Antun Lokošek (; 2 January 1920—24 December 1994) was a Croatian

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who played for several clubs in

Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija ...

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. At the end of World War II he moved to Hajduk Split. In 1947 he played the

Yugoslav Cup The Yugoslav Cup ( hr, Pokal Jugoslavije; sr, Куп Југославије; sl, Pokal Jugoslavije, mk, Куп на Југославија), officially known between 1923 and 1940 as the King Alexander Cup ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Kup kralja Aleksandra, ...

final with FK Naša Krila Zemun. Later between 1948 and 1950 he played with

NK Lokomotiva Nogometni klub Lokomotiva Zagreb ( en, Lokomotiva Zagreb Football Club), commonly known as Lokomotiva Zagreb or simply Lokomotiva, is a Croatian professional football club based in Zagreb. It competes in the Croatian First Football League, the ...

. After retiring, he became a coach, and coached NK Orkan and NK Jugovinil. He died in Split in 1994. In 1946 he joined HNK Hajduk Split Later, he played with

and

HNK Rijeka Hrvatski nogometni klub Rijeka ( en, Croatian Football Club Rijeka), commonly referred to as NK Rijeka or simply Rijeka, is a Croatian professional football club from the city of Rijeka. HNK Rijeka compete in Croatia's top division, HT Prva lig ...

, known as Kvarner back then, where he finished his career in 1953.ŽIVLJENJEPISI SLOVENCEV V HRVAŠKEM ŠPORTU
slovenci-zagreb.hr (2014), page 116

International

In 1944, he played for the short lived (1939–1944) national team of the

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, a

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-era

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, recording his single cap, and also scoring, in a 7–3 victory against

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.Croatia vs Slovakia

Managerial career

He graduated in the coaching academy in Zagreb, and became coach of

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in season 1953–54, immediately after retiring from his playing career. Then he moved to

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and coached NK Orkan Dugi Rat and Jugovinil Kaštel Gomilica.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lokosek, Antun 1919 births 1994 deaths Footballers from Celje Men's association football midfielders Yugoslav men's footballers Croatian men's footballers Croatia men's international footballers NK Varaždin (1931–2015) players HŠK Građanski Zagreb players HNK Hajduk Split players FK Naša Krila Zemun players NK Lokomotiva Zagreb players HNK Rijeka players Yugoslav First League players Yugoslav football managers HNK Rijeka managers