Karim Kerkar

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Personal information
Karim Kerkar
Full name	Karim Kerkar
Date of birth	January 3, 1977 (1977-01-03) (age 31)
Place of birth	Givors, France
Height	1.74m
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Al-Wahda
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1997–1999 1998 1999–2002 2002 2003–2004 2004 2004 2005 2005–	Gueugnon → Le Havre (loan) Le Havre Manchester City Al-Siliya Clyde Dundee United Dubai Club Al-Wahda	43 (4) 03 (0) 57 (3) 00 (0) 02 (0) 10 (0)
National team²
	Algeria	7 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. ² National team caps and goals correct as of April 14, 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Karim Kerkar (born January 3, 1977 in Givors, France) is an Algerian footballer who plays in midfield.

1 Career
2 See also
3 Personal
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Career

French-born Kerkar, who represents Algeria at international level, started his career with Gueugnon before spending three years with Le Havre. In 2002, Kerkar tried his luck with Manchester City but failed to play in a three-month spell and moved to Qatar club Al-Siliya. Kerkar came back to Britain in 2004, spending a month with Scottish side Clyde, where his performances won him a short-term move to Dundee United. At the end of 2004, Kerkar decided to pursue his career elsewhere and moved to the United Arab Emirates with Dubai Club before moving on quickly to Al-Wahda. Kerkar spent two weeks with St Mirren in September 2007 and subsequently agreed a contract, only to renege on it twenty-four hours later, causing manager Gus MacPherson to announce he was "frustrated and disappointed".^[1] MacPherson advised Kerkar had been made clear as to the club's feelings regarding the matter,^[2] with the manager's misery compounded when St Mirren were beaten 2-0 the following day by Dundee United - Kerkar's last Scottish club. Kerkar had been on trial with St Johnstone the month previously and also went back on his word to sign.^[3]