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

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who played for several clubs in

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Playing career

Club

Born in

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, 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 Hrvatski Nogometni klub Hajduk Split, commonly referred to as Hajduk Split (), is a Croatian professional football club based in Split, that competes in the Croatian First League, the top tier in Croatian football. Since 1979, the club's home ...

. In 1947 he played the

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final with

FK Naša Krila Zemun FK JRV Naša krila ( sr-cyr, Наша крила; lit. "Our Wings"; commonly referred to as Naša krila Zemun or just Naša Krila) was a short-lived Yugoslav football club established in 1947 as a section of the eponymous sports society affiliated ...

. Later between 1948 and 1950 he played with

NK Lokomotiva Nogometni klub Lokomotiva Zagreb (), 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 country's top division. Founded in 19 ...

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

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Later, he played with

and

HNK Rijeka Hrvatski nogometni klub Rijeka (), commonly referred to as HNK Rijeka, is a Croatian professional association football club from the city of Rijeka. HNK Rijeka competes in Croatia's top division, Croatian First Football League, Supersport HNL, o ...

, 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 JŠK Slavija Osijek players