Stjepan Loparić
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 April 1951 | ||
| Place of birth | Zagreb, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974–1975 | Hamilton Croatia | ||
| 1975–1976 | Toronto Italia | ||
| 1977 | Toronto Croatia | ||
| 1978 | Toronto Metros-Croatia | 28 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Stjepan Loparić (born 24 April 1951) is a Croatian former footballer who played as a defender.
Club career
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ "First Portuguese win over St. Catharines". Toronto Star. 20 June 1974. p. C9.
- ^ "Hamilton, Italia tie". Ottawa Citizen. 24 July 1975. p. 24.
- ^ "Croatia Welland side takes Hamilton, 1-0". The Globe and Mail. 12 July 1976. p. S8.
- ^ Waring, Ed (20 September 1976). "Italian team refuses to accept trophies from Allan Lamport". The Globe and Mail. p. S3.
- ^ "Ifalia, Stars play to draw in NSL action". The Globe and Mail. 25 July 1977. p. S2.
- ^ Stipkovic, Branko (28 June 2019). "Ante Pavlović: "Crkva je bila br. 1, nogomet br. 2" - Hrvatski nogometni savez". hns-cff.hr. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ "Ottawa Sport - National Soccer". Ottawa Journal. 3 October 1977. p. 20.
- ^ Jasner, Phil (31 July 1978). "Confusing Finish Fouls Up Fury's Hopes". Philadelphia Daily News. p. 56.
- ^ "NASL-Stjepan Loparic". www.nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- 1951 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Zagreb
- Men's association football defenders
- Yugoslav men's footballers
- Hamilton Croatia players
- Toronto Italia players
- Toronto Croatia players
- Toronto Blizzard (1971–1984) players
- Canadian National Soccer League players
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
- Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada
- Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Canada