Randin Rande
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 July 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Tallinn, Estonia | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007—2008 | Opera JK | ||
| 2009—2013 | Nõmme United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013 | Nõmme United | 9 | (2) |
| 2013—2014 | Flora III | 5 | (0) |
| 2013—2018 | Flora U21 | 88 | (15) |
| 2016—2017 | → Tammeka (loan) | 22 | (1) |
| 2016 | → Tammeka U21 (loan) | 1 | (1) |
| 2017—2018 | → Paide Linnameeskond (loan) | 25 | (2) |
| 2018 | → Paide Linnameeskond U21 (loan) | 3 | (1) |
| 2018—2021 | Nõmme United | 77 | (18) |
| 2022 | Tallinn SC ReUnited | 4 | (0) |
| 2025 | FC London | 0 | (0) |
| 2026– | Tallinna Kalev III | 11 | (6) |
| International career | |||
| 2012 | Estonia U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2013 | Estonia U17 | 9 | (1) |
| 2014 | Estonia U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2015 | Estonia U19 | 9 | (0) |
| 2017 | Estonia U21 | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2020–2024 | Nõmme United (assistant) | ||
| 2024 | Nõmme United II | ||
| 2024 | Nõmme United (interim) | ||
| 2024 | Nõmme United (assistant) | ||
| 2025–2026 | Tallinna Kalev U21 | ||
| 2026– | Tallinna Kalev | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of August 18, 2026 | |||
Randin Rande (born 28 July 1997) is an Estonian manager and footballer who currently serves as head coach of Tallinna Kalev in the Esiliiga.
Early life
[edit]Rande played youth football with Opera JK and Nõmme United.
Club career
[edit]In 2013, Rande debuted with Nõmme United in the Estonian fourth tier.[citation needed]
In July 2013, he joined Flora, where he played with the second team in the second tier Esiliiga and the third team in the third tier Esiliiga.[citation needed] In July 2016, Rande joined Tammeka in the first tier Meistriliiga on loan.[1] On 4 July 2017, he agreed to a mutual termination of the remainder of his loan with the club.[2] Three days later, he was loaned to another Meistriliiga side, Paide Linnameeskond.[3]
In July 2018, Rande joined Nõmme United in the third tier Esiliiga B.[4] On 7 July 2020, with the team now in the second tier, he scored a brace in a 4-0 victory over Tammeka U21.[5] In July 2021, he retired from professional football.[6]
In the fall of 2022, he joined SC ReUnited in the Estonian fifth tier.
In 2025, he began playing with Canadian side FC London (where he works as a youth coach) in League1 Ontario.[7]
International career
[edit]Rande represented Estonia at youth level from U16 to U21.
Coaching career
[edit]In 2020, he began serving as a player-assistant coach with Nõmme United.[8] He later became a permanent assistant coach and was named head coach of the second team.[8] In April 2024, he was named interim co-head coach (alongside Juan Martínez) of the first team, following the dismissal of Jani Sarajärvi four matches into the season,[9] He became the fifth-youngest head coach (age 26) in the history of the Estonian first tier.[8] He made his head coaching debut on 5 April 2024 (with Martínez listed as a team representative on the game sheet), earning the club's first ever victory in the Meistriliiga, defeating Tammeka 2-1.[10][11] He held the role until mid-July, when Martin Klasen was appointed as manager, and he returned to his role as an assistant.[12]
In November 2024, Rande moved to Canada, becoming the coach of the U16 and U17 teams of FC London.[13]
In October 2025, he returned to Estonia, being named the head coach of JK Tallinna Kalev U21 in the Esiliiga B as well as the overall club's Director of Methodology.[14][15] On 28 April 2026, he was named head coach of the JK Tallinna Kalev first team in the second-tier Esiliiga.[16]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of June 25, 2025[17]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nõmme United | 2013 | II liiga | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 2 | ||
| Flora III | 2013 | Esiliiga B | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||||
| Flora U21 | 2013 | Esiliiga | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2014 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 29 | 6 | ||||
| 2015 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 8 | ||||
| 2016 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 88 | 15 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 94 | 17 | ||||
| Tammeka U21 (loan) | 2016 | Esiliiga B | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |||
| Tammeka (loan) | 2016 | Meistriliiga | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 8 | 5 | ||
| 2017 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 22 | 1 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 27 | 5 | ||||
| Paide Linnameeskond (loan) | 2017 | Meistriliiga | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 2 | ||
| 2018 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 10 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 25 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 27 | 4 | ||||
| Paide Linnameeskond U21 (loan) | 2018 | Esiliiga B | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |||
| Nõmme United | 2018 | Esiliiga B | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 2 | ||
| 2019 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 6 | ||||
| 2020 | Esiliiga | 30 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 9 | |||
| 2021 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 77 | 18 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 79 | 28 | ||||
| Tallinn SC ReUnited | 2022 | III liiga | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| FC London | 2025[7] | League1 Ontario Premier | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 234 | 40 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 252 | 48 | ||
References
[edit]- ↑ Viljamaa, Andre (20 July 2016). "Tammekaga liituvad kolm tudengit" [Three students join Tammeka]. Soccernet (in Estonian).
- ↑ Ilves, Kris (4 July 2017). "Tammeka lõpetab osapoolte kokkuleppel lepingu noore poolkaitsjaga" [Tammeka terminates contract with young midfielder by mutual agreement]. Soccernet (in Estonian).
- ↑ Voolaid, Rasmus (7 July 2017). "Paide laenas endale Tammekast lahkunud Flora poolkaitsja" [Paide loaned Flora midfielder who left Tammeka]. Soccernet (in Estonian).
- ↑ Voolaid, Rasmus (28 July 2018). "Rande siirdus Paidest Esiliiga B-sse" [Rande moved from Paide to Esliiga B]. Soccernet (in Estonian).
- ↑ Voolaid, Rasmus (7 July 2020). "Endine Tammeka mängija lõi Nõmme Unitedi tartlaste vastu võidule" [Former Tammeka player scored for Nõmme United against Tartu]. Soccernet (in Estonian).
- ↑ Ilves, Kris (21 July 2021). "Nõmme United laenas Maardust keskkaitsja, kolm mängijat lähevad välismaale testimisele" [Nõmme United loaned a midfielder from Maardu, three players will go abroad for testing]. Soccernet (in Estonian).
- 1 2 "Rasmus Rande L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
- 1 2 3 Kubensky, Siim Martti (27 June 2024). "Premium liiga noorim peatreener: selle asemel et vinguda, võtan asjad enda kätte!" [The youngest head coach in the Premium League: Instead of whining, I'll take matters into my own hands!]. Soccernet (in Estonian).
- ↑ Jaansen, Laura (2 April 2024). "Ametlik! Nõmme Unitedi ja Sarajärvi teed läksid nelja vooru järel lahku" [Official! Nõmme United and Sarajärvi part ways after four rounds]. Soccernet (in Estonian).
- ↑ Ilves, Kris (6 April 2024). "Premium liigas peatreenerina võidukalt debüteerinud Rande: tahaks, et iga nädal oleks nii. Selle nimel on väärt elada!" [Rande, who made his victorious debut as head coach in the Premium League: I wish it were like this every week. It's worth living for!]. Soccernet (in Estonian).
- ↑ Voolaid, Rasmus; Ahven, Martin (5 April 2024). "Nõmme United teenis Premium liigas ajaloo esimese võidu. 26aastaselt peatreenerina debüteerinud Randin Rande: "Olen kui õnnesärgis sündinud."" [Nõmme United earned their first win in the Premium League. Randin Rande, who debuted as head coach at the age of 26: “I was born with a lucky shirt.”]. Õhtuleht (in Estonian).
- ↑ Remmelkoor, Kristjan (24 July 2024). "Nõmme Unitedi peatreeneriks sai uuesti Martin Klasen" [Martin Klasen reappointed as head coach of Nõmme United]. Soccernet (in Estonian).
- ↑ Kubensky, Siim Martti (30 October 2024). "Premium liigast üle ookeani 7000 kilomeetri kaugusele. Rande: kui minna välismaale õnne proovima, siis praegu" [From the Premium League across the ocean to 7,000 kilometers away. Rande: if you go abroad to try your luck, it's now]. Soccernet (in Estonian).
- ↑ "Inside Kalev's youth revolution: Maibaum's tough changes and Rande's return". Balyic Football News. 17 October 2025.
- ↑ Kangur, Kristjan Jaak (5 November 2025). "Kalevit Kanadale eelistanud Rande: CV ja palganumbri oleksin seal ilusamaks saanud, aga mind võlub mängijate targaks koolitamine" [Rande preferred Kalev to Canada: I would have had a better CV and salary there, but I am fascinated by training players to be smart]. Soccernet (in Estonian).
- ↑ "Kalevi uus peatreener on Randin Rande" [Kalev's new head coach is Randin Rande]. JK Tallinna Kalev (in Estonian). 28 April 2026.
- ↑ Randin Rande at the Estonian Football Association (in Estonian)
External links
[edit]- Randin Rande at the Estonian Football Association (in Estonian)
- Randin Rande national team profile at the Estonian Football Association (in Estonian)
- Living people
- 1997 births
- Estonian men's footballers
- Estonian football managers
- FC Nõmme United players
- FC Flora players
- Tartu JK Tammeka players
- Paide Linnameeskond players
- FC London players
- Estonia men's under-21 international footballers
- Estonia men's youth international footballers
- Footballers from Tallinn
- Meistriliiga players
- Esiliiga players
- Esiliiga B players
- Men's association football midfielders
- JK Tallinna Kalev managers