Antonis Rikka
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anthony Stavros Ricca[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 March 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Marseille, France | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| – | Marseille | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2006 | Marseille | 0 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Skoda Xanthi | 27 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | → Niki Volou (loan) | 29 | (0) |
| 2008–2013 | AEK Athens | 31 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Olympiacos Volos (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Kerkyra FC (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Red Star 93 | 14 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Aiginiakos | 20 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | AO Chania | 15 | (0) |
| 2017 | Ialysos Rhodes | ||
| 2017–2018 | Symi | 15 | (5) |
| 2018–2019 | AS Rodos | 12 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | Symi | 2 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2004–2005 | Greece U-19 | 13 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Greece U-21 | 12 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 May 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 September 2008 | |||
Anthony Stavros Ricca (Greek: Αντώνης Σταύρος Ρίκκα; born 3 March 1986), most known as Antonis Rikka, is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
Club career[]
Marseille[]
Born in Marseille, France, Rikka started his career in the city's biggest club, Olympique de Marseille.
Skoda Xanthi[]
After failing to impress with Marseille,[citation needed] Rikka 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 joined on loan 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 relegated, 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[]
On 16 May 2008, Rikka signed a five-year contract for Greek Super League runners-up side AEK for €600,000,[2] but did not manage to impress AEK's trainers in his first season, and managed only three appearances, due to a serious injury. After two consecutive seasons on loan, he returned to AEK.
Loan to Olympiakos Volou[]
In June 2010, Rikka joined Olympiakos Volou FC on loan for one year, expecting to play in the senior squad.
Loan to Kerkyra FC[]
In January 2011, Rikka joined Kerkyra FC on loan.
Second stint in AEK[]
In August 2011, Rikka returned to AEK, but he was not 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. In that whole season, Rikka made 13 appearances.
Red Star[]
In July 2013, Rikka joined FC Red Star Saint-Ouen.
Football League (Greece)[]
In the last two years, he played in the Football League for Aiginiakos F.C. and AO Chania.
References[]
- ^ "Entreprise AC86 à Marseille (13011)" [Company AC86 in Marseille (13011)]. Figaro Entreprises (in French). Société du Figaro. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
"Anthony Ricca". BFM Business (in French). Retrieved 29 March 2020. - ^ ΑΕΚ FC signs Antoni Rikka Archived 20 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine
External links[]
- Antonis Rikka at Soccerway
- Living people
- 1986 births
- Footballers from Marseille
- Association football midfielders
- Greek footballers
- Greek expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in France
- French people of Greek descent
- Super League Greece players
- Championnat National players
- Olympique de Marseille players
- Xanthi F.C. players
- Niki Volou FC players
- AEK Athens F.C. players
- Olympiacos Volou 1937 F.C. players
- A.O. Kerkyra players
- Red Star F.C. players