Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 8 June 1908 | ||
Place of birth | Sinj, Austria–Hungary | ||
Date of death | 15 August 1978 | (aged 70)||
Place of death | Split, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
Playing position | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1924–1940 | Hajduk Split | 179 | (109) |
National team | |||
1929–1932 | Yugoslavia | 5 | (3) |
Teams managed | |||
1952–1954 | Yugoslavia | ||
1956 | Croatia | ||
1961–1962 | Hajduk Split | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
Leo Lemešić (8 June 1908 in Sinj – 15 August 1978 in Split) was a Croatian football striker and later a football manager.
On the national level he played for Yugoslavia national team (5 matches, 3 goals) and 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. He became a referee in his later years.