Uno Piir

Uno Piir (12 November 1929 – 4 May 2025) was an Estonian football coach and player. He was the first manager of the Estonia national team after the Soviet occupation. In 1997, together with Anton Siht and Värner Lootsmann, he re-established the Nõmme Kalju football club and coached it until 2004.^[1] On 4 May 2025, Piir died at the age of 95.^[2][3]

Uno Piir

Personal information
Date of birth	(1929-11-13)13 November 1929
Place of birth	Tallinn, Estonia
Date of death	4 May 2025(2025-05-04) (aged 95)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1949–1950	Dünamo
1954–1955	Tallinna Kalev
Managerial career
1960–1961	Tallinna Kalev (assistant manager)
1962–1989	Norma
1990	VaKP
1992–1993	Estonia
1995–1996	Tallinna Sadam
1997–2004	Nõmme Kalju
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Honours

Player

Dünamo Tallinn

• Estonian SSR Football Championship: 1949, 1950
• Estonian Cup: 1949

Kalev Tallinn

• Estonian SSR Football Championship: 1955

Manager

Norma Tallinn

• Estonian SSR Football Championship: 1964, 1967, 1970, 1979, 1988
• Estonian Cup: 1962, 1965, 1971, 1973, 1974 ja 1989

Tallinna Sadam

• Estonian Cup: 1995–96