Former Newcastle United’s Obafemi Martins recalled by Rubin Kazan – Russian Premier League news
Former Newcastle United striker, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Obafemi-Martins-c28273, has been recalled by his parent club, Rubin Kazan. Martins was earlier loaned out to Premier League side, Birmingham City, but an unfortunate stress fracture limited the player’s number of appearances. The
Blues manager, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alex-c4752 McLeish, wanted the Nigerian in order to bring the club back to winning ways and avoid relegation. To his disappointment however, the striker got injured and was ruled out for the entire season. In his absence, the manager was left with
limited option upfront and his side got relegated on the last day of English Premier League season 2010/11.
Martins has had a very unsettled career especially after leaving the Magpies in 2009. He went to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/VfL-Wolfsburg-c40881 where he enjoyed a year’s spell with the Bundesliga outfit and managed 16 League appearances from which he bagged six goals. The 26-year-old then
made his way to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Russia-c2991 to play for Rubin Kazan in 2010 and made just 12 League appearances before being loaned out to Birmingham City during the January transfer window. He could only make four league appearances for the Blues before getting injured.
The only highlight of the striker’s Birmingham career was the goal he scored in the Carling Cup final against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749 and mentioned that the fans
and officials were very friendly towards him. He was disappointed with the injury that restricted him for delivering for the club.
The Nigerian International concluded by saying, "My time here at Birmingham City will stay with me, forever. The club, fans, coaching staff and board treated me good. Unfortunately the campaign ended in relegation, but we only need to dwell on the positives
and a remarkable time here was well spent with passionate fans and a thoroughly professional side."
The striker has now been recalled by Rubin Kazan as the Russian club is struggling during the ongoing season, and find themselves eighth on the table with 14 points from 10 games. The Tatars finished third during the last season and Martins would certainly
need to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Bank-c38601 upon his experience in order to stabilize Rubin Kazan’s campaign.
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