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 | |||
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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) | |
National team | |||
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 |
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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 |
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]
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