Roch Karaa

Roch Karaa
Personal information
Full name	Rochdi Karaa
Date of birth	3 April 1964 (age 60)
Place of birth	Sousse, Tunisia
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team
1985	Darlington
International career
	Tunisia U21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rochdi "Roch" Karaa (born 3 April 1964)^[1] 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.^[2] He made no further appearances for the club.^[3]^[4]

In 2002, Karaa opened a catering company in Morpeth.^[5]

^ "Roch Karaa". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
^ Barclay, Patrick (24 August 1985). "Soccer Diary: Hammer blows to decency". The Guardian. ProQuest 186593822.
^ "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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