Charlie Yankos
{{Short description|Australian soccer player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2014}}
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2014}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Charlie Yankos
{{nobold|{{post-nominals|country=AUS|OAM}}}}
| image =
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1961|5|29}}
| birth_place = Melbourne, Australia
| height = {{height|m=1.86|precision=0}}
| position = Sweeper
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1= 1978–1979
| youthclubs1= Heidelberg United
| years1 = 1979–1985 | years2 = 1986 | years3 = 1987–1988 | years4 = 1988–1989 | years5 = 1989–1990 | years6 = 1990–1992 | years7 = 1992 | years8 =1992–1994
| clubs1 = Heidelberg United | clubs2 = West Adelaide | clubs3 = APIA Leichhardt | clubs4 = PAOK Salonika | clubs5 = Blacktown City | clubs6 = Wollongong City | clubs7 = Canterbury-Marrickville | clubs8 =Wollongong City
| caps1 = 136| goals1 = 6| caps2 = | goals2 = | caps3 = 44 | goals3 = 0 | caps4 = 7 | goals4 = 0 | caps5 = | goals5 = | caps6 = | goals6 = | caps7 = 15 | goals7 = 2 | caps8 = | goals8 = 7
| nationalyears1= 1983–1989
| nationalteam1= Australia{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/aus-recintlp.html|title=Australia - Record International Players|website=RSSSF}}
| nationalcaps1= 49 | nationalgoals1 = 7
| pcupdate = 12 February 2008
| ntupdate = 12 February 2008
}}
Charlie Yankos {{post-nominals|country=AUS|OAM}} (born 29 May 1961) is an Australian former footballer who played for the Australian national team 49 times and scored 7 international goals. He captained the national team on 30 occasions between 1986 and 1989.
Charlie Yankos started his local football career with former NSL club Heidelberg United in 1979 and became one of the greatest players to wear the gold and black colors. He was also an important part of APIA Leichhardt's 1987 NSL title victory.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sbs.com.au/topics/sport/football/article/2019/12/12/historic-npl-club-apia-goes-back-its-roots-major-re-brand|title=Historic NPL club APIA goes back to its roots with major re-brand|website=Topics}}
International career
Charlie Yankos represented the Australian national team on 49 times including 13 world cup qualifiers, captaining the side on 30 occasions and scoring 7 international goals. 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.
Yankos scored a long range goal from over 30 yards in the 1988 Australian Bicentennial Gold Cup against then-World Champions Argentina.{{Cite web|url=https://www.socceroos.com.au/news/greatest-socceroos-moments-australia-yankoss-free-kick|title=Greatest Socceroos moments in Australia - Yankos's free kick|date=19 July 2012|website=Socceroos}} In a 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification away match against Israel, he scored an equaliser for Australia, again with a long range free kick.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sbs.com.au/topics/sport/football/article/2016/04/06/socceroos-greats-where-are-they-now-charlie-yankos|title=Socceroos Greats - Where are they now: Charlie Yankos|website=Topics}}
After retirement
Following his retirement from football, Yankos moved into a successful career in business. He was inducted into the Football Australia Hall of Fame in 1999.
Charlie Yankos Street in the Sydney suburb of Glenwood is named for him.{{cite news | first = Christine | last = O'Maley | title = Park is a goner | date = 2010-01-20 | publisher = Cumberland Newspapers | work = Blacktown Advocate | pages = 14 | quote = ...streets are named after well known football identities...}}
Career statistics
=International=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year{{NFT player|20290|access-date=18 June 2025}} | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="7"|Australia
|1983 | 6 | 0 | |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1985 | 8 | 0 | |
| 1986 | 6 | 0 | |
| 1987 | 6 | 0 | |
| 1988 | 17 | 5 | |
| 1989 | 4 | 2 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!48 | 7 |
:Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Yankos goal.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Charlie Yankos |
| scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition !scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
|---|
| style="text-align:center"|1
|{{dts|6 March 1988}} |Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne, Australia |{{fb|Israel}} |style="text-align:center"|1–0 |style="text-align:center"|2–0 |
| style="text-align:center"|2
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|14 July 1988}} |rowspan="2"|Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Australia |rowspan="2"|{{fb|Argentina}} |style="text-align:center"|2–1 |rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|4–1 |rowspan="2"|Friendly |
| style="text-align:center"|3
|style="text-align:center"|3–1 |
| style="text-align:center"|4
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|3 December 1988}} |rowspan="2"|Macquarie Field, Lake Macquarie, Australia |rowspan="2"|{{fb|Fiji}} |style="text-align:center"|1–0 |rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|5–1 |rowspan="2"|1990 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| style="text-align:center"|5
|style="text-align:center"|3–0 |
| style="text-align:center"|6
|{{dts|12 March 1989}} |Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Australia |{{fb|New Zealand}} |style="text-align:center"|4–1 |style="text-align:center"|4–1 |1990 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| style="text-align:center"|7
|{{dts|19 March 1989}} |Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel |{{fb|Israel}} |style="text-align:center"|1–1 |style="text-align:center"|1–1 |1990 FIFA World Cup qualification |
References
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External links
- [http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/Y/Y.html Oz Football profile]
{{Australia Squad 1988 Summer Olympics}}
{{Football Federation Australia Hall of Fame}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Yankos, Charlie}}
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