Raio Piiroja

Quick Facts

Full Name	Raio Piiroja
Occupation	Association Football Player
Date Of Birth	Jul 11, 1979(1979-07-11)
Age	45
Country	Estonia
Birth City	Pärnu
Horoscope	Cancer

Raio Piiroja Biography

Raio Piiroja is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Player who was born on July 11, 1979 in Pärnu, Estonia. Estonian ex-professional footballer Raio Piiroja was born 11 July 1979. He was a centre-back in Parnu/Kalev’s, Lelle, Flora and Valerenga’s football teams, Fredrikstad and Vitesse, as well as the Chengdu Blades.

Piiroja made an international debut for Estonia’s national team in a friendly against Armenia on 21 November 1998. Piiroja was Estonia’s team captain between 2008 and 2011, making a total of 113 appearances before retiring in 2013. Piiroja played his final match for Estonia against Iceland on 31 March 2015.

In 2003, Piiroja joined Norwegian Tippeligaen side Vålerenga on loan.

Piiroja married his long-time girlfriend Marje in 2005. They divorced in 2015. Outside of football, Piiroja enjoys skiing and is an avid fisherman.

Piiroja made an international debut for Estonia’s national team in a 1-2 defeat against Armenia on 21 November 1998. He was replaced by Viktor Alonen in 85 minutes. Piiroja quickly established himself as Estonia’s first choice centreback. He succeeded Martin Reim to the role of team captain in 2008. Piiroja was 100th in friendly against Uruguay on 25 March 2011. Referee Viktor Kassai sent him off in the 76th minutes of the first leg of UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying playoff against Republic of Ireland. Estonia lost 1-5 to aggregate. Piiroja’s international career ended in October 2013. However, he made one last appearance for Estonia in the testimonial match against Iceland on 31 March 2015. He played in 114 matches and scored 8 goals.

Raio Piiroja Net Worth

Raio Piiroja is one of the richest Association Football Player from Estonia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Raio Piiroja 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Piiroja began playing football at his local Rivaal club before moving to Parnu. Five days after his 16th Birthday, he made his Meistriliiga debut against Eesti Polevkivi, in the first match of the season. Piiroja, who was 16 years old and 15 days, scored his first goal in Meistriliiga against Narva Trans on 26 July 1995.

Piiroja joined Lelle in 1996, which was a Flora-affiliated team. From 1997 to 1999, he played for Lelle until he was promoted as Flora’s first player. Piiroja, along with Flora, won the 2001 Meistriliiga championship. He was awarded the second consecutive Meistriliiga title and was also named Estonian Player Of The Year.

Known for his leadership and ability in the air, Piiroja was named Estonian Footballer of the Year five times, in 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009.

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Facts & Trivia

Raio Ranked on the list of most popular Association Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Estonia. Raio Piiroja celebrates birthday on July 11 of every year.