Artur Lekbello
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Artur Tushe Lekbello | ||
| Date of birth | 23 February 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Tiranë, Albania | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1991 | Tirana | ? | (?) |
| 1991–1998 | Aris Thessaloniki | 135 | (3) |
| National team | |||
| 1987–1996 | Albania | 30 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2012 | Tirana | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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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.
On 15 September 2012, Lekbello was named the new manager of Tirana, replacing the Spaniard Julián Rubio. Three days later, he officialy 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.
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 raported that a friendy 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 desease.
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