Charlie Yankos
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Charlie Yankos | ||
Personal information | ||
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Full name | Charlie Yankos | |
Date of birth | May 29, 1961 | |
Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | |
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | |
Playing position | Sweeper | |
Youth clubs | ||
1978-79 | Heidelberg United | |
Senior clubs1 | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
1979-1985 1986 1987-1988 1988-1989 1989-1990 1990-1992 1992 1992-1994 |
Heidelberg United West Adelaide APIA Leichhardt PAOK Salonika Blacktown City Wollongong City Canterbury-Marrickville Wollongong City |
44 15 (2) (7) |
National team2 | ||
1983-1990 | Australia | 89 (12) |
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
Charles 'Charlie' Yankos, (born on May 29, 1961 in ), is a former Australian football player who played for the Australian football team (Socceroos) 89 times and scored 12 full international goals. He was also the captain of the Australian football team on 30 occasions between 1986 and 1989.
[edit] International career
Charlie Yankos represented the Australian football team on 89 occasions and scored 12 full international goals. Of these, 13 were World Cup matches. He participated in the 1985 and 1989 World Cup qualifying campaigns, and also played in the Seoul Olympics in 1988 where Australia made the quarterfinals.
He is probably most famous for a remarkable long rang goal from over 30 yards, that he scored in the 1988 Australian Bicentennial Gold Cup against then World Champions Argentina.
[edit] After retirement
Following his retirement from football, Charlie Yankos moved into a successful career in business.