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Ledio Pano

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Ledio Pano
Personal information
Full name Ledio Pano
Date of birth (1968-05-23) 23 May 1968 (age 56)
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)
International career
1987–1996 Albania 9 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ledio Pano (Greek: Λεωνίδας Πάνου; born 23 May 1968) is an Albanian retired professional football player. Pano holds the world record of the best penalty kick scoring ratio being successful 50 out of 50 attempts.[1][2] 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

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He began his professional career with Partizani Tirana, and later moved to Luftëtari Gjirokastër. He played much of his career in Greece with Skoda Xanthi, Panelefsiniakos, and PAS Giannina.[3][4]

International career

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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.[5][6][7][8] His final international was an August 1996 friendly match against Greece.[9]

International statistics

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Source:[10]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Albania 1987 1 0
1988 0 0
1989 1 0
1990 1 0
1991 0 0
1992 0 0
1993 0 0
1994 2 0
1995 3 0
1996 1 1
Total 9 1

International goals

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Albania score listed first, score column indicates score after each Pano goal.[10]

International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 14 August 1996 Olympic Stadium, Marousi, Greece 9  Greece 1–2 1–2 Friendly

Personal life

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Ledio is of Greek descent.[11] He is the son of former Partizani striker Panajot Pano,[12] who was Albania's Golden Player for the UEFA Jubilee Awards.[13]

Honours

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1987[14]
1988, 1992[15]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Τζουάννης, Νίκος (14 May 2021). "Ένας Έλληνας έχει το παγκόσμιο ρεκόρ στις εκτελέσεις πέναλτι! Και δεν φαντάζεστε ποιος είναι!". www.novasports.gr (in Greek). Nova Sports. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Παγκόσμια, ευρωπαϊκά ποδοσφαιρικά ρεκόρ και οι παρουσίες των Ελλήνων!". www.tharos.gr (in Greek). 14 May 2021.
  3. ^ Ledio Pano: "Futbolli shqiptar është në rënie!" – Telegraf (in Albanian)
  4. ^ Γιώργος Κυριακίδης (7 March 2024). "Το απόλυτο ποσοστό ευστοχίας σε πέναλτι του Βορειοηπειρώτη Λεωνίδα Πάνου!". limassoltoday.com.cy.
  5. ^ "Ledio Pano". Bundesliga.weltfussball.at. 23 May 1968. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
  6. ^ "Football : Ledio Pano". Footballdatabase.eu. 23 May 1968. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
  7. ^ "Ledio Pano - Steckbrief". SPOX.com. 23 May 1968. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
  8. ^ "UEFA EURO 2012". UEFA.com. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
  9. ^ "Ledio Pano - national football team player". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  10. ^ a b "Football PLAYER: Ledio Pano". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  11. ^ "Ποιος Ρονάλντο; Λεωνίδας Πάνου! | Gazzetta". www.gazzetta.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  12. ^ Ledio Pano: "Partizani i mungoi Superligës" - Telegraf (in Albanian)
  13. ^ Dritan Ikonomi (20 January 2011). "Albania's 'Little Puskás'". UEFA.com. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  14. ^ Albania - Championship Winning Teams - RSSSF
  15. ^ Albania - Albania - List of Cup Finals - RSSSF
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