Tahar El Khalej (Arabic: طهر الخالج) (born 16 June 1968 in Marrakech) is a retired Moroccan football player. He played for several clubs, including UD Leiria (Portugal), SL Benfica (Portugal), Southampton F.C. (England) and Charlton Athletic in England. He joined Southampton for £350,000 in March 2000 as Glenn Hoddle\s first signing for his new club, although the deal had already been arranged by Dave Jones. He scored on his debut in a 7–2 defeat against Tottenham Hotspur on 11 March 2000. He faced stiff competition as a central defender from Claus Lundekvam and Dean Richards, and was later employed in a midfield role. For a big man he showed some neat touches and skill on the ball. In all he made 65 appearances for the Saints, scoring 4 goals. One of his more notable moments was a reckless lunge on Kieron Dyer, where he earnt a straight red card. Dyer was injured for
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