Ledio Pano

Ledio Pano (Greek:Λεωνίδας Πάνου, born 23 May 1968) is an Albanian retired professional football player of Greek descent. 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.

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)
International career
1987–1996 Albania 9 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

In Albania he played for Partizani Tirana, where he began his professional career, and Luftëtari Gjirokastër.

He played much of his career in Greece with Skoda Xanthi, Panelefsiniakos and PAS Giannina.[3]

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.[4][5][6][7] His final international was an August 1996 friendly match against Greece.[8]

International statistics

Source:[9]

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.[9]

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

Ledio is of Greek descent.[10] He is the son of former Partizani striker Panajot Pano,[11] who was Albania's Golden Player for the UEFA Jubilee Awards.[12]

Honours
1987[13]
1988, 1992[14]

References
  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. "Ledio Pano". Bundesliga.weltfussball.at. 23 May 1968. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
  5. "Football : Ledio Pano". Footballdatabase.eu. 23 May 1968. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
  6. "Ledio Pano - Steckbrief". SPOX.com. 23 May 1968. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
  7. "UEFA EURO 2012". UEFA.com. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
  8. "Ledio Pano - national football team player". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  9. "Football PLAYER: Ledio Pano". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  10. "Ποιος Ρονάλντο; Λεωνίδας Πάνου! | Gazzetta". www.gazzetta.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  11. Ledio Pano: "Partizani i mungoi Superligës" - Telegraf (in Albanian)
  12. Dritan Ikonomi (20 January 2011). "Albania's 'Little Puskás'". UEFA.com. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  13. Albania - Championship Winning Teams - RSSSF
  14. Albania - Albania - List of Cup Finals - RSSSF


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