Louay Chanko (Arabic: لؤي شنكو; born 29 November 1979) is a professional football coach 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 coach.
International career
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 Swedish 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
Djurgården
Malmö FF
References
- ^ a b "Louay Chanko". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ ""Lollo" Chanko gives Syrianska supporters a promise". Svenskafans.com. 24 April 2007. Retrieved 30 May 2008.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Syria squad". the-afc.com. Archived from the original on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
- ^ "afc-asian-cup-Match Summary". the-afc.com. Archived from the original on 18 September 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
- ^ http://www.difarkivet.se/dif_sm_guld_seniorer.pdf [bare URL PDF]
External links
- Louay Chanko at Soccerway
- Louay Chanko at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish) (archive)
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