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Rachid Mekhloufi

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Rachid Mekhloufi
BERJAYA
Mekhloufi in 1950s
Personal information
Date of birth (1936-08-12)12 August 1936
Place of birth Sétif, French Algeria
Date of death 8 November 2024(2024-11-08) (aged 88)
Place of death Algiers, Algeria
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position Striker
Youth career
–1954 USM Sétif
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1954–1958 Saint-Étienne 102 (59)
1962–1963 Servette 19 (13)
1963–1968 Saint-Étienne 192 (78)
1968–1970 Bastia 67 (20)
Total 380 (170)
International career
1956–1957 France 4 (0)
1958–1962 FLN 40 (43)
1963–1969[1] Algeria 10 (5)
Managerial career
1969–1970 Bastia
1971–1972 Algeria
1975–1979 Algeria
1981–1982 AS Marsa
1992–1993 AS Marsa
1996–1998 Nejmeh
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rachid Mekhloufi (12 August 1936 – 8 November 2024) was a football player and coach. Born in French Algeria, Mekhloufi played as a striker for the France, FLN, and Algeria national teams.

International career

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

On 13 April 1958, during the Algerian War, Mekhloufi was among ten France-based Algerian professional footballers who secretly left France to join the FLN football team, which had been established by the National Liberation Front. At the time, he was considered one of France's most promising players and was a member of the provisional squad preparing for the 1958 FIFA World Cup. His departure brought significant attention to the FLN team and its cause. By joining the FLN team, Mekhloufi spent several years outside FIFA-recognized competition, later stating that the experience had affected his competitive edge. Despite French efforts to prevent the team's international activities through FIFA, the FLN team continued to play matches in a number of countries.[2]

Death

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On 8 November 2024, it was announced that Mekhloufi had died at the age of 88.[3]

Career statistics

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Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[4]
Club Season League Cup[a] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Saint-Étienne 1954–55 Division 1 16964——2213
1955–56 312140——3521
1956–57 302521——3226
1957–58 254202[b]1—295
Total 1025914521—11865
Servette 1962–63 Nationalliga A 1913003[b]2—2215
Saint-Étienne 1963–64 Division 1 341610——3516
1964–65 328502[b]1—399
1965–66 382111——3922
1966–67 381221—1[c]14114
1967–68 307554[b]0—3912
Total 19278187611121787
Bastia 1968–69 Division 1 331310——3413
1969–70 34792——439
Total 6720102——7722
Career total 380170421411411434189

International

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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
128 February 196319 Juin 1965, Oran, AlgeriaBERJAYA Czechoslovakia2–04–0[5]Friendly
13–0
25 July 1963Stade d'El Anasser, AlgiersBERJAYA Egypt1–11–1[6]Friendly
37 July 196319 Juin 1965, Oran, AlgeriaBERJAYA Egypt1–12–2[7]Friendly
622 March 1963Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria, EgyptBERJAYA Egypt1–22–2[8]Friendly

Honours

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Player

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Saint-Étienne

France military

Individual

Manager

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Algeria

Individual

References

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  1. ↑ "Les statistiques de Mekhloufi Rachid - رشيد مخلوفي- Equipe d'Algérie de football". dzfootball.free.fr. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  2. ↑ Alegi, Peter. (2010). African Soccerscapes : How a Continent Changed the World's Game. Athens: Ohio University Press. ISBN 978-0-89680-472-2. OCLC 794698908.
  3. ↑ Rachid Mekhloufi, légende de l’AS Saint-Etienne et du football algérien, est mort (in French)
  4. ↑ "Rachid Mekhloufi". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "Algeria vs. Czechoslovakia - 28 February 1963". dzfoot. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
  6. ↑ "Algeria vs. Égypte - 5 July 1963". dzfoot. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
  7. ↑ "Algeria vs. Égypte - 7 July 1963". dzfoot. Archived from the original on 5 April 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
  8. ↑ "Algeria vs. Égypte - 22 March 1963". dzfoot. Archived from the original on 13 August 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
  9. ↑ "مهرجان كرة المنار". Shoot (166 ed.). 31 March 1997. p. 3.
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