Rachid Belabed Explained

Rachid Belabed
Fullname:Rachid Belabed
Birth Date:1980 10, df=y
Birth Place:Brussels, Belgium
Position:Midfielder
Currentclub:Sporting Club Steinfort
Years1:1997–1998
Clubs1:Anderlecht
Caps1:0
Goals1:0
Years2:1998–1999
Clubs2:Molenbeek
Caps2:13
Goals2:0
Years3:1999–2002
Clubs3:Aberdeen
Caps3:40
Goals3:1
Years4:2002–2004
Clubs4:La Louviere
Caps4:21
Goals4:0
Years5:2005–2006
Clubs5:Eupen
Caps5:15
Goals5:0
Years6:2006–2007
Clubs6:FC Wiltz 71
Caps6:10
Goals6:2
Years7:2007–2009
Clubs7:Racing FC Union Luxembourg
Caps7:48
Goals7:11
Years8:2009–2010
Clubs8:RM Hamm Benfica
Caps8:24
Goals8:3
Years9:2010–
Clubs9:Sporting Club Steinfort

Rachid Belabed (born 20 October 1980 in Brussels) is a Belgian-born Moroccan footballer, who plays for Luxembourg 1. Division club SC Steinfort.

Football career

Belabed signed for Scottish Premier League club Aberdeen in 1999 for a fee of £100,000. He made 40 appearances in the Scottish Premier League, scoring once against Dundee United,[1] before leaving the club when his contract expired in 2002.[2] He then signed for Belgian side La Louviere, who sacked him in 2004. While at La Louvière he helped them win the 2002–03 Belgian Cup.[3]

Personal life

Belabed was born in Belgium to a Moroccan father and an Algerian mother.

In 2004, Belabed assaulted Claude Moniquet, a journalist.[4] Belabed had accused Moniquet of being racist and an enemy of Islam.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Moroccans inspire Dons win . BBC. 27 December 1999 . 23 October 2018.
  2. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/scotland/2061191.stm Belabed moves to Belgium
  3. Web site: La Louvière wint Beker van België . vi.nl. 1 June 2003 . 14 October 2020.
  4. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/3653224.stm Belgian club sacks Moroccan