Antun Lokošek Explained

Antun Lokošek
Birth Date:2 January 1920
Birth Place:Celje, Kingdom of SCS
Death Place:Split, Croatia
Position:Forward or
midfielder
Years1:1937–194x
Clubs1:Slavija Osijek
Years2:194x–1943
Clubs2:Slavija Varaždin
Years3:1943–1944
Clubs3:Građanski Zagreb
Caps3:9
Goals3:6
Years4:1946–1947
Clubs4:Hajduk Split
Caps4:12
Goals4:3
Years5:1947–1948
Clubs5:Naša Krila Zemun
Years6:1948–1950
Clubs6:Lokomotiva Zagreb
Years7:195x–1953
Clubs7:Kvarner Rijeka
Nationalyears1:1944
Nationalteam1:Independent State of Croatia
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:1
Manageryears1:1953–1954
Managerclubs1:Kvarner Rijeka
Managerclubs2:Orkan Dugi Rat
Managerclubs3:Jugovinil Kaštel Gomilica

Antun Lokošek (pronounced as /hr/;[1] [2] 2 January 1920—24 December 1994) was a Croatian footballer who played for several clubs in Yugoslavia.

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Àntūn. Àntūn. Hrvatski jezični portal. 17 March 2018. sh.
  2. Web site: Lóvro. Lòkošek. Hrvatski jezični portal. 17 March 2018. sh.
  3. Sportista, n1034, Belgrade 31 March 1937, page 3
  4. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesj/joegcuphistfull.html Yugoslac Cup final details
  5. http://povijest.gnkdinamo.hr/popis-igrača/antun-lokošek.html Antun Lokošek
  6. http://blog.dnevnik.hr/hajdukhistory/2010/01/1627188629/hajduk-u-sezoni-1946.html 1946 sezona
  7. http://www.slovenci-zagreb.hr/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Slovenci-u-Hrvatskom-sportu.pdf ŽIVLJENJEPISI SLOVENCEV V HRVAŠKEM ŠPORTU
  8. http://www.hrnogomet.com/reprezentacija/igrac.php?id=169 Antun Lokošek
  9. Web site: Player Database. 14 October 2022. EU-football.
  10. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesk/kroa-intres.html Croatia - International matches
  11. http://www.sveosportu.com/hrvatskareprezentacijanogomet/Hrvatskareprezentacijahrvatska19x.htm Croatia vs Slovakia