Risto Kallaste

Risto Kallaste
Personal information
Full name	Risto Kallaste
Date of birth	23 February 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth	Tallinn, Estonia
Position(s)	Full back
Team information
Current team	Flora U19 (manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team
1988	Lõvid
1989	Sport
1990–1991	Gunnilse IS
1992–1994	Flora
1995–1996	Viborg
1999–2001	Kuressaare
2006-2008	Nõmme United
International career
1992–1996	Estonia
Managerial career
2014–	Flora (assistant manager)
2016–	Flora U19
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Risto Kallaste (born 23 February 1971) is an Estonian football manager and former Estonian international footballer who is currently the manager of Flora U19 team. He played as a full back. Kallaste made his first appearance for the Estonia national football team on 3 June 1992, in a historic 1–1 friendly draw against Slovenia. The match was Estonia's first official match since restoration of independence and Slovenia's first ever. He made a total of 36 appearances for the national team.

Style of play

Kallaste was famous for his long range flip throw-ins.

Personal

His son Ken Kallaste is also a footballer.

References

^ "Risto Kallaste national team profile". Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 2 February 2022.

External links

Risto Kallaste at the Estonian Football Association (in Estonian)
Risto Kallaste at National-Football-Teams.com
Meeting Risto Kallaste, the flip thrown-in father 13 June 2013
YouTube Video of Risto Kallaste's crazy flip throw-in
Saltoaut on tagasi! (in Estonian)

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[1] "Risto Kallaste national team profile". Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 2 February 2022.

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