Antonis Rikka
Greek association football player
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 not being able to establish himself at Marseille, Rikka was released and joined Skoda Xanthi on 4 February 2006, 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 for €600,000, 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 Olympiacos Volos
On 1 June 2010, Rikka joined Olympiacos Volos on loan for one season.
Loan to Kerkyra
On 16 January 2011, Rikka joined Kerkyra on loan until the end of the season.
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