Roch Karaa
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of birth | Sousse, Tunisia | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1985 | Darlington | 1 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| Tunisia U21 | |||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Rochdi "Roch" Karaa is a Tunisian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Darlington.
Career
Born in Sousse, Tunisia, Karaa began his career in his home country, and was capped for the Tunisia under-21 national team. He later moved to England, where he was signed by Fourth Division side Darlington. He made his debut for the club on the final game of the 1984–85 season against Torquay United, becoming the first Tunisian to play in the English Football League.[1] He made no further appearances for the club.[2][3]
In 2002, Karaa opened a catering company in Morpeth.[4]
References
- ↑ Barclay, Patrick (24 August 1985). "Soccer Diary: Hammer blows to decency". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
- ↑ "Darlington : 1946/47–1988/89 & 1990/91–2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
- ↑ Phil Shaw (16 August 1994). "Football / The Import Trade: Adventurers in search of the English experience: From Max Seeburg to Jurgen Klinsmann foreigners have brought variety to the domestic game". The Independent. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
- ↑ "Magpies swoop at Morpeth". Morpeth Herald. Johnston Publishing. 27 December 2002. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
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