Lav Mantula

Lav Mantula^[1] (8 December 1928 – 1 December 2008^[2]) was a Yugoslav footballer who played as a midfielder. He represented Yugoslavia at the 1954 FIFA World Cup.

Lav Mantula

Personal information
Date of birth	(1928-12-08)8 December 1928
Place of birth	Sarajevo, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Date of death	1 December 2008(2008-12-01) (aged 79)
Place of death	Zürich, Switzerland
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1947–1951	FK Sarajevo	49	(4)
1952–1955	Dinamo Zagreb	54	(4)
1955–1958	NK Zagreb	32	(8)
1959–1962	Servette
1962–1966	Sion
International career
1954	Yugoslavia	1	(0)
Managerial career
1963–1967	Sion
1967–1969	Zürich
1972–1975	Neuchâtel Xamax
1979–1980	Neuchâtel Xamax
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Mantula played club football in Yugoslavia with FK Sarajevo, Dinamo Zagreb and NK Zagreb and in Switzerland with Servette and Sion.^[3]

International career

Mantula made his debut and played his only game for Yugoslavia in a September 1954 friendly match away against Wales.^[4]

Managerial career

Mantula also coached in Switzerland, managing the club sides Sion, Zürich and Neuchâtel Xamax.^[5]