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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ledio Pano | ||
| Date of birth | 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) |
| International career | |||
| 1987–1996 | Albania | 9 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career edit
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 edit
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 edit
Source:[10]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 9 | 1 | |
International goals edit
Albania score listed first, score column indicates score after each Pano goal.[10]
| 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 edit
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 edit
- Albanian Cup: 2
References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Παγκόσμια, ευρωπαϊκά ποδοσφαιρικά ρεκόρ και οι παρουσίες των Ελλήνων!". www.tharos.gr (in Greek). 14 May 2021.
- ^ Ledio Pano: "Futbolli shqiptar është në rënie!" – Telegraf (in Albanian)
- ^ Γιώργος Κυριακίδης (7 March 2024). "Το απόλυτο ποσοστό ευστοχίας σε πέναλτι του Βορειοηπειρώτη Λεωνίδα Πάνου!". limassoltoday.com.cy.
- ^ "Ledio Pano". Bundesliga.weltfussball.at. 23 May 1968. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
- ^ "Football : Ledio Pano". Footballdatabase.eu. 23 May 1968. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
- ^ "Ledio Pano - Steckbrief". SPOX.com. 23 May 1968. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
- ^ "UEFA EURO 2012". UEFA.com. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
- ^ "Ledio Pano - national football team player". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ a b "Football PLAYER: Ledio Pano". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- ^ "Ποιος Ρονάλντο; Λεωνίδας Πάνου! | Gazzetta". www.gazzetta.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- ^ Ledio Pano: "Partizani i mungoi Superligës" - Telegraf (in Albanian)
- ^ Dritan Ikonomi (20 January 2011). "Albania's 'Little Puskás'". UEFA.com. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
- ^ Albania - Championship Winning Teams - RSSSF
- ^ Albania - Albania - List of Cup Finals - RSSSF
External links edit
- Ledio Pano at National-Football-Teams.com
- Ledio Pano at FootballDatabase.eu
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