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Lefter Millo
Albanian footballer
Lefter Millo (Greek: Λευτέρης Μίλος) (2 August 1966, Derviçan, Albania, – 8 March 1997, Giannouli, Greece) was an Albanian football midfielder, who was part of the Greek minority in Albania.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1966-08-02)2 August 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Derviçan, Albania | ||
| Date of death | 8 March 1997(1997-03-08) (aged 30) | ||
| Place of death | Giannouli, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1986 | Luftëtari | 46 | (2) |
| 1986–1990 | Partizani Tirana | 147 | (9) |
| 1991–1996 | Larissa | 103 | (9) |
| 1996–1997 | Iraklis Thessaloniki | 10 | (2) |
| Total | 306 | (22) | |
| International career | |||
| 1988–1996 | Albania | 20 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He made his senior debut for Luftëtari on 19 February 1984 against Skënderbeu and played for Partizani Tirana from 1986 to 1990. He was one in the first wave of Albanian footballers to leave the country for Greece following the fall of communism[2] when he joined Larissa in 1991. He also played for Iraklis Thessaloniki.
He made his debut for Albania in an August 1988 friendly match at home against Cuba and earned a total of 20 caps, scoring no goals.[3] His final international was an October 1996 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Portugal.[4]
Source:[5]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 0 | |
Death
He was killed in a car accident in Giannouli, near Larissa in 1997, when he was only 30 years old.[6] 13 Years later, a statue of him would be placed in his native village with an official ceremony.[6]
- "Lefter Millo "Mjeshtër i Madh", Meta: Rrallë ndodh që tek personaliteti i një futbollisti të jenë unifikuar kaq shumë vlera sportive dhe njerëzore". BalkanWeb (in Albanian). 21 August 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
- “Magelanët” shqiptarë të futbollit – Telegraf (in Albanian)
- Hoxha, Florent (16 July 2009). "Albania – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
- "Lefter Millo – national football team player". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- "Lefter Millo – national football team player". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
- "Gjirokastra nderon "traktorin" Lefter Millo" (in Albanian). Gazeta e Sportit. 13 March 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- Lefter Millo at National-Football-Teams.com
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