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Faouzi Chaouchi

ファウジ・シャウシ　/　ふぁうじ・しゃうし

Association football player from Algeria

December 5, 1984 (age 41)　・　Bordj Menaïel, Boumerdès Province, Algeria

Boumerdès Province
association football player

My Take

Faouzi Chaouchi is the kind of footballer I respect more than any flashy superstar. He is not merely a 192 cm goalkeeper; for one unforgettable night he became the hope of an entire nation. In the play-off against bitter rivals Egypt, he carried Algeria's first World Cup berth since 1986 on his hands, and that weight would crush most players. To me, a man remembered for a single heroic stand matters more than a vault full of trophies. I find something deeply human in athletes like him, who fuse personal courage with collective longing on a single, decisive evening.

Overview

Faouzi Chaouchi (Arabic: فوزي شاوشي; born 5 December 1984) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for USM El Harrach. 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 since 1986 at the expense of their bitter rivals Egypt.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Faouzi Chaouchi
Name (Japanese): ファウジ・シャウシ
Reading: ふぁうじ・しゃうし
Born: December 5, 1984 (age 41)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Sagittarius / Rat
Origin: Bordj Menaïel, Boumerdès Province, Algeria
Blood type: Private
Height: 192 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%82%A6%E3%82%B8%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A3%E3%82%A6%E3%82%B7

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