Antun Lokošek

Antun Lokošek (Croatian pronunciation: [ǎntuːn lǒkoʃek];[1][2] 2 January 1920—24 December 1994) was a Croatian footballer who played for several clubs in Yugoslavia.

Antun Lokošek
Personal information
Date of birth(1920-01-02)2 January 1920
Place of birthCelje, Kingdom of SCS
Date of death24 December 1994(1994-12-24) (aged 74)
Place of deathSplit, Croatia
Position(s)Forward or
midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1937–194xSlavija Osijek
194x–1943Slavija Varaždin
1943–1944Građanski Zagreb9(6)
1946–1947Hajduk Split12(3)
1947–1948Naša Krila Zemun
1948–1950Lokomotiva Zagreb
195x–1953Kvarner Rijeka
International career
1944Independent State of Croatia1(1)
Managerial career
1953–1954Kvarner Rijeka
Orkan Dugi Rat
Jugovinil Kaštel Gomilica
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Club

Born in Celje, he played with Slavija Osijek and NK Slavija before joining Građanski Zagreb in 1943. He was first registered for Slavija Osijek at March 1937.[3] At the end of World War II he moved to Hajduk Split. In 1947 he played the Yugoslav Cup final with FK Naša Krila Zemun.[4] Later between 1948 and 1950 he played with NK Lokomotiva. After retiring, he became a coach, and coached NK Orkan and NK Jugovinil. He died in Split in 1994.[5]

In 1946 he joined HNK Hajduk Split[6] Later, he played with NK Lokomotiva and HNK Rijeka, known as Kvarner back then, where he finished his career in 1953.[7]

International

In 1944, he played for the short lived (1939–1944) national team of the Independent State of Croatia, a World War II-era puppet state of Nazi Germany,[8][9] recording his single cap, and also scoring, in a 7–3 victory against Slovakia.[10][11]

Managerial career

He graduated in the coaching academy in Zagreb, and became coach of Kvarner in season 1953–54, immediately after retiring from his playing career. Then he moved to Split and coached NK Orkan Dugi Rat and Jugovinil Kaštel Gomilica.[7]

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