Lounès Gaouaoui
Lounès Gaouaoui (born September 28, 1977) is an Algerian former footballer.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lounès Gaouaoui | ||
| Date of birth | September 28, 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Tizi Ouzou, Algeria | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | CABBA (goalkeepers coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990–1997 | USM Drâa Ben Khedda | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1999 | USM Drâa Ben Khedda | ||
| 1999–2007 | JS Kabylie | 156 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | WA Tlemcen | 42 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | USM Annaba | 26 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | ASO Chlef | 21 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | USM Blida | 26 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | AS Khroub | ||
| 2013–2014 | CS Constantine | 2 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | MSP Batna | ||
| National team | |||
| 2001–2010 | Algeria | 48 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2013–2014 | Algeria (player-assistant) | ||
| 2013–2014 | Algeria (caretaker) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
He was a member of the Algerian national team that lost in the quarter-finals at the 2004 African Cup of Nations. He was until recently Algeria's first-choice goalkeeper and had played in all of his country's main qualifiers for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, but suspension and an attack of appendicitis forced him respectively to miss his country's World Cup qualification playoff against Egypt and the 2010 African Cup of Nations which both saw Faouzi Chaouchi replace him. This lengthy period of inactivity eventually cost him his spot as first-choice goalkeeper for the World Cup Finals, despite being named in the final squad.
Coaching career
Gaouaoui started his coaching career with CS Constantine as a playing assistant manager.[2] In December 2013, he took over the club as a caretaker manager. He was in charge for two games, before being replaced in the beginning of January 2014 and then continued at the club as a playing assistant manager.[3]
In October 2015, he returned to JS Kabylie as a goalkeeper coach.[4] He left the club in March 2018 and was hired by the national team of Algeria as a goalkeeper coach.[5]
In October 2019, he was hired as a goalkeeper coach for CA Bordj Bou Arréridj.[6]
Career statistics
Club
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Algeria | League | Algerian Cup | Africa | Total | ||||||
| 2006–07 | WA Tlemcen | Championnat National | 15 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| 2007–08 | 26 | 0 | 6 | 0 | - | 27 | 0 | |||
| 2008–09 | USM Annaba | Championnat National | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 27 | 0 | |
| 2009–10 | ASO Chlef | Championnat National | 21 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - | 24 | 1 | |
| 2010–11 | USM Blida | Ligue 1 | 26 | 0 | - | - | - | 26 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | CS Constantine | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | Algeria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Career total | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
International
| Algeria national team | ||
| Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 8 | 0 |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 |
| 2004 | 6 | 0 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 |
| 2006 | 5 | 0 |
| 2007 | 6 | 0 |
| 2008 | 9 | 0 |
| 2009 | 8 | 0 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 49 | 0 |
Honours
- Won the Algerian league twice in 2004 and 2006 with JS Kabylie
- Runner up in the Algerian league twice in 2002 and 2005 with JS Kabylie
- Finalist of the Algerian Cup in 2004 with JS Kabylie
- Won the CAF Cup three times in 2000, 2001 and 2002 with JS Kabylie
His name is believed to be the only surname with seven vowels in a row, reported by the International Board of Statistics.
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-05-27. Retrieved 2009-06-08.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- Le CS Constantine va tirer au sort 11 supporters pour jouer la Coupe de la CAF, lecompetiteur.com, 28 February 2014
- Lounès Gaouaoui at WorldFootball.net
- JSK : Gaouaoui et Zafour disent oui, competition.dz, 10 October 2015
- EN: Gaouaoui nouvel entraîneur des gardiens, echoroukonline.com, 18 March 2018
- Gaouaoui remplace Kial, djazairess.com, 23 October 2019
