Lounès Gaouaoui (born 28 September 1977) is an Algerian former
footballer who played as a
goalkeeper.
Playing career
Gaouaoui was a member of the
Algerian national team that lost in the quarter-finals at the
2004 African Cup of Nations
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. 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
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, 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
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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. 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.
In October 2015, he returned to
JS Kabylie as a goalkeeper coach. He left the club in March 2018 and was hired by the national team of
Algeria as a goalkeeper coach.
In October 2019, he was hired as a goalkeeper coach for
CA Bordj Bou Arréridj.
In 2002 he was the goalkeeping coach of
USM Alger.
Career statistics
Club
International
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
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in 2004 with
JS Kabylie
*Won the
CAF Cup three times in 2000, 2001 and 2002 with
JS Kabylie
References
External links
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1977 births
Living people
Footballers from Tizi Ouzou
Kabyle people
Algerian men's footballers
Algeria men's international footballers
JS Kabylie players
WA Tlemcen players
2010 FIFA World Cup players
ASO Chlef players
USM Annaba players
USM Blida players
CS Constantine players
Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players
2002 African Cup of Nations players
2004 African Cup of Nations players
Men's association football goalkeepers
21st-century Algerian people