Meelis Rooba (born 20 April 1977) is an
Estonia
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n professional
football
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coach
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and former player. He also played for the
Estonian national team.
International career
Rooba made his debut for
Estonia national football team
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on 7 July 1996, against
Latvia
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.
He made a total of appearances for his country.
Personal life
Rooba is the older brother of former professional footballer
Urmas Rooba who made 70 appearances for the Estonia national team between 1996 and 2008.
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1977 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Paide
Estonian footballers
Estonia men's international footballers
FC Flora players
Viljandi JK Tulevik players
Paide Linnameeskond players
Estonian football managers
Men's association football midfielders
Pärnu JK Tervis players
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