Louay Chanko

Louay Chanko
Chanko with Syria in 2010
Personal information
Full name Louay Chanko[1]
Date of birth (1979-11-29) 29 November 1979
Place of birth Södertälje, Sweden[1]
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position 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 72 (7)
2009–2012 AaB 59 (3)
2012–2017 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
2026– Nacka FC
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

  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. Archived from the original on 26 June 2009.
  3. ^ "Στα "κιτρινόμαυρα" ο Τσάνκο". sport-fm.gr (in Greek). 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.gr (in Greek). Online. 19 July 2006.
  6. ^ "Ο Αλοΐζι λέει «ναι», η Αλαβές «όχι»". sport-fm.gr (in Greek). Online. 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  9. ^ "afc-asian-cup-Match Summary". the-afc.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  10. ^ "Djurgårdens IF SM-guld på seniornivå" (PDF). difarkivet.se. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
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