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Born: Estonia, Estonian, 1972
Height: 196cm
Weight: 187 pounds
Brought From: Tallin FC Flora on 26/03/97 for £500,000.00
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The Estonian international keeper joined the Rams at the end of March
1997.
Within days he was making his Derby debut at Old Trafford in a 3-2 victory for the Pride Park men in front of 55,000
people.
He was also playing against his hero Peter Schmeichel, and the match came just a few days after he had collected his 50th cap for his country against
Scotland.
Poom uses his height and agility to command his area and he is a formidable sight in the Derby goal.He signed a two-year extension to his contract in July 1999 in a deal that keeps him at Pride Park until 2002.
With his main rival Russell Hoult now at Portsmouth, Poom has a real opportunity to stake a regular first team place following a splendid 1999/2000 season, where he played a major part in helping to keep Derby in the Premiership.