Walid Lounis

Walid Lounis(born 7 April 1983), is a Tunisian-born Singaporean footballer who plays for Woodlands Wellington FC in the S.League. He is also an accredited football coach in Singapore. He has medals to his cabinet.[1]

Walid Lounis
Walid Lounis Playing for "Pray for Japan" Charity Game
Personal information
Date of birth (1983-04-07) April 7, 1983
Place of birth Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Woodlands Wellington
Number 3
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2004 Avenir Sportif de La Marsa (3)
2004–2005 Kitchee SC
2005–2007 Avenir Sportif de La Marsa 12 (0)
2008 Home United 28 (2)
2009–2010 Geylang United 51 (2)
2011–2012 Gombak United 57 (2)
2013–2014 Tanjong Pagar United 49 (5)
2014– Woodlands Wellington 34 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of Sept 30, 2010

Lounis obtained Singapore citizenship in 2007. Despite this, he has so far never been called to the Singapore national football team.[2]

Club career

Previously, he played for Gombak United, Geylang United, Home United and Avenir Sportif de La Marsa. After leaving Geylang United, he signed for Gombak United in 2011 and was retained in 2012 for the AFC Cup 2010 competition. He joined Tanjong Pagar United in 2013.[3]

Achievements
  • Bronze medal for finishing 2nd runner up in the league
  • Champion Singapore Cup
  • Play in Asian Cup winner (AFC)
  • Singapore cup 2nd runner up
  • Singapore cup runner up

Coaching career

Moving to coaching professionally in 2014 after retirement from professional football, had earned the coaching degrees from Asian Football Federation in 2012. Had worked with the like of Fcbscola Singapore (Barcelona Academy), Coerver Football Singapore, Gombak United Football Club,[4] Geylang International Football Club. Currently, technical director of ISA. He guided them to one of the best seasons U16 Champion and U12 Champion.

References
  1. http://www.myactivesg.com/improve/find-a-coach/w/walid-lounis
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-11-03. Retrieved 2014-11-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Former Bulls defender Walid Lounis to become a Jaguar in 2013 | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 2020-03-21.
  4. Osman, Shamir (2016-02-12). "Gombak target S.League return next year". The New Paper. Retrieved 2020-03-21.


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