Charlie Yankos
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| Full name | Charlie Yankos | ||
| Date of birth | 29 May 1961 | ||
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Australia | ||
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| Position(s) | Sweeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1978–1979 | Heidelberg United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1979–1985 | Heidelberg United | 136 | (6) |
| 1986 | West Adelaide | ||
| 1987–1988 | APIA Leichhardt | 44 | (0) |
| 1988–1989 | PAOK Salonika | 7 | (0) |
| 1989–1990 | Blacktown City | ||
| 1990–1992 | Wollongong City | ||
| 1992 | Canterbury-Marrickville | 15 | (2) |
| 1992–1994 | Wollongong City | (7) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1983–1989 |  Australia[1] |
49 | (7) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 February 2008 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 February 2008 |
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Charles "Charlie" Yankos (Greek: Τσάρλι Γιάνκος, born 29 May 1961) is an Australian former football (soccer) player of Greek descent who played for the Australian football team (Socceroos) 49 times and scored 7 full international goals. He was also the captain of the Australian football team on 30 occasions between 1986 and 1989.
Charlie Yankos started his local football career with former National League club Heidelberg United in 1979 and became one of the greatest players to wear the gold and black colors. He played an important part in APIA Leichhardt winning the 1987 NSL title.
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International career
Charlie Yankos represented the Australian football team on 49 occasions and scored 7 full international goals. Of these, 13 were World Cup qualifying 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 was Australian football team Captain and Vice-Captain
He is probably most famous for a remarkable long range goal from over 30 yards, that he scored in the 1988 Australian Bicentennial Gold Cup against then World Champions Argentina. In Israel he is widely remembered as the scorer of the goal for Australia in an away 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Israel, again in a long range free kick, which set the score to 1-1. an Israeli television commentator criticized the Israeli defensive wall saying "that's not the way to set a wall", which became a Hebrew idiom for "that's not the way to do it right".
List of International Game Captained by Charlie Yankos
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 November 1984 | Eindhoven, Netherlands |  PSV Eindhoven |
2–0 | Lose | Friendly Match |
| 2 | 29 November 1984 | Udinese, Italy |  Udinese Calcio |
2–0 | Lose | Friendly Match |
| 3 | 31 July 1985 | Olympic Park Stadium |  Red Star Belgrade |
0-2 | Lose | Friendly Match |
| 4 | 4 August 1985 | St George Stadium | Red Star Belgrade |
4-1 | Win | Friendly Match |
| 5 | 9 August 1985 | Hindmarsh Stadium | Red Star Belgrade |
1-4 | Lose | Friendly Match |
| 6 | 11 August 1985 | Olympic Park Stadium | Red Star Belgrade |
4-0 | Win | Friendly Match |
| 7 | 22 October 1986 | Olympic Park Stadium | Victorian All-Stars | 2-1 | Win | Friendly Match |
| 8 | 25 October 1986 | Mount Smart Stadium |  New Zealand |
1-1 | Draw | Friendly Match |
| 9 | 2 November 1986 | Parramatta Stadium | New Zealand |
2-0 | Win | Friendly Match |
| 10 | 9 November 1986 | Adelaide, Australia | South Australian All-Stars | 2-1 | Win | Friendly Match |
| 11 | 23 November 1986 | Canton, China |  China PR |
2-0 | Win | Friendly Match |
| 12 | 28 November 1986 | Shandong, China | Shandong Luneng Taishan F.C. |
0-2 | Win | Friendly Match |
| 13 | 7 June 1987 | Olympic Park Stadium |  Everton F.C. |
1–1 | Draw | Friendly Match |
| 14 | 11 June 1987 | Kyong Ju, South Korea |  Chile |
0-2 | Win | 1987 President's Cup Football Tournament |
| 15 | 13 June 1987 | Taegu, South Korea |  Shamrock Rovers F.C. |
0-1 | Win | 1987 President's Cup Football Tournament |
| 16 | 15 June 1987 | Suwon, South Korea |  South Korea |
0-5 | Win | 1987 President's Cup Football Tournament |
After retirement
Following his retirement from football, Charlie Yankos moved into a successful career in business.
Charlie Yankos Street in the Sydney suburb of Glenwood is named for him.[2]
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