Talal El Karkouri
El Karkouri lining up for Morocco in 2009
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 8 July 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Casablanca, Morocco | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1999 | Raja Casablanca | ? | (?) |
| 1999–2004 | Paris Saint-Germain | 77 | (1) |
| 2000–2001 | → Aris (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2003 | → Sunderland (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2004–2007 | Charlton Athletic | 78 | (8) |
| 2006 | → Al Gharafa (loan) | ||
| 2007–2011 | Qatar SC | 77 | (12) |
| 2011–2012 | Umm-Salal | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 251 | (21) | |
| National team | |||
| 2000–2009 | Morocco | 53 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Talal El Karkouri (Arabic: طلال القرقوري, born 8 July 1976 in Casablanca) is a Moroccan former professional footballer. He played top-flight football in Morocco, France, Greece, England and Qatar before retiring in 2012. He made his international debut for Morocco in 2000, and earned 53 caps, playing at three Africa Cup of Nations.
He started his career with Raja Casablanca, and was discovered by French giants Paris Saint-Germain in 2000. He played in the UEFA Cup and UEFA Champions League, but after failing to capture a regular place he was sent on loan to Aris in Greece.
On 31 January 2003 he was loaned to Sunderland of the Premier League until the end of the season. His spell was affected by injury, and he was released on 26 May after the club were relegated. The Black Cats lost in all eight of his appearances.
In the summer of 2004, he was bought by Charlton Athletic of the Premier League for £1 million. He scored 5 goals in his debut season at Charlton, starting with the only goal in a win over Blackburn Rovers on 27 September 2004, by heading Danny Murphy's corner. He also scored the club's goal of the season against Arsenal.
On 6 April 2006, having made only 12 appearances all season, he was loaned to Al Gharafa in Qatar.
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