Louay Chanko
Full nameLouay Chanko[1]
Birth date29 November 1979 (age 46)
Birth placeSödertälje, Sweden[1]
Height1.73 m
PositionMidfielder
Years 11996–2000
Clubs 1Syrianska FC
Caps 118
Goals 10
Years 22000–2003
Clubs 2Djurgårdens IF
Caps 245
Goals 210
Years 32003–2005
Clubs 3Malmö FF
Caps 360
Goals 32
Years 42005–2006
Clubs 4AEK Athens
Caps 421
Goals 41
Years 52006–2009
Clubs 5Hammarby
Caps 572
Goals 57
Years 62009–2012
Clubs 6AaB
Caps 659
Goals 63
Years 72012–2017
Clubs 7Syrianska FC
Caps 7102
Goals 74
Years 82017
Clubs 8Västerås SK
Caps 80
Goals 80
Totalcaps377
Totalgoals26
Nationalyears 12008
Nationalteam 1Sweden
Nationalcaps 11
Nationalgoals 10
Nationalyears 22008–2013
Nationalteam 2Syria
Nationalcaps 27
Nationalgoals 20
Manageryears 12017–2018
Managerclubs 1Eskişehirspor (assistant)
Manageryears 22018
Managerclubs 2Arameisk-Syrianska IF
Manageryears 32026–
Managerclubs 3Nacka FC

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

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

Club career

Chanko began his career in 1996 at Syrianska FC. In 2000 he moved to Djurgårdens IF, where he played for 3 seasons winning the Allsvenskan and the Svenska Cupen in 2002. Afterwards he signed for Malmö FF, where he won another Allsvenskan in 2004. On 3 August 2005 he was transferred to the Greek side, AEK Athens for a fee of €250,000.[3] On 23 October, he scored a 40-yard volley in the derby against Panathinaikos, the yellow-blacks won 3–0.[4] He failed to established himself in the squad and on 19 July 2006 he terminated his contract with the club[5] and on 2 August Chanko returned to Sweeden and joined Hammarby.[6] After three seasons at the club he moved to AaB and in 2012 he returned to Syrianska. In 2017 Chanko moved to Västerås SK, where he ended his career.

International career

In 2008, he was called up to Syria national team to play against a local league club.[7] 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.[8] He came as a substitute in the third group game against Jordan, replacing Ali Diab in the 63rd minute.[9]

Honours

Djurgården

Malmö FF

References

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  2. ^ ""Lollo" Chanko gives Syrianska supporters a promise". svenskafans.com. 24 April 2007. Archived from the original on 26 June 2009.
  3. ^ "Στα "κιτρινόμαυρα" ο Τσάνκο" (in Greek). sport-fm.gr. 3 August 2005.
  4. ^ "ΑΕΚ - Παναθηναϊκός: Το «δεν υπάρχει» γκολ του Λόλο Τσάνκο!". gazzetta.gr. 6 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Στην ΑΕΚ μέχρι το 2009 ο Λυμπερόπουλος - Παρελθόν ο Τσάνκο" (in Greek). in.gr. 19 July 2006.
  6. ^ "Ο Αλοΐζι λέει «ναι», η Αλαβές «όχι»" (in Greek). sport-fm.gr. 2 August 2006.
  7. ^ "Chanko dreams about the World Cup with Syria". SR.se. 29 May 2008. Archived from the original on 23 June 2008.
  8. ^ "Syria squad". the-afc.com. Archived from the original on 15 September 2012.
  9. ^ "afc-asian-cup-Match Summary". the-afc.com. Archived from the original on 18 September 2012.
  10. ^ "Djurgårdens IF SM-guld på seniornivå". difarkivet.se. Archived 2022-03-08 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2026-01-23.