Eino Puri (born 7 May 1988) is an

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n professional

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who plays as a

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for Trysil FK.

Club career

Puri began his professional career with

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before signing for

FCI Levadia Tallinn Football Club Infonet Levadia Tallinn, commonly known as FCI Levadia, or simply as Levadia, is a professional football club based in Tallinn, Estonia, that competes in the Meistriliiga, the top flight of Estonian football. The club's home grou ...

in 2005. From 2011 to 2016 he played for Nõmme Kalju.

International career

Puri was

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by Estonia at under-19, under-21 and under-23 level. He made his debut for the senior national team on 29 May 2009 in a friendly match against

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, coming on as a late substitute and earned a total of 5 caps for the national side.

Personal life

Puri is one of three triplets: his brother,

Sander Puri Sander Puri (born 7 May 1988) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Meistriliiga club Tartu Tammeka and the Estonia national team. Club career Levadia Puri was born in Tartu, Tartu County. In 2005, at the age of ...

, is also a footballer and his sister, Kadri Puri, is a volleyball player.

Honours

** Estonian Top Division: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 *** Runners Up: 2005 **

Estonian Cup The Estonian Cup ( et, Eesti Karikas) is the national knockout competition in Estonian football. In 2012, the competition was unofficially rebranded as Evald Tipner's Cup. The winner will compete in UEFA Europa Conference League first qualifyi ...

: 2005, 2007 **

Estonian Supercup The Estonian Supercup ( et, Eesti Superkarikas) 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 Estoni ...

*** Runners Up: 2005, 2007, 2008 *

Nõmme Kalju FC Nõmme Kalju FC (), commonly known as Nõmme Kalju, or simply as Kalju (Estonian: "rock" or "cliff"), is an Estonian professional football club, based in Nõmme, Tallinn, that competes in the Meistriliiga, the top flight of Estonian football. Th ...

** Estonian Top Division: 2012 **

: 2015

References

External links

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(in Estonian)
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