Stjepan Loparić

Stjepan Loparić (born 24 April 1951) is a Croatian former footballer who played as a defender.

Stjepan Loparić
Personal information
Date of birth (1951-04-24) 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

Club career

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
  1. "First Portuguese win over St. Catharines". Toronto Star. June 20, 1974. p. C9.
  2. "Hamilton, Italia tie". Ottawa Citizen. July 24, 1975. p. 24.
  3. "Croatia Welland side takes Hamilton, 1-0". The Globe and Mail. July 12, 1976. p. S8.
  4. Waring, Ed (September 20, 1976). "Italian team refuses to accept trophies from Allan Lamport". The Globe and Mail. p. S3.
  5. "Ifalia, Stars play to draw in NSL action". The Globe and Mail. July 25, 1977. p. S2.
  6. Stipkovic, Branko (June 28, 2019). "Ante Pavlović: "Crkva je bila br. 1, nogomet br. 2" - Hrvatski nogometni savez". hns-cff.hr. Retrieved 2021-04-03.
  7. "Ottawa Sport - National Soccer". Ottawa Journal. October 3, 1977. p. 20.
  8. Jasner, Phil (July 31, 1978). "Confusing Finish Fouls Up Fury's Hopes". Philadelphia Daily News. p. 56.
  9. "NASL-Stjepan Loparic". www.nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 2021-04-03.
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