Mr. Leo Lang (born 21 October 1919) one of the most successful coaches in Croatia has died at the age of 85 years.
Lang was for a couple of years the head coach of the former Yugoslavian team and coached Vera Nikolic, Franjo Skrinjar, Josko Murat among others. In a distinguished career he was also an advisor to many Kenyan and Ethiopian athletes such as Olympic champions Kip Keino and Mamo Wolde.