Legend of AS Saint-Etienne, Algerian Rachid Mekhloufi passed away this Friday. He was 88 years old.
Lovers ofAS Saint-Etienne will certainly have a thought for a club legend on Sunday, during a derby always eagerly awaited against neighboring Lyon.
Rachid Mekhloufi died this Friday. This former striker had worn the green jersey between 1954 and 1958, before returning to the club between 1962 and 1698. He was 88 years old.
The beautiful tribute from ASSE
Classy, elegant, efficient and above all very correct on the pitch, Rachid Mekhloufi had achieved the feat of never receiving a card in his entire career. In total, he scored 150 goals for AS Saint-Etienne, playing 335 matches with the Forez club.
ASSE wanted to pay tribute to this striker crowned champion of France four times (1957, 1964, 1967, 1968). « Saint-Etienne tears flow. A great man, an immense footballer is gone. Rachid Mekhloufi is no more, but his legacy will never leave us »can we read in a post published on the club's X account.
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