Full name Artur Tushe Lekbello Years Team Current team retired Height 1.83 m | Playing position Role Football player Place of birth Albania Name Artur Lekbello | |
Date of birth (1966-02-23) 23 February 1966 (age 49) | ||
Artur lekbello legjenda e 17 nentorit merr drejtimin e tiranes lajm
Artur Lekbello (born 23 February 1966) ia a former Albanian football midfielder. He played for KF Tirana and Aris Thessaloniki. He is also a former Albanian international and has 30 international caps to his name but no international goals. He nickname, Tushe, is a short form of his first name.
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- Artur lekbello legjenda e 17 nentorit merr drejtimin e tiranes lajm
- Managerial career
- Personal life
- References
Managerial career
On 15 September 2012, Lekbello was named the new manager of Tirana, replacing the Spaniard Julián Rubio. Three days later, he officially signed the contract with the club whom he started his professional career. However, he resigned from the post later on 29 October following the poor results in the last four league matches.
Personal life
Lekbello is married and has 2 children. In 2012, he was diagnosed with a rare muscle disease, which doctors told him that he had not more than 3 years to live. In an interview on 13 May 2017, Lekbello stated that the disease is called "Muscle scarcity", which starts from hands or legs. After his illness was made public in the Greek media, it was reported that a friendly match will be played on 17 May between the veterans of Aris Thessaloniki and Greece players that won the UEFA Euro 2004 to raise money for the treatment of the disease.