Rachid Mekhloufi

Rachid Mekhloufi, even in the spelling Mekloufi ( born August 12, 1936 in Sétif / Algeria ) is a former French and Algerian football player and coach.

The club career

Rachid Mekhloufi came at the start of the season in 1954/55 from Algeria, which at the time was part of the French colonial possessions and administratively integrated into the French Republic was ( Algérie française ); a countryman had recommended him to the charge of the first division club AS Saint- Étienne. Meanwhile, coach Jean Snella looked at the talented players in the trial long half an hour to and ruled: "Who knows a lot about football, recognizes Rachids class of the ball. " A few days later, in a pre-season game, he led the still unknown to him teammates with his inspiration, technique and an eye for the situation and also scored three of the six goals. The playmaker used as an external rotor or inside right striker was also been appointed for the first time, almost three years later with the Greens for the first time French champion, and in 1956 he was in the French national team. He was also second in 1956 and 1957 fifth- leading scorer in the French top flight, although his team possessed with Eugène Njo - Léa also a very successful real striker.

The mid-50s had the disputes for national independence as well developed in Algeria that the independence movement Front de Libération Nationale from Algerian footballers a kind of unofficial national team was formed, which took in numerous countries around the world to promote their political goals. In April 1958 also played Mekhloufi - inter alia besides his colleagues from the Équipe Tricolore, Abdelaziz Ben Mustapha Zitouni and Tifour (both AS Monaco) - for this FLN selection; the French Football Federation FFF responded immediately and locked all three kickers. His club refrained from then on Mekhloufis services, who played in the following years for Algeria, only briefly interrupted by a commitment at Servette Geneva, where he coach Jean Snella had brought.

The FLN team broke up after the cease-fire agreement of Evian ( March 1962 ) - and Rachid Mekhloufi been received at his old club with open arms, despite the fact that the Bureau was not sure how the audience would react to the return of a man, who had for years operated against France. It was then like eight years earlier at his trial: the first touch, he moved the crowd at the Stade Geoffroy- Guichard in its spell. He remained the Stéphanois also in the second division faithful (1962 /63), and in the next five seasons, he led them to three additional championships: in the year of resurgence in 1964, had returned as manager Snella to ASSE, then in 1967 and 1968 under the Ex - coach Batteux, the Mekhloufi had brought in 1956 to the Bleus. In this last season, Saint- Etienne was also cup winner and thus won his first Gold-Filled ( league and cup in the same season ). Mekhloufi had a definitive interest: in the final led the Girondins Bordeaux after just four minutes by 1-0 before the goalscoring playmaker of the Greens the balance and a quarter of an hour before the end, also scored the winning goal after half an hour - a penalty which he even had to repeat. At a later reception of Pokalsiegerelf French President Charles de Gaulle Mekhloufi praised with the words " You are France! ".

Stations

  • USM Sétif (up to 1954)
  • AS Saint- Étienne (1954-1958)
  • Algerian FLN team selection (1958-1962, briefly also Servette Geneva )
  • AS Saint- Étienne (1962-1968, of which 1962/63 in D2)
  • SEC Bastia (1968-1970, as player-coach )

The National Players

From October 1956 to December 1957 denied Rachid Mekhloufi four caps for the Équipe Tricolore and its place in the French squad for the FIFA World Cup 1958 seemed certain. In addition, he had become in July 1957 France Military World Champion. Then, however, his opinion in favor of the political independence of his native country (see above) prevented the World Cup. Even after his return (1962 ) he never wore the shirt of the Bleus - despite its title, and although he was awarded three times in these years as the best fielder of Division 1. But he came from July 1963 to December 1968 in nine official appearances for the newly formed after independence Algerian team used. These included games against Brazil and the USSR as well as a match against Germany, which only his second ( against Morocco) and third game ever played at the turn of 1963/64, against African teams. Algeria defeated the DFB team - in one of the last meetings under national coach Herberger - New Year's Day 1964 2-0. The former France professionals Oudjani, Khennane ( this is the two goal scorers ), Zitouni and goalkeeper Boubekeur stood beside Mekhloufi in the victorious team.

After his playing days

1968 Mekhloufi received an offer to work as player-coach at promoted SEC Bastia, and did so successfully ( 6th place in the first year ). There he met René Ferrier, his longtime teammates from Saint- Étienne, again. From 1971 to 1972, from 1975 to 1979 and again in the early 1980s he was an Algerian national team coach and in the World Cup finals in 1982 in this function, a main interested parties of the " non-aggression pact of Gijon" between Germany and Austria. 1988 acted Mekhloufi even briefly as president of the Algerian Football Federation. In addition, he oversaw 1972 at the " Mini World Cup " on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of Brazilian independence and a Latin American- African tournament in Mexico the African continental selection in 1973. Beginning of the 21st century Mekhloufi sat with his wife in the Tunisian La Marsa to rest.

Palmarčs

  • French Champion: 1957, 1964, 1967, 1968
  • French Cup Winners: 1968
  • European Champion Clubs' Cup: Participation in 1957/58, 1964/65 and 1967 /68 ( 8 games, 2 goals)
  • 341 inserts and 143 goals in Division 1 ( 274/123 for Saint- Étienne, 67/20 for Bastia)
  • 1963/64, 1965/66 and 1966/67, won the Étoile d'Or France Football as most resistant field player of the season
  • 4 A- internationals for France
  • National players for Algeria
  • Military world champion in 1957 with France
1950s Algerian War Abdelaziz Ben Tifour AS Monaco FC Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Albert Batteux FC Girondins de Bordeaux Ahmed Oudjani SC Bastia 1956–57 French Division 1 Kees Rijvers 1957–58 French Division 1 Maurice Lafont 1958–59 French Division 1 1959–60 French Division 1 1960–61 French Division 1 1961–62 French Division 1 1962–63 French Division 1 1963–64 French Division 1 1964–65 French Division 1 Robert Herbin 1965–66 French Division 1 Roger Lemerre 1966–67 French Division 1 1967–68 French Division 1 1968–69 French Division 1 1969–70 French Division 1 Bernard Bosquier Mohamed Salem 1970–71 French Division 1 1971–72 French Division 1 1972–73 French Division 1 1973–74 French Division 1 Jean-Marc Guillou 1974–75 French Division 1 1975–76 French Division 1 1976–77 French Division 1 1977–78 French Division 1 Maxime Bossis 1978–79 French Division 1 1979–80 French Division 1 1980–81 French Division 1 Dominique Dropsy 1981–82 French Division 1 1982–83 French Division 1 1983–84 French Division 1 1984–85 French Division 1 1985–86 French Division 1 1986–87 French Division 1 1987–88 French Division 1 Bernard Pardo 1988–89 French Division 1 Basile Boli 1989–90 French Division 1 1990–91 French Division 1 1991–92 French Division 1 1993–94 French Division 1 1994–95 French Division 1 Jean-Guy Wallemme 1995–96 French Division 1 Sonny Anderson 1996–97 French Division 1 Ali Benarbia 1997–98 French Division 1 Fabien Barthez 1998–99 French Division 1 Alexander Vencel (footballer born 1967) 1999–2000 French Division 1 Bernard Lama 2000–01 French Division 1 Pascal Cygan 2001–02 French Division 1 2002–03 Ligue 1 2003–04 Ligue 1 2004–05 Ligue 1 Cris (footballer) 2005–06 Ligue 1 2006–07 Ligue 1 2007–08 Ligue 1 Hugo Lloris 2008–09 Ligue 1 2009–10 Ligue 1 2010–11 Ligue 1 Eden Hazard 2011–12 Ligue 1 2012–13 Ligue 1
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