Ledio Pano

Ledio Pano (Greek: Λεωνίδας Πάνου) (born 23 May 1968) is an Albanian of Greek descent[1] retired professional football attacking midfielder. 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.

Ledio Pano
Personal information
Full name Ledio Pano
Date of birth (1968-05-23) 23 May 1968
Place of birth Albania
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1991 Partizani ?112 (42)
1991–1992 Luftëtari 24 (9)
1992–1997 Skoda Xanthi 116 (29)
1997–1998 Panargiakos
1998–1999 Panelefsiniakos 24 (7)
1999–2000 PAS Giannina 19 (5)
2001–2002 Partizani 32 (11)
National team
1987–1996 Albania 9 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

He played much of his career in Greece with Skoda Xanthi, Panelefsiniakos and PAS Giannina.[2] In Albania he played for Partizani Tirana and Luftëtari Gjirokastër.

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.[3][4][5][6] His final international was an August 1996 friendly match against Greece.[7]

International statistics

Source:[8]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Albania 198710
198910
199010
199420
199530
199611
Total91

International goals

Albania score listed first, score column indicates score after each Pano goal.[8]

International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 14 August 1996Olympic Stadium, Marousi, Greece9 Greece1–21–2Friendly

Personal life

He is the son of legendary Albania and Partizani striker Panajot Pano,[9] who was Albanian's Golden Player for the UEFA Jubilee Awards.[10]

Honours
1987[11]
1988, 1992[12]

References
  1. http://www.gazzetta.gr/football/article/667019/poios-ronalnto-leonidas-panoy
  2. Ledio Pano: "Futbolli shqiptar është në rënie!" - Telegraf (in Albanian)
  3. "Ledio Pano". Bundesliga.weltfussball.at. 23 May 1968. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
  4. "Football : Ledio Pano". Footballdatabase.eu. 23 May 1968. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
  5. "Ledio Pano - Steckbrief". SPOX.com. 23 May 1968. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
  6. "UEFA EURO 2012". UEFA.com. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
  7. "Ledio Pano - national football team player". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  8. "Football PLAYER: Ledio Pano". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  9. Ledio Pano: "Partizani i mungoi Superligës" - Telegraf (in Albanian)
  10. Dritan Ikonomi (20 January 2011). "Albania's 'Little Puskás'". UEFA.com. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  11. Albania - Championship Winning Teams - RSSSF
  12. Albania - Albania - List of Cup Finals - RSSSF


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