Rachid Harkouk

Rachid Harkouk
Personal information
Full name Rachid Peter Harkouk
Date of birth (1956-05-19) 19 May 1956 (age 68)
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

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

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

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[9]
Club Season League National cup League cup Anglo-Scottish Cup Total
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

Date competition For Against Result Ref.
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

References

  1. ^ "Rachid Harkouk :: Rachid Peter Harkouk ::".
  2. ^ "BIO EXPRESS DEGRADABLE. Rachid Harkouk".
  3. ^ "World Cup stickipedia ~ Rachid Harkouk, Algeria". When Saturday Comes. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  4. ^ I. Morrison, The World Cup – A Complete Record 1930–1990, Breddon Books, p. 368
  5. ^ I. Morrison, The World Cup – A Complete Record 1930–1990, Breddon Books, p. 370
  6. ^ "Notts County 1985–86 season stats". Archived from the original on 5 December 2007. Retrieved 3 January 2008.
  7. ^ Crystal Palace "Where are they now?" site
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "Rachid Harkouk » Club matches".
  10. ^ "1984–85 Notts County FC Match Line-Up's & Details".
  11. ^ "Notts County FC season 1984/85". homepage.ntlworld.com. Archived from the original on 5 December 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  12. ^ "Notts County FC season 1985/86". homepage.ntlworld.com. Archived from the original on 5 December 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2022.