Lefter Millo


Lefter Millo was an Albanian football midfielder part of the Greek minority.

Club career

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 when he joined Larissa in 1991. He also played for Iraklis Thessaloniki.

International career

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. His final international was an October 1996 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Portugal.

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Personal life

Death

He was killed in a car accident in Giannouli, 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.

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