Luka Lipošinović (
Serbian Cyrillic
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: Лука Липошиновић; 12 May 1933 – 26 September 1992) was a
Yugoslavian (ethnic
Croat
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from
Vojvodina
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)
football player. He earned 13 caps for
Yugoslavia
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.
Club career
With the Croatian club
Dinamo from Zagreb Lipošinović took two Yugoslav championships (
1953–54 and
1957–58) and one Yugoslav cup (
1960
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).
In 1965 Lipošinović joined the
Austrian champion club
LASK
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from
Linz
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In 2009, it was a European Capital ...
. He played
one season, ending on 7th position. Several years later, he coached
LASK Linz
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.
International career
As national team player, Lipošinović participated in the
1956 Olympics 1956 Olympics refers to both:
*The 1956 Winter Olympics, which were held in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
*The 1956 Summer Olympics
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, winning silver medal, and the
1958 FIFA World Cup. He made his debut for
Yugoslavia
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in a September 1954
friendly match
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away against
Saarland
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and earned a total of 13 caps, scoring 3 goals. His final international was a May 1960 friendly away against
England
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.
References
External links
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Profile at Serbian federation official sitePovijest NK DinamoHistory of NK Dinamo Zagreb. Rosters of Dinamo with Lipošinović included.
NK Dinamo 1954.A Photo. Lipošinović is the second in the sitting row.
1933 births
1992 deaths
Sportspeople from Subotica
Croats of Vojvodina
Association football forwards
Yugoslav footballers
Yugoslavia international footballers
Olympic footballers of Yugoslavia
Olympic medalists in football
Olympic silver medalists for Yugoslavia
Footballers at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics
1958 FIFA World Cup players
GNK Dinamo Zagreb players
LASK players
Yugoslav First League players
Yugoslav expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Austria
Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Austria
Yugoslav football managers
LASK managers
Yugoslav expatriate football managers
Expatriate football managers in Austria
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