Sad day.
Rachid Mekhloufi, second top scorer in the history of Saint-Étienne, died this Friday. The sad news was announced on X by : “Stéphanois tears flow. A great man, an immense footballer is gone. Rachid Mekhloufi is no more, but his legacy will never leave us. » The 88-year-old man, considered one of the greatest Saint-Etienne players in history, wore the Greens jersey for 10 years and scored 152 goals in 339 matches.
ASSE is not the only one to have paid a vibrant tribute to the attacker, 25e of our top 1000 best players in the French championship. “Unfortunately I have just learned of the death of my master, the one who was my example as a professional. I wanted this show to be dedicated to him because he was a huge player, my role model. » Member of the FLN during the Algerian War, Mekhloufi was a great architect of Saint-Étienne's first French championship title with 25 pawns on the clock during the 1956-1957 season. He then became a player coach at SEC Bastia, before taking the reins of the Algerian team.
All the more reason to win the derby.
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