August Lešnik
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August Lešnik was a Croatia
n footballer. Lešnik played most of his club football for Građanski Zagreb. In 1941 he was the Croatian First League
's top scorer while playing for Građanski, and performed the same feat twice in the Yugoslavian First League as well: in 1938 and 1939. He played for the Yugoslavian football team in the late 1930s and the Croatian national team
from 1940 to 1944.
. In the 1937–38 season he scored 17 goals in 18 matches, and the following season 22 goals in as much games. He clinched two titles with Građanski in 1937 and 1940, and one of his most famous club matches occurred in spring 1937 against BSK
in Belgrade
in which Lešnik scored a hat-trick in the first seven minutes of the game.
In 1936, Lešnik scored three goals in an exhibition match against Liverpool FC which Građanski won 5–1.
After World War II
, Građanski was disbanded by the communist Yugoslav authorities, and Lešnik finished his career with the newly-formed Dinamo Zagreb.
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
n footballer. Lešnik played most of his club football for Građanski Zagreb. In 1941 he was the Croatian First League
Croatian First League
The Prva HNL , also known as 1. HNL or for sponsorship reasons the MAXtv Prva Liga, is the top Croatian football league competition, established in 1992. The winners qualify for the UEFA Champions League...
's top scorer while playing for Građanski, and performed the same feat twice in the Yugoslavian First League as well: in 1938 and 1939. He played for the Yugoslavian football team in the late 1930s and the Croatian national team
Croatia national football team
The Croatia national football team represents Croatia in international football. The team is controlled by the Croatian Football Federation, the governing body for football in the country, and has been managed since 2006 by former player Slaven Bilić...
from 1940 to 1944.
Club career
Lešnik started his career in 1929 playing for local club HŠK Derby. He spent there five years, and after that had a short spell in HŠK Šparta Zagreb. In 1936 Lešnik started playing for Građanski Zagreb, the club where spent most of his career. In the first four years at Građanski, he was twice the top goalscorer of Yugoslav First LeagueYugoslav First League
The Yugoslav First League was the premier football league in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and socialist Yugoslavia...
. In the 1937–38 season he scored 17 goals in 18 matches, and the following season 22 goals in as much games. He clinched two titles with Građanski in 1937 and 1940, and one of his most famous club matches occurred in spring 1937 against BSK
OFK Beograd
Omladinski fudbalski klub Beograd, commonly referred to as OFK Beograd , is a football club from Belgrade, Serbia, more precisely from the Karaburma urban neighborhood. It currently is the oldest team playing in the Serbian SuperLiga. The name means "Youth Football Club Belgrade" in Serbian...
in Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
in which Lešnik scored a hat-trick in the first seven minutes of the game.
In 1936, Lešnik scored three goals in an exhibition match against Liverpool FC which Građanski won 5–1.
After World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, Građanski was disbanded by the communist Yugoslav authorities, and Lešnik finished his career with the newly-formed Dinamo Zagreb.