Artur Tarimäe

Artur Aleksander Tarimäe , native Artur Alexander Neumann (* December 25, 1907 ^{. Jul} / 7. January 1908 ^greg. In Tallinn , Governorate of Estonia ; † 27. April 1961 in Tallinn , Estonian SSR ) was an Estonian footballer Baltic German origin. In the 1930s he established his family name.

Life

Artur Tarimäe was born to German Baltic parents in Reval. From the age of thirteen he played football. He later studied at Tallinn Technical University . In 1926, at the age of 18, Tarimäe played his first season in the Estonian Football Championship with Sirius Tallinn . From 1927 to 1932 Tarimäe played at SK Tallinna Sport with which he was Estonian football champion in 1927 , 1929 , 1931 and 1932 . From 1933 he played at Tallinna JK in the first division in Estonia. After relegation in 1936 in the 2nd division. In the same year of descent, Tarimäe fell ill with meningitis that threatened to end his career prematurely. From 1938 he played again and ended his football career a year later.

From 1927 to 1933 Tarimäe also played for the Estonian national football team in 27 international matches . With the national team he took part in the Baltic Cup a total of four times , and won the event in 1931 .

Artur Tarimäe died in 1961 at the age of 53 in his hometown. He is buried in the Rahumäe cemetery in the same district of Tallinn.

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with Estonia:

^ Artur Tarimäe (Artur Neumann). spordiinfo.ee, accessed August 29, 2016 (Estonian).
↑ Artur Tarimäe. kalmistud.ee, accessed August 25, 2016 (Estonian).

personal data
SURNAME	Tarimäe, Artur
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Neumann, Artur (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Estonian soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH	January 7, 1908
PLACE OF BIRTH	Tallinn , Estonia Governorate
DATE OF DEATH	April 27, 1961
Place of death	Tallinn , Estonian SSR