Abderazak El Khalouki is a French

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footballer who represented

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in the 2000 World Cup.

Playing career

Of Moroccan descent, El Khalouki played for Paris Saint-Germain in the

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competition and also made his début for

in 1997 against

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. Now playing for Toulouse Olympique, El Khalouki was selected in the French squad for the 2000 World Cup. He only played in one match at the tournament, despite being predicted to be the team's star player. In 2001 he played for the Villeneuve Leopards and was selected in the French squad to play

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.French excited about Test
''rleague.com'', 23 October 2001

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Khalouki, Abderazak 1975 births Living people French rugby league coaches French rugby league players France national rugby league team players French sportspeople of Moroccan descent Paris Saint-Germain Rugby League players Rugby league props Toulouse Olympique players Villeneuve Leopards players Villefranche XIII Aveyron players Villefranche XIII Aveyron coaches Place of birth missing (living people)