Rachid Neqrouz () (born 10 April 1972) is a former Moroccan former

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defender, who played for

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and A.S. Bari in

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. He retired in 2003, after being released for free by Bari.

Career

Neqrouz made over 100 appearances in

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for Bari. He played for the

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and was a participant at the

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and at the

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References

* 1972 births Moroccan men's footballers Morocco men's international footballers Moroccan expatriate men's footballers Serie A players Serie B players BSC Young Boys players SSC Bari players Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Living people 1994 FIFA World Cup players 1998 FIFA World Cup players 2000 African Cup of Nations players MC Oujda players Botola players Men's association football defenders People from Errachidia Sportspeople from Drâa-Tafilalet Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Italy Competitors at the 1993 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games competitors for Morocco {{Morocco-footy-defender-stub