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Mart Poom (born n Football goalkeeper. He currently plays for Watford , whom he joined on May 26 , 2007 from Arsenal . CLUB CAREER Early Career Poom started his football career in the clubs "Lõvid" ("Lions") in the former Soviet Union and Flora Tallinn in his home country, before a brief stint at Finnish club KuPS and Swiss club FC Wil . In 1994 he moved to English club Portsmouth , but only played seven games and was loaned back to his former club Flora. Derby In 1997 Poom moved to Derby County , making his Premiership debut against Manchester United at Old Trafford . Sunderland After Derby's relegation to the First Division in the summer of 2002 , Poom moved to Sunderland in November of that year. On September 20 2003, he headed a 90th minute equaliser for Sunderland against his former club at Pride Park .1 It was described on BBC Radio Five Live as "The best headed equaliser by a goalkeeper against his former club in the last minute. Ever!", and earned him the nickname "Poominator".http://www.safc.com/home/?page_id=10411 Poom's career at Sunderland was beset by several injuries, and he spent much of 2003-04 recovering. Arsenal He was signed by Arsenal in August 2005 as temporary cover for Jens Lehmann and Manuel Almunia , before the deal was made permanent in January 2006. He was Arsenal's third-choice keeper, and did not play a single match in the 2005-06 season, although he became the first Estonian to receive a Champions League medal (albeit a runners-up medal) after Arsenal lost to FC Barcelona . Poom did not play nor did he make the substitutes' bench for the final, but was a member of Arsenal's 25-man European squad, each of whom won a silver medal.2 He finally made his debut for Arsenal on 8 November 2006 in a Carling Cup match against Everton , replacing an injured Manuel Almunia at half-time; Arsenal won 1-0 with an Emmanuel Adebayor goal. His first and only appearance for Arsenal in the Premiership came on the last day of the 2006-07 Season against Portsmouth , in a 0-0 draw. Watford Poom signed for Watford on 26 May 2007 in a permanent deal for an undisclosed fee,3 becoming surplus to requirements with Arsenal as they signed Polish international goalkeeper Łukasz Fabiański from Legia Warsaw . INTERNATIONAL CAREER Poom has represented PERSONAL He is married to Lissel (b. 1975), with whom he has two sons named Markus (b. 1998) and Andreas (b. 2003). REFERENCES EXTERNAL LINKS |
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