Ledio Pano ( el, Λεωνίδας Πάνου; born 23 May 1968) is an Albanian retired professional
football
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player. Ledio Pano holds the
world record of the best penalty kick scoring ratio being successful 50 out of 50 attempts. He is the son of
Panajot Pano who is widely regarded as one of the best footballers in the history of Albanian football.
Club career
In Albania he played for
Partizani Tirana
Futboll Klub Partizani, or FK Partizani for short, is an Albanian professional football club based in Tirana, that competes in the Kategoria Superiore. Founded in 1946, the club was historically affiliated to the Albanian army. Partizani's curr ...
, where he began his professional career, and
Luftëtari Gjirokastër.
He played much of his career in
Greece with
Skoda Xanthi,
Panelefsiniakos and
PAS Giannina.
International career
He made his debut for
Albania in an April 1987
European Championship qualification match at home against
Austria and earned a total of 9 caps, scoring 1 goal. His final international was an August 1996
friendly match against
Greece.
International statistics
Source:
International goals
''Albania score listed first, score column indicates score after each Pano goal.''
Personal life
Ledio is of
Greek descent. He is the son of former
Partizani striker
Panajot Pano, who was Albania's Golden Player for the
UEFA Jubilee Awards.
Honours
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Albanian Superliga
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1987
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Albanian Cup
The Albanian Cup ( sq, Kupa e Shqipërisë) is the main "knockout" competition in Albanian football. The competition started in 1939 as Kupa e Mbretit (English:"The King's Cup"). Just after a year the cup was suspended as the Second World War st ...
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1988
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1992
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Albania - Albania - List of Cup Finals
- RSSSF
References
External links
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1968 births
Living people
Albanian people of Greek descent
Association football midfielders
Association football forwards
Albanian footballers
Albania international footballers
FK Partizani Tirana players
Luftëtari Gjirokastër players
Xanthi F.C. players
Panargiakos F.C. players
Panelefsiniakos F.C. players
PAS Giannina F.C. players
Kategoria Superiore players
Albanian expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Greece
Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Greece
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