Louay Chanko


Louay Chanko is a professional football coach and former player.
Born in Sweden, Chanko represented Sweden [mens national football team|Sweden] internationally as a midfielder, before List of [association footballers who have been capped for two senior national teams|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. 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 2011 AFC [Asian Cup|AFC Asian Cup 2011] in Qatar. He came as a substitute in the 2011 [AFC Asian Cup Group B#Jordan vs Syria|third group game] against Jordan, replacing Ali Diab in the 63rd minute.

Honours

Djurgården
Malmö FF