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Lounès Gaouaoui

Stalwart GK Right-footed clutch
Rating
78
Caps
49
Goals
0
Life
1977
Clubs
JS Kabylie, WA Tlemcen, USM Annaba
#30
Editorial rank of 33 for Algeria
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The people's rank, live from duel votes

Three years running, in 2000, 2001 and 2002, he kept goal for the JS Kabylie side that won the CAF Cup, three continental titles inside three seasons in Tizi Ouzou. Gaouaoui added Algerian league titles with Kabylie in 2004 and 2006, played 49 times for Algeria between 2001 and 2010, and travelled to the 2010 World Cup in South Africa as the third goalkeeper in the squad. Career record: 49 caps and 0 goals for Algeria; club career at JS Kabylie, WA Tlemcen, USM Annaba.

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Career record

1999–2007JS Kabylie
2007–2008WA Tlemcen
2008–2009USM Annaba
2009–2010ASO Chlef
2010–2011USM Blida
2012–2013AS Khroub
2013–2014CS Constantine
Algeria49 caps, 0 goals

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Around Gaouaoui in the almanac

One rank above: Medhi Lacen at #29.

One rank below: Yazid Mansouri at #31.

Algeria's editorial top five: Rabah Madjer · Riyad Mahrez · Lakhdar Belloumi · Mustapha Dahleb · Hacène Lalmas.