Rachid Harkouk

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]

Rachid Harkouk

Personal information
Full name	Rachid Peter Harkouk
Date of birth	(1956-05-19) 19 May 1956 (age 69)
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

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

• Anglo-Scottish Cup runner-up: 1980–81
• Second Division runner-up: 1980–81