Rachid Mekhloufi

Rachid Mekhloufi

Footballer

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Career & Clubs

International career

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.

Career statistics

Club

International

Scores and results list Algeria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mekhloufi goal.

Club
Servette FC (1962–1963)
Club
AS Saint-Étienne (1954–1958)
Club
SC Bastia (1968–1970)
Club
FLN football team (1958–1962)
Club
AS Saint-Étienne (1963–1968)
Club
France men's national association football team (1956–1957)
Club
Algeria men's national football team (1962–1968)
Club
Servette FC (1961–1962)
National team
France

Trophies & Awards

Award
Silver Olympic Order

Legacy

Honours

Player

Saint-Étienne

French Division 1: 1956–57, 1963–64, 1966–67, 1967–68 Coupe de France: 1968 Trophée des Champions: 1957, 1967 Coupe Charles Drago: 1955, 1958 France military

Military World Cup: 1957 Individual

All-time AS Saint-Étienne top scorer: 192 goals

Manager

Algeria

Mediterranean Games gold medal: 1975 All-Africa Games gold medal: 1978 Individual

Lebanese Premier League Best Coach: 1996–97

Clubs

Played together with

Archive

Passport
Identifiers & aliases
ISNI

0000000028600009

Description

Algerian footballer (1936–2024)

Position

midfielder

Extract from Wikipedia

Rachid Mekhloufi was a football player and coach. Born in Algeria, Mekhloufi played as a striker for the France, FLN, and Algeria national teams.

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