Cissé reminds Kuban Krasnodar of winning UEFA Champions League during http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809 stay – Football News
Kuban Krasnodar’s newbie http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Djibril-Cissé-c11372 has proudly highlighted his achievements during his stay with the English Premier League club, Liverpool FC, saying that he had been lucky to win famous European trophies: UEFA Champions League
and UEFA Super Cup respectively.
“I am glad to move to Kuban from QPR. I've heard so many good things about this club. I talked to a lot of friends who play in Russia, including Samuel Eto'o and Florent Pongolle. They are very well aware of the country and the
level of the championship, and this, of course, to some extent paved the way for my decision to move to Krasnodar. I think the level of the Russian Premier League has really grown in recent years. Kuban has qualified for Europe and I have won the Champions
League and European Super Cup at Liverpool,” the FA Cup winner was quoted as saying.
Cissé joined the Merseyside club after Rafael Benitez spotted his talent at Auxerre. The 31-year-old French striker came on as a second-half substitute in the historic Champions League final against AC Milan at Ataturk Olympique
stadium back in 2005.
The former Panathinaikos attacker, meanwhile, actively participated in Liverpool’s memorable 3-1 win in the UEFA Super Cup against CSKA Moscow at Stade Louis II (Monaco) two years after winning the champions league.
Cissé, who terminated his contract with Queen Park http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Rangers-c40314 on mutual consent to join the Krasnodar-based club after signing a one-year contract, scored three goals in 18 league appearances for the hoops.
The 6 ft tall forward was shipped out from Loftus Road by Harry Redknapp on loan to Saudi outfit http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Al-Gharafa-c38306 last season. During his stay, Cissé managed to score one goal in nine appearances.
The fact that Kuban managed to qualify for the European competition makes Cissé proud of making a right decision to come to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Russia-c2991 after rejecting different offers from a host of other European clubs.
Kuban will play in the European tournament next season after finishing at the fifth spot on the league table last season. The Russian outfit will play in Europe for the first time ever since the inception of the Russian Premier
League.
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