Faouzi Chaouchi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Faouzi Chaouchi

Algerian footballer

Date of Birth: 05-Dec-1984

Place of Birth: Bordj Menaïel, Boumerdès Province, Algeria

Profession: association football player

Nationality: Algeria

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Faouzi Chaouchi (Arabic: ???? ??????; born 5 December 1984) is an Algerian professional football goalkeeper who last played for Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 club CA Bordj Bou Arréridj and the Algerian national team.Chaouchi is considered to be national hero by many Algerians, as he put in a heroic performance in the play-off that put the Algerian national team into their first World Cup finals since 1986 at the expense of their bitter rivals Egypt.
He constantly denied the Egyptian national team all scoring opportunities.
Chaouchi was only 23 years of age at the time of the play-off and played in place of suspended Lounès Gaouaoui.
It was only Chaouchi's third cap during the unforgettable night in Al Merreikh Stadium, Omdurman (Sudan).
In 2010, Chaouchi was known to have been Algeria's highest-paid footballer, earning roughly around 13 million Algerian dinars.Chaouchi was not employed by a club during the 2013–14 season, and has not been called up by the Algerian national team since 2010.