.jpg) Panajot Pano in 1964 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Panajot Thoma Pano[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 March 1939 | ||
| Place of birth | Durrës, Albania | ||
| Date of death | 19 January 2010 (aged 70)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Jacksonville, Florida, United States[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1957–1960 | 17 Nëntori Tirana | 28 | (8) |
| 1960–1975 | Partizani Tirana | 210 | (436) |
| Total | 238 | (444) | |
| International career | |||
| 1963–1973 | Albania | 28 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Panajot Thoma Pano (Greek: Παναγιώτης Θωμάς Πάνου, romanized: Panayiotis Thomas Panou; 7 March 1939 – 19 January 2010) was an Albanian football player. He started his career as a goalkeeper in the 17 Nëntori Tirana youth academy, but later became the most prolific centre-forward of their arch-rivals, Partizani Tirana. During his eighteen-year career he played 24 matches as part of the Albania national team and was awarded the Albanian UEFA Jubilee Award.[3]
Due to his skills and abilities, Pano earned the nickname "The little Puskás" by sports commentators.[4]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Panajot Panowas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
Deathwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Dritan Ikonomi (20 January 2011). "Albania's 'Little Puskás'". UEFA.com. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
- ^ "Panajot Pano, perëndia mistike e Ballkanit" [Panajot Pano, the mystical god of Balkan] (in Albanian). Vizion Plus. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2018.