Toufik Zerara
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Toufik Zerara is a city and commune in eastern France, close to the Swiss and German borders. With a population of 110,514 and 278,206 inhabitants in the metropolitan area in 2006, it is the largest city in the Haut-Rhin département, and the second largest in the Alsace region after...

) is a French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

 football
Football (soccer)
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 player of Algeria
Algeria
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n origin, who is currently unattached after last playing for Scottish Premier League
Scottish Premier League
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 club Falkirk
Falkirk F.C.
Falkirk Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Falkirk. It is one of two professional football teams from the town, the other being East Stirlingshire...

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Youth career

He began his football career on youthside for FC Kingersheim and joined later to the cult club FC Mulhouse
FC Mulhouse
Football Club de Mulhouse is a French association football club based in Mulhouse. The club was founded in 1893 and currently play in the Championnat de France amateur, the fourth level of French football. Mulhouse plays its home matches at the Stade de l'Ill located within the city...

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Professional career

Zerara began his professional career with the second team of FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
Football Club Sochaux-Montbéliard is a French association football club based in the city of Montbéliard. The club was founded in 1928 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the top tier of French football. Sochaux plays its home matches at the Stade Auguste Bonal located within the city...

 who was promoted to the Ligue 1 team in 2006. After one year without an game in the Ligue 1
Ligue 1
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 for Sochaux
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
Football Club Sochaux-Montbéliard is a French association football club based in the city of Montbéliard. The club was founded in 1928 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the top tier of French football. Sochaux plays its home matches at the Stade Auguste Bonal located within the city...

 signed for Jupiler League
Jupiler League
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 club K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot. He played in only season for G.B.A. seven games and joined now to Al Dhafra Club in the UAE League
UAE League
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 during the 2008–09 season and was released by Emirati club Dhafra a few months ago.

Falkirk

He then signed for Scottish Premier League
Scottish Premier League
The Scottish Premier League , also known as the SPL , is a professional league competition for association football clubs in Scotland...

 club Falkirk
Falkirk F.C.
Falkirk Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Falkirk. It is one of two professional football teams from the town, the other being East Stirlingshire...

 in November 2009; although this was outside of the transfer window, Zerara was able to sign as a free agent. On 6 January 2010, Zerara left the club after rejecting a contract extension which did not meet his wage demands.

International career

Zerara is former France national under-21 football team
France national under-21 football team
The France national under-21 football team , known in France as Les Espoirs , is the national under-21 football team of France and is controlled by the French Football Federation. The team competes in the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, held every two years...

member, played in 2007 only one game for his country.
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