Rachid Harkouk
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rachid Peter Harkouk | ||
Date of birth | 19 May 1956 | ||
Place of birth | Chelsea, England | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Chertsey Town | |||
Feltham | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1974–1975 | Chertsey Town | 40 | (15) |
1975–1976 | Feltham | ||
1976–1978 | Crystal Palace | 54 | (21) |
1978–1980 | Queens Park Rangers | 20 | (3) |
1980–1986 | Notts County | 144 | (40) |
International career | |||
1986 | Algeria | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Rachid Peter Harkouk[1] (born 19 May 1956) is a former professional footballer who played as a forward. Born in England, he represented the Algeria national team at international level.[2]
International career
[edit]Harkouk was born in England to an Algerian father and English mother of Welsh descent.[3] He appeared for Algeria at the 1986 FIFA World Cup, coming on as a substitute for Rabah Madjer in their opening game against Northern Ireland.[4] He did not feature against Brazil but was the lone striker against Spain.[5] During that game, he sustained a knee injury that ended his career.[6]
Personal life
[edit]After his retirement from football, Harkouk became a businessman in the village of Burton Joyce.[7] In August 2011, he was jailed for 28 months for conspiring to supply illegal drugs.[8]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Anglo-Scottish Cup | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Chertsey Town | 1974–1975 | Spartan League | — | |||||||||
Feltham | 1975–1976 | Athenian League | — | |||||||||
Crystal Palace | 1976–1977 | Third Division | 28 | 12 | — | 13 | ||||||
1977–1978 | Second Division | 26 | 9 | — | 12 | |||||||
Total | 54 | 21 | — | — | 63 | 25 | ||||||
Queens Park Rangers | 1978–1979 | First Division | 15 | 3 | ||||||||
1979–1980 | Second Division | 5 | 0 | |||||||||
Total | 20 | 3 | ||||||||||
Notts County | 1980–1981 | Second Division | 25 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | ||
1981–1982 | First Division | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
1982–1983 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
1983–1984 | 32 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | ||||||
1984–1985[10] | Second Division | 35 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 20 | ||||
1985–1986 | Third Division | 20 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |||||
Total | 144 | 39 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | ||||
Career total |
Hat-trick
[edit]Date | competition | For | Against | Result | Ref. |
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30 October 1984 | League Cup (R3) | Notts County | Bolton Wanderers | 6–1 | [11] |
17 November 1985 | FA Cup (R1) | Notts County | Scarborough | 6–1 | [12] |
Honours
[edit]- Anglo-Scottish Cup runner-up: 1980–81
- Second Division runner-up: 1980–81
References
[edit]- ^ "Rachid Harkouk :: Rachid Peter Harkouk ::".
- ^ "BIO EXPRESS DEGRADABLE. Rachid Harkouk".
- ^ "World Cup stickipedia ~ Rachid Harkouk, Algeria". When Saturday Comes. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ I. Morrison, The World Cup – A Complete Record 1930–1990, Breddon Books, p. 368
- ^ I. Morrison, The World Cup – A Complete Record 1930–1990, Breddon Books, p. 370
- ^ "Notts County 1985–86 season stats". Archived from the original on 5 December 2007. Retrieved 3 January 2008.
- ^ Crystal Palace "Where are they now?" site
- ^ "Ex-Magpies star is jailed in drugs case". Nottingham Post. 20 August 2011. Archived from the original on 29 March 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
- ^ "Rachid Harkouk » Club matches".
- ^ "1984–85 Notts County FC Match Line-Up's & Details".
- ^ "Notts County FC season 1984/85". homepage.ntlworld.com. Archived from the original on 5 December 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "Notts County FC season 1985/86". homepage.ntlworld.com. Archived from the original on 5 December 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2022.