Eduard Ratnikov (born 13 September 1983 in Pärnu) is a retired Estonian football player. He has played in Romanian Liga I club Oţelul Galaţi where his contract with the Romanian Liga I club Oțelul Galați was terminated after just a few appearances for the club.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 September 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Pärnu, Estonia | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999 | FC Puuma Tallinn[1] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2005 | FC Levadia | 68 | (8) |
| 2002 | → Pärnu Levadia (loan) | ? | (?) |
| 2005–2007 | Beroe Stara Zagora | 19 | (0) |
| 2007 | JK Maag Tammeka | 15 | (3) |
| 2007 | Oțelul Galați | 3 | (0) |
| 2008 | FC Irtysh Pavlodar | 1 | (0) |
| 2008 | FC TVMK Tallinn | 15 | (6) |
| 2009 | Narva Trans | 31 | (5) |
| 2010 | Levadia Tallinn | 11 | (0) |
| 2011 | Tallinna FC Akhtamar | 9 | (5) |
| 2011–2012 | SK Kiviõli Tamme Auto | 23 | (3) |
| 2012 | JK Tallinna Kalev | 9 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 December 2012 | |||
He than had a brief spell in Kazakhstan, before returning to his former club FC Levadia Tallinn. After leaving Levadia Tallinn, Ratnikov played for Esiliiga club SK Kiviõli Tamme Auto, before returning to the Meistriliiga halfway through the 2012 Season after signing with his father's side JK Tallinna Kalev.
Prior to his move to Romania, Ratnikov had spells at Estonian Meistriliiga clubs Maag Tammeka Tartu, Levadia Tallinn and Bulgarian team Beroe Stara Zagora.[3]
Personal life
editHis father Sergei is a former international player for Estonia, while his brother Daniil also plays as a professional footballer.
References
edit- ^ "Eduard Ratnikov , famous players from FC Puuma". Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
- ^ F.C. Otelul Galati - Otelul s-a despartit de trei jucatori din lot
- ^ Stefanov, Stefan (5 February 2005). "Берое" взима изгонен от ЦСКА" (in Bulgarian). 7sport.net.
External links
edit- Eduard Ratnikov at the Estonian Football Association (in Estonian)
- Profile on Soccernet.ee (in Estonian)
- Bulgarian Professional Football League 04/05 stats (in Bulgarian)
- Bulgarian Professional Football League 05/06 stats (in Bulgarian)