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Syrian-Swedish football player and coach From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Louay Chanko (Arabic: لؤي شنكو; born 29 November 1979) is a professional football coach and former player.[2]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Louay Chanko[1] | ||
Date of birth | 29 November 1979 | ||
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.
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]
Djurgården
Malmö FF
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