Stjepan Loparić | |
Birth Date: | 1951 4, df=y |
Birth Place: | Zagreb, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia |
Position: | Defender |
Years1: | 1974–1975 |
Years2: | 1975–1976 |
Years3: | 1977 |
Years4: | 1978 |
Clubs1: | Hamilton Croatia |
Clubs2: | Toronto Italia |
Clubs3: | Toronto Croatia |
Clubs4: | Toronto Metros-Croatia |
Caps4: | 28 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Stjepan Loparić (born 24 April 1951) is a Croatian former footballer who played as a defender.
Loparić played in the National Soccer League in 1974 with Hamilton Croatia.[1] The following season he re-signed with Hamilton, but signed with league rivals Toronto Italia late in the season.[2] [3] During his tenure with Toronto he featured in the NSL Cup final against Toronto Panhellenic where he recorded a goal in a 3–2 defeat.[4] He continued playing in the National Soccer League for the 1977 season for Toronto Croatia.[5] [6] He featured in the promotion/relegation match against Ottawa Tigers where he contributed a goal which helped Croatia remain in the NSL First Division.[7]
In 1978, he played in the North American Soccer League with Toronto Metros-Croatia.[8] In his debut season he played in 28 matches with Toronto.[9]