Enar Jääger (born 18 November 1984) is an Estonian former professional

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who played as a defender.

Club career

Flora

Jääger made his senior league debut in the

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on 2 April 2000, playing for

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affiliated Lelle in a 3–1 home loss to Merkuur Tartu. In December 2000, he moved to Flora's reserve side Valga. Jääger made his Flora – and

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– debut on 4 November 2001, in a 3–0 away victory over Lootus. He won the Meistriliiga title in the 2003 season.

Torpedo Moscow

On 3 February 2005, Jääger signed a three-year contract with

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club

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for an undisclosed fee, becoming third Estonian player in the club after

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and Andrei Stepanov. He made his debut in Russian Premier League on 13 March, in a 3–1 home win over

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Aalesund

On 8 March 2007, Jääger signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Norwegian club Aalesund for an undisclosed fee. He made his debut in the

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on 16 May 2007, in a 4–0 away victory over

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Ascoli

On 19 July 2009, Jääger signed for

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club Ascoli on a three-year deal. He made his debut in the Serie B on 21 August 2009, in 1–1 home draw against

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. Jääger failed to become a regular starter for Ascoli and was released by the club on 31 January 2010, after making just five league appearances.

Return to Aalesund

After rejecting an offer from

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club

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, Jääger returned to Norway, where he signed a two-year contract with Aalesund on 5 March 2010. On 6 November 2011, Jääger assisted the opening goal in Aalesund's 2–1 victory over Brann in the Norwegian Cup final, winning his first trophy with the club. He didn't extend his contract after the 2011 season. On 5 January 2012, Jääger passed a medical examination at

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club

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, but rejected the contract offer to pursue other options. He then had a trial with the

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champions

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. Rangers manager

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was impressed with Jääger and was keen on signing him, but the player had to leave the club without an offer as Rangers failed to reduce their wage bill in order to make room for new players. Despite interest from

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sides Crystal Palace and

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, and League One side

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, Jääger failed to secure a contract by March 2012. On 13 March 2012, Jääger signed a one-year contract with Aalesund, after receiving an improved offer from his former club.

Lierse

On 15 July 2013, Jääger signed a one-year contract with

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club Lierse, with an option to extend it for another year. He made his debut for the club on 27 July, in a 2–1 home loss to Zulte Waregem.

Return to Flora

In December 2014, Jääger joined the Flora first-team squad for training sessions. On 5 March 2015, he signed a one-year contract with the club. Jääger was named club

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ahead of the 2015 season.

Vålerenga

On 18 August 2015, Jääger signed for Tippeligaen club

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for the remainder of the 2015 season. He made his Vålerenga debut on 28 August, in 2–0 away loss to his former club Aalesund. On 4 January 2016, Jääger extended his contract for a year. On 30 March 2017, he extended his contract for another year.

Second return to Flora

On 14 June 2019, Jääger once again returned to Flora, signing a contract for the rest of the season. Jääger was part of Flora's championship-winning

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season, repeating as champions of the

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shortened

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season. Jääger announced his retirement on 5 December 2020, following the club's final game of the season.

International career

Jääger began his youth career in 2000 with the Estonia under-16 team. He also represented the under-19, under-20, and under-21 national sides. Jääger made his senior international debut for

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on 12 October 2002, when he came on as a 69th-minute substitute for Marko Kristal in a 3–2 home victory over

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in a friendly. He made his 100th appearance for Estonia on 19 November 2013, a day after his 29th birthday, in a 3–0 friendly away win over

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Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Valga *

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Flora *

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: 2003, 2004 Aalesund *

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2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

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Enar Jääger
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Club career

Flora

Torpedo Moscow

Aalesund

Ascoli

Return to Aalesund

Lierse

Return to Flora

Vålerenga

Second return to Flora

International career

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

See also

References

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