Stjepan Lamza

Stjepan Lamza (23 January 1940 – 12 January 2022) was a Yugoslav-born Croatian footballer. He was seen as one of the greatest Croatian players of all time.[1] He played for much of his career for Dinamo Zagreb. He made seven appearances for Yugoslavia national team between 1963 until 1967.

Stjepan Lamza
Stjepan Lamza.jpg
Personal information
Date of birth(1940-01-23)23 January 1940
Place of birthSisak, Banovina of Croatia, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Date of death12 January 2022(2022-01-12) (aged 81)
HeightZagreb, Croatia
Playing positionMidfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1956–?Segesta
?–1960Branik Maribor
1960–1967Dinamo Zagreb127(18)
1968–1969Rijeka3(0)
1969–1970NK Zagreb6(2)
1970–1971Châteauroux9(1)
1972Croatia Melbourne
National team
1963–1967Yugoslavia7(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Lamza died on 12 January 2022 in Zagreb, Croatia from problems caused by Alzheimer's disease, aged 81.[2]

References

  1. "Sedmorica veličanstvenih HR nogometa" (in Croatian). nogometni-magazin.com. Archived from the original on 13 January 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  2. Preminuo je Stjepan Lamza, jedan od najboljih igrača Dinama svih vremena, veseljak i boem, nezaboravni dribler... (in Croatian)