Lefter Millo (

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: Λευτέρης Μίλος) (2 August 1966, Derviçan,

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, – 8 March 1997,

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) was an Albanian football

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, who was part of the

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Club career

He made his senior debut for Luftëtari on 19 February 1984 against Skënderbeu and played for

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from 1986 to 1990. He was one in the first wave of Albanian footballers to leave the country for Greece following the

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when he joined Larissa in 1991. He also played for

Iraklis Thessaloniki Gymnasticos Syllogos Iraklis ( el, Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Ηρακλής, en, Gymnastics Club Heracles), commonly referred to as Iraklis, is a Greek multi-sports club based in Thessaloniki. The club was founded in 1908 as "Mace ...

International career

He made his debut for

in an August 1988

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at home against

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and earned a total of 20 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was an October 1996 FIFA World Cup qualification match against

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International statistics

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Personal life

Death

He was killed in a car accident in

, near Larissa in 1997, when he was only 30 years old. 13 Years later, a statue of him would be placed in his native village with an official ceremony.

Honours

* Albanian Superliga: 1 ::

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Albania – Championship Winning Teams
– RSSSF

References

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* 1966 births 1997 deaths People from Dropull Association football midfielders Albanian footballers Albania international footballers Luftëtari Gjirokastër players FK Partizani Tirana players Athlitiki Enosi Larissa F.C. players Iraklis Thessaloniki F.C. players Albanian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Greece Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Kategoria Superiore players Road incident deaths in Greece {{Greece-footy-midfielder-stub