Ferid Chouchane ( ar, فريد شوشان) (born 19 April 1973 in

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) is a retired

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n football defender. He played for

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and

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in Tunisia and had spells at Qatar and Saudi Arabia.

International career

Chouchane made his debut for the national team in 1994 in a friendly match against

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, scoring the only goal of the match. He was a member of the Tunisian national team at the

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, starting 2 matches as a center back. His last international match was in 2001 against

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in the

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Managerial career

In 2010, Chouchane was appointed as assistant manager of Moroccan team

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. One year later, he moved back to Tunisia to be assistant manager of Étoile du Sahel, becoming sporting director in 2012.

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* 1973 births Living people Tunisian men's footballers 1998 FIFA World Cup players Footballers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Tunisia Tunisia men's international footballers Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players Qatar Stars League players Saudi Pro League players Étoile Sportive du Sahel players Club Africain players Al-Rayyan SC players Al Qadsiah FC players 1996 African Cup of Nations players 1998 African Cup of Nations players Men's association football defenders Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Qatar Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia {{Tunisia-footy-bio-stub