Lounès Gaouaoui

Lounès Gaouaoui
Born	(1977-09-28) September 28, 1977 Tizi Ouzou, Algeria
Occupation(s)	Football player (retired), football coach
Years active	2000–2013 (player), 2002–present (coach)
Known for	Goalkeeper for Algeria national team, participation in 2010 FIFA World Cup

Lounès Gaouaoui (born 28 September 1977) is a retired Algerian football player who occupied the position of goalkeeper.

Playing career

During the 2004 African Cup of Nations, Gaouaoui played a pivotal role for the Algerian national squad, helping them advance to the quarter-final stage. He was Algeria's preferred goalkeeper throughout the majority of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches; however, suspensions and an appendicitis episode caused him to miss key fixtures. These setbacks resulted in Faouzi Chaouchi stepping in as the starting goalkeeper for both the World Cup qualification playoff against Egypt and the 2010 African Cup of Nations. Although Gaouaoui was selected for the final World Cup roster, he did not retain his starting role during the tournament.

Coaching career

Gaouaoui transitioned into coaching at CS Constantine, where he combined duties as a player and assistant manager. In December 2013, he briefly took charge as caretaker manager for two matches before returning to his dual role as playing assistant manager.

He became goalkeeper coach at JS Kabylie in October 2015, a position he held until March 2018 when he accepted the same responsibility with the Algeria national football team. Later, in October 2019, he was named goalkeeper coach for CA Bordj Bou Arréridj. Earlier in his coaching journey, he worked as a goalkeeping coach at USM Alger in 2002.

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Algerian Cup		Africa		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
WA Tlemcen	2006–07	Championnat National	15	0			–			0
	2007–08		26	0	6	0	–		27	0
USM Annaba	2008–09	Championnat National	26	0	1	0	–		27	0
ASO Chlef	2009–10	Championnat National	21	0	3	1	–		24	1
USM Blida	2010–11	Ligue 1	26	0			–		26	0
CS Constantine	2012–13	Ligue 1	2	0			–		2	0
Career total

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Algeria	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

• Secured the Algerian league title twice (2004, 2006) with JS Kabylie
• Finished as runner-up in the Algerian Championnat National twice (2002, 2005) representing JS Kabylie
• Reached the final of the Algerian Cup in 2004 with JS Kabylie
• Achieved victory in the CAF Cup three consecutive times (2000, 2001, 2002) while at JS Kabylie