Lazar Lemić

Lazar Lemić
Personal information
Full name Lazar Lemić
Date of birth (1937-09-20)20 September 1937
Place of birth Bačka Palanka, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Date of death 16 February 2014(2014-02-16) (aged 76)
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Bačka
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1959–1964 Novi Sad 98 (20)
1964–1966 Željezničar Sarajevo 31 (3)
1966–1967 Fenerbahçe 16 (2)
1967–1969 Bačka 29 (5)
Total 174 (30)
International career
1964 Yugoslavia 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lazar Lemić (Serbian Cyrillic: Лазар Лемић; 20 September 1937 – 16 February 2014) was a Yugoslav professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

After starting out at Bačka, Lemić spent most of his career with Novi Sad, helping the club win promotion to the Yugoslav First League in 1961. He also played for Željezničar Sarajevo from 1964 to 1966, before moving abroad to Turkey. Following his stint at Fenerbahçe,[1] Lemić returned to his parent club Bačka, competing for two seasons in the Yugoslav Second League.[2]

International career

At international level, Lemić was capped twice for Yugoslavia. He represented the nation at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[3]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League
Division Apps Goals
Novi Sad 1959–60[4] Yugoslav Second League 19 3
1960–61[5] Yugoslav Second League 13 4
1961–62 Yugoslav First League 22 3
1962–63 Yugoslav First League 24 6
1963–64 Yugoslav First League 20 4
Total 98 20
Željezničar Sarajevo 1964–65 Yugoslav First League 17 1
1965–66 Yugoslav First League 14 2
Total 31 3
Fenerbahçe 1966–67 Turkish First Football League 16 2
Bačka 1967–68[6] Yugoslav Second League 22 4
1968–69[7] Yugoslav Second League 7 1
Total 29 5
Career total 174 30

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[8]
National team Year Apps Goals
Yugoslavia 1964 2 0
Total 2 0

Honours

Novi Sad

References

  1. ^ "Lazar Lemic" (in Turkish). mackolik.com. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Најбољи спортисти у Бачкој Паланци 1967. године" (in Serbian). backapalankavesti.com. 23 May 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Lemić Lazar" (in Serbian). reprezentacija.rs. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  4. ^ "1959-60". historical-lineups.com. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  5. ^ "1960-61". historical-lineups.com. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  6. ^ "1967-68". historical-lineups.com. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  7. ^ "1968-69". historical-lineups.com. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Lazar Lemić, international football player". 11v11.com. Retrieved 15 December 2023.