The name of such a person as Sergei Ryzhikov is well known to every fan of Soviet football. After all, it was he who played for a certain time for the Belgorod “Salute”, the Ramensky “Saturn”, the Makhachkala “Anji” and other well-known teams. And since 2008, the footballer has defended the honor of Kazan Rubin. However, first things first.
early years
Sergei Ryzhikov was born in 1980, on September 19, in Shebekino. He began his path to great sport with his admission to the Sports School. Interestingly, he initially held the position of the right midfielder. But then he decided to retrain as a goalkeeper. As Sergey said, the influence of Alexei Polyakov, the goalkeeper from Shebekino, played an important role in this.
Ryzhikov began his professional career in 1999. Then he became part of the Belgorod “Salute”, which played in those times in the second league. In this case, the phrase "there would be no happiness, but misfortune would help." Salute was experiencing serious financial problems. Naturally, the club could not afford eminent players, so local pupils defended its honor. So at the age of 18, Sergei Ryzhikov turned out to be the goalkeeper of the starting lineup, in which he spent two years.
Further career
In 2002, the goalkeeper was taken to Saturn. True, for three years he was the goalkeeper of the backup team. And even wore a captain's armband.
He got into the Top Division only in 2004. And then he played a few games there. At the end of the season he received an invitation from the Moscow Lokomotiv, to which Ryzhikov agreed. True, he was immediately leased to Anji to receive game practice. However, the decision was successful, as at the end of the year Sergey was recognized by the fans as the best player of the team.
Returning to the “Locomotive”, he entered the field only twice. Then he again turned out to be rented, only Tomyu.
Moving to Kazan
Sergey Ryzhikov is a good goalkeeper, so it is not surprising that he was noticed by representatives of the Tatarstan Rubin. In 2008, he was invited to the Kazan club, and the goalkeeper doubted for long. He almost immediately became the main goalkeeper of the team. In the first seven games, he conceded only two goals (and then, one was launched from the penalty spot).
Sergey Ryzhikov is a very good football player - many thought so. And in 2010 he received an offer from the Moscow Spartak. He was offered 10 million dollars. However, the goalkeeper refused, and instead extended the contract with Rubin. This summer, rumors circulated that he would leave the ranks of the Kazan club. However, in one of his interviews Ryzhikov assured: he is not going to go anywhere. The goalkeeper, by the way, was surprised, as this turned out to be the first rumor in all 9 years that he played in Rubin.
