Football Australia Hall of Fame inductee and “giant” of the game Stefan Kamasz has died, aged 76.

He migrated from England to Newcastle, Australia in 1969 and joined the Weston Bears.

Kamasz would go on to win three championships with the bears, going back-to-back-to-back in 1971, 1972 and 1973.

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But his real influence on football in Australia came when he hung up the boots.

He served as treasurer and president of the Northern NSW Soccer Federation between 1978 and 1982, going on to oversee the creation of the Northern State League.

From there, he took his wisdom higher, taking over as an Australian Soccer Federation director.

He was also the Socceroos team manager during their victorious Merlion Cup campaign in Singapore, 1982.

Kamasz was also acting CEO of Soccer Australia and later CEO of A-League Men’s club Sydney FC.

Tributes have begun to flow in for Kamasz following his death.

“Stefan Kamasz was a giant of Australian football, whose influence and vision have left an enduring legacy,” Anter Isaac, chairman of Football Australia said in a statement on Wednesday.

He died peacefully at his home on Tuesday night.