2008 that ruled him out for the majority of the season. Although he returned to training before the end of the season, he was not considered for the first-team squad and he was released from his contract, which was due to end in June, on 30 April 2009. International career Poom made his international debut for the Estonia national 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 match ever. In November 2003, the Estonian Football Association named Poom Estonia's greatest player of the last 50 years. Poom ended his international career with a testimonial match on 10 June 2009, after a 0–0 friendly draw against Portugal in Tallinn. He made 120 appearances, keeping a clean sheet in 31 matches. Personal life Poom and his wife, Lissel, have three sons: Markus, Andreas and Patrick. Markus is also a footballer, while Andreas is a music artist. Career statistics Club International Honours Sunderland Football League Championship: 2004–05 Arsenal UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2005–06 Football League Cup runner-up: 2006–07 Individual Estonian Footballer of the Year: 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003 Derby County F.C. Player of the Year: 1999–2000 UEFA Jubilee Awards – Greatest Estonian Footballer of the last 50 Years (Golden Player): 2003 Order of the White Star, 4th Class See also List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps References External links Watford official profile Arsenal official profile Mart Poom on The North Stand YouTube Video of Mart Poom's equalising header UEFA.com – Golden Player of Estonia Poominator 1972 births Living people Footballers from Tallinn Estonian footballers Association football goalkeepers UEFA Golden Players Soviet footballers Kuopion Palloseura players FC Flora players Meistriliiga players FC Wil players Portsmouth F.C. players Derby County F.C. players Sunderland A.F.C. players Arsenal F.C. players Watford F.C. players Veikkausliiga players English Football League players Premier League players Estonia international footballers FIFA Century Club Estonian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Finland Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Finland Expatriate footballers in Switzerland Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Expatriate footballers in England Estonian expatriate sportspeople in England Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 4th Class Association football goalkeeping coaches