Lav Mantula (8 December 1928 â 1 December 2008) was a Yugoslav footballer who played as a midfielder. He represented Yugoslavia at the 1954 FIFA World Cup.
Mantula played club football in Yugoslavia with FK Sarajevo, Dinamo Zagreb and NK Zagreb and in Switzerland with Servette and Sion.
Mantula made his debut and played his only game for Yugoslavia in a September 1954 friendly match away against Wales.
Mantula also coached in Switzerland, managing the club sides Sion, Zürich and Neuchâtel Xamax.