Randin Rande
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | July 28, 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Tallinn, Estonia | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC London | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| 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) |
| 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) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 11, 2024 | |||
Randin Rande (born 28 July 1997) is an Estonian footballer and manager who plays for FC London in League1 Ontario. He previously served as head coach of Nõmme United in the Estonian top tier Meistriliiga.
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]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of June 25, 2025[14]
| 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).
- ^ a b "Rasmus Rande L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
- ^ a b c 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).
- ^ 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
- Association 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