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 | |||
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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 |
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]
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]
Source:[10]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Albania | 1987 | 1 | 0 |
1989 | 1 | 0 | |
1990 | 1 | 0 | |
1994 | 2 | 0 | |
1995 | 3 | 0 | |
1996 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 9 | 1 |
Albania score listed first, score column indicates score after each Pano goal.[10]
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 14 August 1996 | Olympic Stadium, Marousi, Greece | 9 | Greece | 1–2 | 1–2 | Friendly |
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]