Richard Kuremaa (12 January 1912 – 10 January 1991) was an

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n footballer - one of the most famous before

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. He played 42 times for

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scoring 19 goals. He debuted on 11 June 1933 in game versus

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. Until 1995 he was the all-time top scorer in Estonian premier division with 65 goals, but he never won the top scorer award.

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Profile on ESBL
1912 births 1991 deaths Footballers from Tallinn People from the Governorate of Estonia Estonian footballers Estonia international footballers Association football forwards JK Tervis Pärnu players Soviet military personnel of World War II Estonian prisoners of war World War II prisoners of war held by Germany {{Estonia-footy-bio-stub