Background
Bärengrub was born in Kehtna, and made his first-team debut for Lelle in Estonia"s second division Esiliiga at the age of 16 in 2000.
Bärengrub was born in Kehtna, and made his first-team debut for Lelle in Estonia"s second division Esiliiga at the age of 16 in 2000.
A year later he joined to After four seasons he moved to in 2004 and, almost instantly, became an important player at the club At the age of 23, after four seasons in, Bärengrub moved abroad.
In January 2008, he signed a 4-year contract with Norwegian Tippeligaen club Bodø/Glimt.
He scored his first Tippeligaen goal on 10 August 2008, in 3–2 victory over Viking. The contract was mutually terminated at the beginning of 2011 as the player did not get enough play time.
Bärengrub then had trials at League One side N ottinghamshire County and Major League Soccer newcomers Portland Timbers. Although he impressed the manager at the latter club, he was left without a contract as the club had already exceeded the foreign players limit.
The defender was also rejected at his old club as the team decided to give youth players a chance.
On 4 March 2011, he signed 1+1 year contract with. He played his first game for the club the next day in a 0–1 loss against. He was one of three players to play every single minute of the league season, others being team-mate Ken Kallaste and Narva Transport defender Tomas Rimas.
On 28 December 2011, he signed a new two-year contract with the club
Club Bärengrub is married and has two daughters.
Bärengrub has been a member of Estonia national football team since 2004.