- Antonis Rikka
Infobox Football biography
playername = Antonis Rikka
fullname = Antonios Rikka
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1986|3|3
cityofbirth =Marseille
countryofbirth =France
height = height|m=1.79
position = Defensive Midfielder
currentclub = AEK Athens
clubnumber = 17
youthyears = -2005
youthclubs = Olympique Marseille
years = 2005
2006-2008
2006-2007
2008-
clubs = Olympique Marseille B
Skoda Xanthi
→ Niki Volou (loan)
AEK Athens
caps(goals) = 00 (0)
27 (0)
29 (0)
02 (0)
nationalyears = 2004-2005
2006-2008
nationalteam = Greece U-19
Greece U-21
nationalcaps(goals) = 13 (0)
12 (0)
pcupdate = 15 September 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate = 1 September 2008 (UTC)Antonis Rikka (born
March 3 1986 inMarseille ) is a Greek football player currently playing as a defensive midfielder forAEK Athens F.C. in the Greek Super League.Club career
Olympique Marseille
Having been born in Marseille Rikka started his career in the city's biggest club
Olympique de Marseille .koda Xanthi
Failing to impress with MarseilleFact|date=May 2008, 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 toNiki Volos F.C. , aBeta 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 coachEmilio 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
May 16 2008 Rikka signed a 5-year contract for Greek Super League runners-up side AEK Athens for €600K [ [http://www.aekfc.gr/index.asp?a_id=305&n_id=4185 ΑΕΚ FC signs Antoni Rikka] ] .References
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