Louay Chanko (Arabic: لؤي شنكو; born 29 November 1979) is a professional football coach and former player.[2]

Louay Chanko
Chanko with Syria in 2010
Personal information
Full name Louay Chanko[1]
Date of birth (1979-11-29) 29 November 1979 (age 44)
Place of birth Södertälje, Sweden[1]
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–2000 Syrianska FC 18 (0)
2000–2003 Djurgårdens IF 45 (10)
2003–2005 Malmö FF 60 (2)
2005–2006 AEK Athens 21 (1)
2006–2009 Hammarby IF 72 (7)
2009–2012 AaB 59 (3)
2012–2016 Syrianska FC 102 (4)
2017 Västerås SK 0 (0)
Total 377 (26)
International career
2008 Sweden 1 (0)
2008–2013 Syria 7 (0)
Managerial career
2017–2018 Eskişehirspor (assistant)
2018 Arameisk-Syrianska IF
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Born in Sweden, Chanko represented Sweden internationally as a midfielder, before switching allegiance to Syria. After his playing career, Chanko has worked as a coach.

International career

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In 2008, he was called up to Syria national team to play against a local league club.[3] He received first cap for Syria at 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification against Kuwait on 8 June 2008. Earlier the same the year Chanko played for the Sweden national team in a friendly against Costa Rica.

Chanko was selected to Valeriu Tiţa's 23-man final squad for the AFC Asian Cup 2011 in Qatar.[4] He came as a substitute in the third group game against Jordan, replacing Ali Diab in the 63rd minute.[5]

Honours

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Djurgården

Malmö FF

References

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  1. ^ a b "Louay Chanko". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  2. ^ ""Lollo" Chanko gives Syrianska supporters a promise". Svenskafans.com. 24 April 2007. Retrieved 30 May 2008.
  3. ^ "Chanko dreams about the World Cup with Syria". SR.se. 29 May 2008. Archived from the original on 23 June 2008. Retrieved 30 May 2008.
  4. ^ "Syria squad". the-afc.com. Archived from the original on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
  5. ^ "afc-asian-cup-Match Summary". the-afc.com. Archived from the original on 18 September 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
  6. ^ http://www.difarkivet.se/dif_sm_guld_seniorer.pdf [bare URL PDF]
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