Johannes Brenner

JK Tallinna Kalev of the team (1923 )

John Brenner (born 3 Januarjul / January 16 1906greg in Mäo, Governorate of Estonia, .. † September 9, 1975 in Tallinn, Estonian SSR) was an Estonian football player.

Career

John Brenner began his footballing career in 1920 when JK Tallinna Kalev with which he was Estonian champion in 1923. Two other national champion title he won in 1926 and 1928 with the Tallinna Jalgpalliklubi, where he had moved in 1925. The center forward shot burners, ironically, throughout his active career as a footballer only one goal in the first Estonian league.

In June 1923 burner debuted as to date the youngest national team at the age of 17 years and 159 days in the Estonian national team against Lithuania. This record had existed in Estonia until 2001 until Jarmo Ahjupera (17 years 82 days ) undercutting him.

In the years 1925 and 1926 Brenner graduated no matches again until 1927 under the Hungarian coach Antal Mally. Mally coached the Estonian national football team in 1927 and 1935.

The last of a total of 16 international matches in which he scored a total of 4 goals, burner made ​​during the Baltic Cup 1930 against Lithuania.

Later years

At 24, John Brenner finished his football career in 1930. He focused from now on his job as a pilot of the Estonian Air Force.

With the Soviet occupation of Estonia burner was drafted in 1941 as an air force mechanic in the Red Army. He survived the Second World War and died in 1975 in Tallinn.

Achievements

• Estonian champion: 1923, 1926, 1928