Hamid Merakchi
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 28 January 1976 | ||
Place of birth | Aïn Témouchent, Algeria | ||
Date of death | 16 November 2024 | (aged 48)||
Place of death | Marseille, France | ||
Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
–1994 | ZSA Témouchent | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1994–1996 | CR Témouchent | ||
1996–1998 | ES Mostaganem | ||
1998–2000 | Gençlerbirliği | 26 | (8) |
2000–2001 | MC Alger | 13 | (4) |
2001–2003 | WA Tlemcen | ||
2003 | MC Oran | ||
2004 | USM El Harrach | ||
2005 | WA Mostaganem | ||
International career | |||
1997 | Algeria U23 | 3 | (1) |
1998–1999 | Algeria | 4 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Hamid Merakchi (28 January 1976 – 16 November 2024) was an Algerian professional footballer who played as a forward.
Career
[edit]Merakchi spent most of his career in Algeria,[1] but had a spell with Turkish club Gençlerbirliği where he played in 26 Süper Lig matches.[2]
He also made several appearances for the Algeria national team, including two qualifying matches for the 2000 African Nations Cup finals.[3]
Death
[edit]Merakchi died in Marseille, France on 16 November 2024, at the age of 48.[4]
Career statistics
[edit]National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Algeria | 1998 | 1 | 0 |
1999 | 3 | 4 | |
Total | 4 | 4 |
- Scores and results list Algeria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Merakchi goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 9 April 1999 | 19 May 1956 Stadium, Annaba, Algeria | Liberia | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2000 African Cup of Nations qualification |
2 | 2–0 | |||||
3 | 20 June 1999 | 19 May 1956 Stadium 56, Annaba, Algeria | Uganda | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2000 African Cup of Nations qualification |
4 | 2–0 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Interview with Merakchi in Le Buteur". Archived from the original on 6 August 2009.
- ^ "Hamid Merakchi". TFF. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
- ^ Courtney, Barrie; Stokkermans, Karel (9 July 2009). "African Nations Cup 2000". RSSSF.
- ^ مهاجم المنتخب الوطني السابق مراكشي في ذمة الله (in Arabic)
- ^ "Les statistiques de Merakchi Hamid. Equipe d'Algérie de football". dzfootball.free.fr. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
External links
[edit]- Hamid Merakchi at National-Football-Teams.com
Categories:
- 1976 births
- 2024 deaths
- People from Aïn Témouchent
- Algerian men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Algeria men's international footballers
- Algeria men's under-23 international footballers
- 2000 African Cup of Nations players
- Süper Lig players
- CR Témouchent players
- ES Mostaganem players
- Gençlerbirliği S.K. footballers
- MC Alger players
- WA Tlemcen players
- MC Oran players
- USM El Harrach players
- WA Mostaganem players
- Competitors at the 1997 Mediterranean Games
- Mediterranean Games competitors for Algeria
- Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
- Algerian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- Algerian expatriate men's footballers
- 21st-century Algerian people
- Algerian football forward stubs