Sergei Ratnikov is a retired football

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 midfielder from Estonia

Estonia

Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...

, and current manager of Estonia

Estonia

Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...

n Esiliiga

Esiliiga

Esiliiga is the second-top league arranged by the Estonian Football Association. The league format was changed along with the Meistriliiga's, and therefore from the year 2005 consists of ten teams. Esiliiga starts from April and lasts until around the start of November...

 team JK Tallinna Kalev

JK Tallinna Kalev

JK Tallinna Kalev is an Estonian football club based in Tallinn. The club was originally established in 1911 and then re-established in 2002. Tallinna Kalev currently play in the Esiliiga, the second highest level of Estonian football...

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Personal

Two of Ratnikov's sons, Eduard Ratnikov

Eduard Ratnikov

Eduard Ratnikov is an Estonian football player who is playing for Tallinna FC Akhtamar.He has played in Romanian Liga I club Oţelul Galaţi where his contract with the Romanian Liga I club Oţelul Galaţi was terminated after just a few appearances for the club.Prior to his unsuccessful move to...

 and Daniil Ratnikov

Daniil Ratnikov

Daniil Ratnikov is an Estonian professional footballer, who last played for Cherno More Varna in Bulgaria, mainly as a attacking midfielder.-Career:...

, are footballers playing for Tallinna FC Akhtamar and Cherno More

PFC Cherno More Varna

PFC Cherno More Varna , or simply Cherno More is a Bulgarian professional football club from the city of Varna, which currently competes in Bulgaria's top football league, the A PFG....

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International career

Ratnikov played for the Estonia national football team

Estonia national football team

The Estonia national football team represents Estonia in international association football. Team members are selected by the head coach of Estonian Football Association . Estonia play their home matches at the A. Le Coq Arena in Tallinn, Estonia....

 during the 1990s

1990s

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. He earned his first official cap on June 3, 1992

Estonia national football team 1992

The 1992 season was the 72nd season of competitive football in Estonia, and the first one in the Baltic country as an independent nation. The Estonia national football team under the guidance of manager Uno Piir played its first FIFA-recognized match against Slovenia on June 3, 1992: a 1-1 draw in...

, when Estonia met Slovenia in a friendly.

Club career

He has played for clubs like FC Flora Tallinn

FC Flora Tallinn

MTÜ JK FC Flora is an Estonian football club that was founded in 1990. FC Flora are a multiple winner of the Meistriliiga title and the Estonian Cup. They have for years been raising the most number of players for the national team, and have also grown players from their successful youth system...

, FC Nikol Tallinn

FC Nikol Tallinn

Nikol Tallinn is a defunct Estonian football club. The club was formed in 1992 on the base of TVMK Tallinn...

, and in Finland

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

 for VIFK Vaasa and FF Jaro

FF Jaro

FF Jaro is a Finnish football club, based in the bilingual town of Jakobstad. It currently plays in the Finnish Premier League Veikkausliiga...

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