Lazar Lemić (; 20 September 1937 – 16 February 2014) was a Yugoslav professional

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who played as a

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Club career

After starting out at

Bačka Bačka ( sr-Cyrl, Бачка, ) or Bácska (), is a geographical and historical area within the Pannonian Plain bordered by the river Danube to the west and south, and by the river Tisza to the east. It is divided between Serbia and Hungary. ...

, Lemić spent most of his career with

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, helping the club win promotion to the

Yugoslav First League The Yugoslav First League ( Bosnian: Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, sr-Cyrl-Latn, Прва савезна лига у фудбалу, Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, , , , , ) was the premier football league in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918–1941) ...

in 1961. He also played for Željezničar Sarajevo from 1964 to 1966, before moving abroad to Turkey. Following his stint at Fenerbahçe, Lemić returned to his parent club Bačka, competing for two seasons in the

Yugoslav Second League Yugoslav Second League ( Bosnian: ''Druga savezna liga,'' Croatian: ''Druga savezna liga'', Serbian: ''Друга савезна лига'', Slovenian: ''Druga zvezna liga'', Macedonian: ''Втора сојузна лига'', ''Vtora sojuzna l ...

International career

At international level, Lemić was capped twice for

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. He represented the nation at the

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Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Novi Sad *

: 1960–61

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lemic, Lazar 1937 births 2014 deaths People from Bačka Palanka Yugoslav men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Yugoslavia men's international footballers Olympic footballers for Yugoslavia Footballers at the 1964 Summer Olympics RFK Novi Sad 1921 players FK Željezničar Sarajevo players Fenerbahçe S.K. footballers OFK Bačka players Yugoslav Second League players Yugoslav First League players Süper Lig players Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Turkey