Gert Olesk

Estonian footballer

Gert Olesk
Personal information
Full name	Gert Olesk
Date of birth	(1973-08-08) 8 August 1973 (age 50)
Place of birth	Pärnu, Estonia
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1993–1995	Flora	5	(0)
1993–1996	Tervis Pärnu	36	(4)
1997	Lelle	15	(2)
1997–2000	Tulevik	87	(3)
2001–2002	Elva	22	(1)
2003–2007	Vaprus	77	(5)
2009–2010	Vaprus	1	(0)
International career
1994–2000	Estonia	13	(0)
Managerial career
2009	Vaprus
2010	Pärnu Linnameeskond
2013–2014	Pärnu Linnameeskond
2014–2017	Pärnu Linnameeskond (assistant)
2020–2022	Pärnu JK (assistant)
2022–	Pärnu JK
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gert Olesk (born 8 August 1973) is an Estonian football coach and former professional player. He played the position of defender.

International career

Olesk has made a total of 13 appearances for the Estonia national team. He made his international debut in 1994.

Olesk was the head coach of Pärnu Linnameeskond and led the team to Estonian top-tier Meistriliiga.^[1]

He has worked for Pärnu JK as assistant coach and youth coach.^[2]

In November 2022, Olesk was appointed the head coach of Pärnu JK.^[3]

^ "Pärnu klubi meistriliigasse juhtinud Gert Olesk: esiliiga oli väga võrdne". Õhtuleht. 26 November 2014.
^ "Noortetööd hakkas juhtima Gert Olesk – Pärnu Jalgpalliklubi". 9 June 2020.
^ "Gert Oleskist sai Pärnu Jalgpalliklubi esindusmeeskonna peatreener". Soccernet.ee. 17 November 2022.

Gert Olesk at the Estonian Football Association (in Estonian)
Gert Olesk national team profile at the Estonian Football Association (in Estonian)
Gert Olesk at National-Football-Teams.com