Rachid Mekhloufi

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Rachid Mekhloufi (Template:Langx; 12 August 1936 – 8 November 2024) was an Algerian footballer who played as a striker. He later became a manager and coached the Algeria national team.

International career

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Mekhloufi (bottom row, second from right) with FLN football team.

In the middle of the Algerian War, on 13 April 1958, ten of the most well-known France-based Algerian professional footballers fled from France to go and play for the new FLN football team. This team was created from the National Liberation Front (Algeria). One of these 10 players was Rachid Mekhloufi. Rachid, "abandoned the French team preparing for the World Cup Finals in Sweden and instantly became an Algerian national symbol."[1] By the summer, more and more France-based Algerians came to join the original ten who fled. Rachid and his teammates wanted to show the French people the serious war that was going on in Algeria. Many in France did not realize the extent of the war raging in Algeria, but when ten high-profile players left, the French citizens had to wonder and figure out the exact reason, especially when a few of the 10 footballers were preparing for the World Cup Finals. At the same time, both Rachid and his teammates gave a sense of nationalism to the citizens of Algeria during their efforts in the war. Mekhloufi (and many others) sacrificed their careers by playing in less competitive environments with less demanding training regimes. Mekhloufi is quoted saying "I had lost the taste for effort, the necessary fight" when asked about playing political football. Even though France attempted to hinder the FLN team's success by requesting to FIFA that the team not be recognized, FIFA was only able to enforce these restrictions in some countries.[1]

Death

On 8 November 2024, it was announced that Mekhloufi had died at the age of 88.[2]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[3]
Club Season League CupTemplate:Efn Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Saint-Étienne 1954–55 Division 1 16 9 6 4 — — 22 13
1955–56 31 21 4 0 — — 35 21
1956–57 30 25 2 1 — — 32 26
1957–58 25 4 2 0 2Template:Efn 1 — 29 5
Total 102 59 14 5 2 1 — 118 65
Servette 1962–63 Nationalliga A 19 13 0 0 3Template:Efn 2 — 22 15
Saint-Étienne 1963–64 Division 1 34 16 1 0 — — 35 16
1964–65 32 8 5 0 2Template:Efn 1 — 39 9
1965–66 38 21 1 1 — — 39 22
1966–67 38 12 2 1 — 1Template:Efn 1 41 14
1967–68 30 7 5 5 4Template:Efn 0 — 39 12
Total 192 78 18 7 6 1 1 1 217 87
Bastia 1968–69 Division 1 33 13 1 0 — — 34 13
1969–70 34 7 9 2 — — 43 9
Total 67 20 10 2 — — 77 22
Career total 380 170 42 14 11 4 1 1 434 189

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International

Scores and results list Algeria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mekhloufi goal.
List of international goals scored by Rachid Mekhloufi
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 28 February 1963 19 Juin 1965, Oran, Algeria File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia 2–0 4–0[4] Friendly
1 3–0
2 5 July 1963 Stade d'El Anasser, Algiers File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt 1–1 1–1[5] Friendly
3 7 July 1963 19 Juin 1965, Oran, Algeria File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt 1–1 2–2[6] Friendly
6 22 March 1963 Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt 1–2 2–2[7] Friendly

Honours

Player

Saint-Étienne

France military

Individual

Manager

Algeria

Individual

References

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External links

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