õnne! Nõmme Kalju kapten Alo Bärengrub sai isaks
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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Barengrub, Alo 1984 births Living people People from Kehtna Parish Sportspeople from Rapla County Estonian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Estonia men's international footballers FC Valga players FC Flora players FK Bodø/Glimt players Estonian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Norway Eliteserien players Nõmme Kalju FC players Meistriliiga players Esiliiga players Meistriliiga managers 21st-century Estonian sportsmen