Leo Lemešić | |
Birth Date: | 1908 6, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Sinj, Triune Kingdom of Croatia, Slavonia and Dalmatia, Austria-Hungary |
Death Place: | Split, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia |
Position: | Striker |
Years1: | 1924–1940 |
Clubs1: | Hajduk Split |
Caps1: | 179 |
Goals1: | 109 |
Totalcaps: | 179 |
Totalgoals: | 109 |
Nationalyears1: | 1929–1932 |
Nationalteam1: | Yugoslavia |
Nationalcaps1: | 5 |
Nationalgoals1: | 3 |
Manageryears1: | 1934-1936 |
Managerclubs1: | RNK Split |
Manageryears2: | 1952–1954 |
Managerclubs2: | Yugoslavia |
Manageryears3: | 1956 |
Managerclubs3: | PR Croatia |
Manageryears4: | 1961–1962 |
Managerclubs4: | Hajduk Split |
Leo Lemešić (8 June 1908 in Sinj – 15 August 1978 in Split) was a Croatian football striker and later a football manager. He became a referee in his later years.
He spent his entire club career with Hajduk Split. In total, Lemešić scored 455 goals in 491 games, making him Hajduk's second most goalscorer, and tenth most capped player. He played his first senior game in 1926.
Lemešić made his debut for Yugoslavia in a May 1929 King Alexander's Cup match against Romania and earned a total of 5 caps, scoring 3 goals. His final international was a May 1932 friendly match against Poland.[1]