Louay Chanko

Louay Chanko
	Chanko with Syria in 2010
Personal information
Full name	Louay Chanko
Date of birth	29 November 1979 (age 46)
Place of birth	Södertälje, Sweden
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1996–2000	Syrianska FC
2000–2003	Djurgårdens IF
2003–2005	Malmö FF
2005–2006	AEK Athens
2006–2009	Hammarby
2009–2012	AaB
2012–2017	Syrianska FC
2017	Västerås SK
Total
International career
2008	Sweden
2008–2013	Syria
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.

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. On 23 October, he scored a 40-yard volley in the derby against Panathinaikos, the yellow-blacks won 3–0. He failed to established himself in the squad and on 19 July 2006 he terminated his contract with the club and on 2 August Chanko returned to Sweden and joined Hammarby. 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. 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. He came as a substitute in the third group game against Jordan, replacing Ali Diab in the 63rd minute.