Antonis Rikka
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Antonios Rikka | ||
| Date of birth | 3 March 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Marseille, France | ||
| Height | Script error: No such module "person height". | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
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Current team
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AO Chania | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Olympique Marseille | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2006 | Olympique Marseille | 0 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Skoda Xanthi | 27 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | → Niki Volou (loan) | 29 | (0) |
| 2008–2013 | AEK Athens | 31 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Olympiakos Volou FC (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Kerkyra FC (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Red Star 93 | 14 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Aiginiakos F.C. | 20 | (1) |
| 2015– | AO Chania | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2004–2005 | Greece U-19 | 13 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Greece U-21 | 12 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 March 2014 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 September 2008 |
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Antonis Rikka (Greek: Αντώνης Ρίκκα; born 3 March 1986 in Marseille) is a Greek football player currently playing for AO Chania in the Football League (Greece) as a defensive midfielder.
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Club career
Olympique Marseille
Born in Marseille, France, Rikka started his career in the city's biggest club, Olympique de Marseille.
Skoda Xanthi
Failing to impress with Marseille[citation needed], he was released and joined Skoda Xanthi F.C. during the transfer period of January 2006 making 4 appearances until the end of the season. Then he went on loan to Niki Volos F.C., a Beta Ethniki team, in order to gain more experiences. He stayed with them for the 2006–07 season participating in 29 league games. Although his team finished last and relegrated his performances were good enough to make the Skoda Xanthi coach Emilio Ferrera trust him with a place in the following year's squad. Rikka grabbed the opportunity and having played 23 league games was one of the team's best players.
AEK Athens
On 16 May 2008 Rikka signed a 5-year contract for Greek Super League runners-up side AEK Athens for €600K.[1] Rikka did not manage to impress AEK Athens trainers in his first season, and with only 3 apps,due to a serious injury.After 2 consecutive seasons he was on loan,he returned to AEK Athens.
Olympiakos Volou
On June 2010 Rikka join Olympiakos Volou FC on loan for one year. He expected to play in the senior squad for Olympiakos Volou FC.
Kerkyra FC
On January 2011 Rikka joined Kerkyra FC on loan.
His second chance
On August 2011 Rikka returned to AEK Athens but he wasn't at Jimenez plans. When Kostenoglou took charge in AEK, he considered his senior squad and he finally decided to keep Rikka. On 19 November, he came on as a second-half substitute against Asteras Tripolis and he made a comeback. This season (2011–2012) Antonis Rikka made 13 appearances.
Red Star 93
On July 2013 Rikka join FC Red Star Saint-Ouen.
References
External links
- Pages using infobox football biography with height issues
- No local image but image on Wikidata
- Articles containing Greek-language text
- Articles with unsourced statements from May 2008
- Use dmy dates from April 2011
- Living people
- 1986 births
- Association football midfielders
- Greek footballers
- Greek expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in France
- French people of Greek descent
- Sportspeople from Marseille
- Olympique de Marseille players
- Skoda Xanthi F.C. players
- Niki Volos FC players
- AEK Athens F.C. players
- Olympiakos Volou players
- Kerkyra FC players
- Red Star Saint-Ouen players
- Superleague Greece players
