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
Personal information
Date of birth (1940-01-23)23 January 1940
Place of birth Sisak, Banovina of Croatia, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Date of death 12 January 2022(2022-01-12) (aged 81)
Height Zagreb, Croatia
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1956–? Segesta
?–1960 Branik Maribor
1960–1967 Dinamo Zagreb 127 (18)
1968–1969 Rijeka 3 (0)
1969–1970 NK Zagreb 6 (2)
1970–1971 Châteauroux 9 (1)
1972 Croatia Melbourne
National team
1963–1967 Yugoslavia 7 (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.
  2. Preminuo je Stjepan Lamza, jedan od najboljih igrača Dinama svih vremena, veseljak i boem, nezaboravni dribler... (in Croatian)
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