Rachid Harkouk
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rachid Peter Harkouk[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 19 May 1956 | ||
| Place of birth | Chelsea, England | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | 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 (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]
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
| 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 | 3 | 2 | — | 14 | ||||
| 1977–1978 | Second Division | 26 | 9 | 2 | 3 | — | 12 | |||||
| Total | 54 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 63 | 26 | ||
| 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] |
