Alo Bärengrub Explained

Alo Bärengrub
Fullname:Alo Bärengrub
Birth Date:1984 2, df=yes
Birth Place:Kehtna, Estonia
Height:1.82 m
Position:Centre back
Years1:2000
Caps1:21
Goals1:0
Clubs1:Lelle
Years2:2001–2004
Caps2:69
Goals2:2
Clubs2:Valga
Years3:2004–2007
Caps3:102
Goals3:22
Clubs3:Flora
Years4:2008–2011
Caps4:32
Goals4:2
Clubs4:Bodø/Glimt
Years5:2011–2015
Caps5:161
Goals5:12
Clubs5:Nõmme Kalju
Nationalyears1:2004–2014
Nationalteam1:Estonia
Nationalcaps1:48
Nationalgoals1:0

Alo Bärengrub (born 12 February 1984) is a retired Estonian professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

Career

Bärengrub was born in Kehtna, and made his first-team debut for Lelle in Estonia's second division Esiliiga at the age of 16 in 2000. A year later he joined to Valga. After four seasons he moved to Flora in 2004 and, almost instantly, became an important player at the club. At the age of 23, after four seasons in Flora, Bärengrub moved abroad.

In January 2008, he signed a 4-year contract with Norwegian Tippeligaen club Bodø/Glimt. Bärengrub played his first Tippeligaen match on 30 March 2008, in a 2–0 win against HamKam. He scored his first Tippeligaen goal on 10 August 2008, in 3–2 victory over Viking. The contract was mutually terminated at the beginning of 2011 as the player did not get enough play time.[1]

Bärengrub then had trials at League One side Notts County and Major League Soccer newcomers Portland Timbers.[2] Although he impressed the manager at the latter club, he was left without a contract as the club had already exceeded the foreign players limit.[3] The defender was also rejected at his old club Flora as the team decided to give youth players a chance.[4]

On 4 March 2011, he signed 1+1 year contract with Nõmme Kalju.[5] He played his first game for the club the next day in a 0–1 loss against Flora.[6] He was one of three players to play every single minute of the league season, others being teammate Ken Kallaste and Narva Trans defender Tomas Rimas.[7] On 28 December 2011, he signed a new two-year contract with the club.[8]

International career

Bärengrub played 48 games for Estonia national football team between 2004 and 2014.[9]

Honours

Club

Valga
Flora
Nõmme Kalju

Personal

Bärengrub is married and has two daughters.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bärengrub lahkus Bodö/Glimti ridadest . Estonian . Bärengrub left Bodo/Glimt . 13 January 2011 . . 15 June 2011.
  2. Web site: Alo Bärengrub on Trial with Timbers in California . 31 January 2011 . The Offside . 15 June 2011 . dead . https://archive.today/20120715210603/http://timbers.theoffside.com/mls/alo-barengrub-on-trial-with-timbers-in-california.html . 15 July 2012 . dmy-all .
  3. Web site: Bärengrub jäi USA-s lepinguta . Estonian . Bärengrub did not get a contract in the USA . 11 February 2011 . Soccernet.ee . 15 June 2011.
  4. Web site: Reim: Flora trump on nooruslik särts . Estonian . Reim: Flora's trump is youthful spunk . 11 February 2011 . . 15 June 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110723002752/http://www.linnaleht.ee/?page=99&id=1312. 23 July 2011 . live.
  5. Web site: AMETLIK! Eesti koondise keskkaitsja Alo Bärengrub liitus Nõmme Kaljuga . Estonian . OFFICIAL! Estonian national team central defender Alo Bärengrub joined Nõmme Kalju . 4 March 2011 . . 15 June 2011.
  6. Web site: Mängu protokoll – Nõmme JK Kalju – Tallinna FC Flora 0:1 (0:0) . Estonian . Match protocol – Nõmme JK Kalju – Tallinna FC Flora 0:1 (0:0) . 5 March 2011 . . 15 June 2011.
  7. Web site: Meistriliiga hooaeg numbrites 2011 . Estonian . Meistriliiga season in numbers 2011 . 13 November 2011 . Soccernet.ee . 13 November 2011.
  8. Web site: Eesti koondislane Alo Bärengrub sõlmis Kaljuga uue lepingu . Estonian . Estonian international Alo Bärengrub signed a new contract with Kalju . 28 December 2011 . . 29 December 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140103141121/http://www.jkkalju.ee/eesti-koondislane-alo-barengrub-solmis-kaljuga-uue-lepingu/ . 3 January 2014 . dmy-all .
  9. News: Kõik Eesti internatsionaalid . All Estonian internationals . Estonian . . 8 September 2017.
  10. http://www.elu24.ee/1003776/palju-onne-nomme-kalju-kapten-alo-barengrub-sai-isaks Palju õnne! Nõmme Kalju kapten Alo Bärengrub sai isaks