[1] He spent most of his career at Tallinna Sport and won a total of eight Estonian Championship titles.

Einman is widely considered to be the greatest Estonian defensive player during the country's first period of independence.

[2][3] Einman began playing football at the Tiigiveski Ground and joined Sport B team in 1920.

[3] Eugen Einman made his Estonia national football team debut on 14 September 1924 in a 0–4 loss against Finland.

[4] From 1924 until 1932 Einman played in a record 45 consecutive national team matches.