Damir Lesjak

Career

Born in Čakovec, Lesjak joined Dinamo Zagreb"s academy as a promising young player and Yugoslavia U21 international before turning professional and joining the first team squad in the 1986-1987 season. He immediately made an impact and appeared in 19 Yugoslav First League matches in his debut season. After finishing fourth with Hapoel in the 1995-1996 season, Lesjak moved to Mouscron where he spent the last three seasons of his career playing in the Belgian First Division before retiring in 1999.

Achievements

• He won the 1992-1993 Prva HNL and the 1994 Croatian Cup with Dinamo, and made a total of 510 appearances and scored 8 goals for the club (including 177 appearances and 7 goals in the Yugoslav First League and later in the Prva HNL) before moving abroad and joining Israel"s Hapoel Haifa.

Membership

He went on to establish himself as a regular member of Dinamo"s defensive line-up, and played along other Dinamo greats such as Zvonimir Boban, Davor Šuker and Dražen Ladić in the following years.