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Antonis Rikka

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Antonis Rikka
Personal information
Full name Anthony Stavros Ricca[1]
Date of birth (1986-03-03) 3 March 1986 (age 36)
Place of birth Marseille, France
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
–2005 Marseille
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Marseille 0 (0)
2006–2008 Skoda Xanthi 27 (1)
2006–2007 → Niki Volos (loan) 29 (0)
2008–2013 AEK Athens 31 (0)
2010–2011 → Olympiacos Volos (loan) 7 (0)
2011 → Kerkyra (loan) 2 (0)
2013–2014 Red Star 14 (0)
2014–2015 Aiginiakos 20 (1)
2015–2016 AO Chania 15 (0)
2017 Ialysos
2017–2018 AO Simi 15 (5)
2018–2019 Rodos 12 (2)
2019–2020 AO Simi 2 (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 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.

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Greek language

Greek language

Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages, native to Greece, Cyprus, southern Italy, southern Albania, and other regions of the Balkans, the Black Sea coast, Asia Minor, and the Eastern Mediterranean. It has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning at least 3,400 years of written records. Its writing system is the Greek alphabet, which has been used for approximately 2,800 years; previously, Greek was recorded in writing systems such as Linear B and the Cypriot syllabary. The alphabet arose from the Phoenician script and was in turn the basis of the Latin, Cyrillic, Armenian, Coptic, Gothic, and many other writing systems.

Greeks

Greeks

The Greeks or Hellenes are an ethnic group and nation native to Greece, Cyprus, southern Albania, Anatolia, parts of Italy and Egypt, and to a lesser extent, other countries surrounding the Eastern Mediterranean and Black Sea. They also form a significant diaspora, with many Greek communities established around the world.

Association football

Association football

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel a ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is to score more goals than the opposite team by moving the ball beyond the goal line into a rectangular-framed goal defended by the opposing side. Traditionally, the game has been played over two 45-minute halves, for a total match time of 90 minutes. With an estimated 250 million players active in over 200 countries and territories, it is considered the world's most popular sport.

Club career

Marseille

Born in Marseille, France, Rikka started his career in the city's biggest club, Olympique de Marseille.

Skoda Xanthi

After not beeing able to establish himself at Marseille, Rikka was released and joined Skoda Xanthi on 4 February 2006,[2] making 4 appearances until the end of the season. Then, he joined on loan Niki Volos, 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 Athens

On 16 May 2008, Rikka signed a five-year contract for Greek Super League runners-up side AEK Athens[3] for €600,000,[4] 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 Volos

On 1 June 2010, Rikka joined Olympiacos Volos on loan for one season.[5]

Loan to Kerkyra

On 16 January 2011, Rikka joined Kerkyra on loan until the end of the season.[6]

Second stint in AEK

In August 2011, Rikka returned to AEK Athens, 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

On 4 July 2013, Rikka joined Red Star after his contract with AEK was terminated.[7]

Football League (Greece)

In 2014, he played in the Football League for Aiginiakos and then AO Chania.

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Marseille

Marseille

Marseille is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the Provence region of southern France, it is located on the coast of the Gulf of Lion, part of the Mediterranean Sea, near the mouth of the Rhône river. Its inhabitants are called Marseillais.

Olympique de Marseille

Olympique de Marseille

Olympique de Marseille, also known simply as Marseille or by the abbreviation OM, is a French professional men's football club based in Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. Founded in 1899, the club plays in Ligue 1 and have spent most of their history in the top tier of French football. The club has won nine Ligue 1 titles, ten Coupes de France and three Coupes de la Ligue. In 1993, coach Raymond Goethals led the team to become the first and only French club to win the UEFA Champions League, defeating Milan 1–0 in the final, the first under the UEFA Champions League branding of the tournament. In 2010, Marseille won its first Ligue 1 title in 18 years under the management of former club captain Didier Deschamps.

Niki Volos F.C.

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Emilio Ferrera

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AEK Athens F.C.

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A.O. Kerkyra

A.O. Kerkyra

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Nikos Kostenoglou

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Asteras Tripolis F.C.

Asteras Tripolis F.C.

Asteras Tripolis Football Club, commonly referred to as Asteras Tripolis, is a Greek professional football club based in the city of Tripoli in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Founded on 26 March 1931,their badge has Theodoros Kolokotronis on his horse and they have yellow and blue worn as home kit. Its home ground is the Theodoros Kolokotronis Stadium, a 7,442-capacity stadium in Tripoli.

Red Star F.C.

Red Star F.C.

Red Star Football Club, also known simply as Red Star, is a French association football club founded in Paris in 1897, and is the fourth oldest French football club, after Standard AC of Paris, Le Havre AC and Girondins de Bordeaux. In the 2019–20 season the club plays in the Championnat National, the French third tier, after being relegated from Ligue 2 at the end of the 2018–19 season. It plays matches at Stade Bauer. The team is managed by Habib Beye.

Aiginiakos F.C.

Aiginiakos F.C.

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AO Chania F.C.

AO Chania F.C.

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Source: "Antonis Rikka", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, January 10th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonis_Rikka.

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References
  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "ΞΑΝΘΗ: Πήρε Ρίκα-Ντελγκάδο". sport-fm.gr.
  3. ^ "ΑΕΚ FC signs Antoni Rikka". Archived from the original on 20 May 2008.
  4. ^ "Ανακοίνωσε Ρίκκα". sport24.gr. 16 May 2008.
  5. ^ "ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ Β.: Ανακοίνωσε Ρίκκα". .flash.gr (in Greek). Online. 1 June 2010.
  6. ^ "ΚΕΡΚΥΡΑ: Δανεικός ο Ρίκκα". rodiaki.gr (in Greek). Online. 16 January 2011.
  7. ^ "Στη Ρεντ Σταρ ο Ρίκκα". sport-fm.gr.
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