Ledio Pano ( el, Λεωνίδας Πάνου; born 23 May 1968) is an Albanian retired professional football player. Ledio Pano holds the

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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.

Club career

In Albania he played for

Partizani Tirana Futboll Klub Partizani, or FK Partizani for short, is an Albanian professional football club based in Tirana, that competes in the Kategoria Superiore. Founded in 1946, the club was historically affiliated to the Albanian army. Partizani's curren ...

, where he began his professional career, and Luftëtari Gjirokastër. He played much of his career in

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with

Skoda Xanthi Xanthi Football Club ( el, Α.Ο. Ξάνθη Π.Α.Ε.) is a Greek professional football club based in Xanthi, Western Thrace and plays at Xanthi FC Arena. The club resigned from the Super League 2 due to financial issues. Founded in 1967, Xa ...

, Panelefsiniakos and

PAS Giannina PAS Giannina Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ ΠΑΣ Γιάννινα 1966), or with its full name Panepirotikos Athlitikos Syllogos Giannina ( el, Πανηπειρωτικός Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Γιάννινα, ''Panepirotic Athleti ...

International career

He made his debut for

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in an April 1987 European Championship qualification match at home against

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and earned a total of 9 caps, scoring 1 goal. His final international was an August 1996

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against

International statistics

Source:

International goals

''Albania score listed first, score column indicates score after each Pano goal.''

Personal life

Ledio is of

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descent. He is the son of former Partizani striker Panajot Pano, who was Albania's Golden Player for the

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Honours

* Albanian Superliga: 1 ::

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* Albanian Cup: 2 ::

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References

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* * 1968 births Living people Albanian people of Greek descent Association football midfielders Association football forwards Albanian footballers Albania international footballers FK Partizani Tirana players Luftëtari Gjirokastër players Xanthi F.C. players Panargiakos F.C. players Panelefsiniakos F.C. players PAS Giannina F.C. players Kategoria Superiore players Albanian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Greece Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Greece {{Albania-footy-midfielder-stub