Antun Lokošek

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Antun Lokošek

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1920|1|2|df=y}}

| birth_place = Celje, Kingdom of SCS

| death_date = {{death date and age|1994|12|24|1920|1|2|df=yes}}

| death_place = Split, Croatia

| height =

| position = Forward or
midfielder

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1937–194x

| clubs1 = Slavija Osijek

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| years2 = 194x–1943

| clubs2 = Slavija Varaždin

| caps2 =

| goals2 =

| 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

| caps5 =

| goals5 =

| years6 = 1948–1950

| clubs6 = Lokomotiva Zagreb

| caps6 =

| goals6 =

| years7 = 195x–1953

| clubs7 = Kvarner Rijeka

| caps7 =

| goals7 =

| nationalyears1 = 1944

| nationalteam1 = Independent State of Croatia

| nationalcaps1 = 1

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| manageryears1 = 1953–1954

| managerclubs1 = Kvarner Rijeka

| manageryears2 =

| managerclubs2 = Orkan Dugi Rat

| manageryears3 =

| managerclubs3 = Jugovinil Kaštel Gomilica

}}

Antun Lokošek ({{IPA|hr|ǎntuːn lǒkoʃek}};{{cite web|url=http://hjp.znanje.hr/index.php?show=search_by_id&id=fVhlXw%3D%3D|title=Àntūn|quote=Àntūn|website=Hrvatski jezični portal|accessdate=17 March 2018|language=sh}}{{cite web|url=http://hjp.znanje.hr/index.php?show=search_by_id&id=e15hWxQ%3D&keyword=Sv.|title=Lóvro|quote=Lòkošek|website=Hrvatski jezični portal|accessdate=17 March 2018|language=sh}} 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.Sportista, n1034, Belgrade 31 March 1937, page 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.[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesj/joegcuphistfull.html Yugoslac Cup final details] at RSSSF 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.[http://povijest.gnkdinamo.hr/popis-igrača/antun-lokošek.html Antun Lokošek] at Povijest Dinama {{in lang|hr}}

In 1946 he joined HNK Hajduk Split[http://blog.dnevnik.hr/hajdukhistory/2010/01/1627188629/hajduk-u-sezoni-1946.html 1946 sezona] at Hajdukhistory Later, he played with NK Lokomotiva and HNK Rijeka, known as Kvarner back then, where he finished his career in 1953.[http://www.slovenci-zagreb.hr/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Slovenci-u-Hrvatskom-sportu.pdf 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 Independent State of Croatia, a World War II-era puppet state of Nazi Germany,[http://www.hrnogomet.com/reprezentacija/igrac.php?id=169 Antun Lokošek] at hrnogomet.com{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=12385|title=Player Database|accessdate=14 October 2022|website=EU-football}} recording his single cap, and also scoring, in a 7–3 victory against Slovakia.[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesk/kroa-intres.html Croatia - International matches][http://www.sveosportu.com/hrvatskareprezentacijanogomet/Hrvatskareprezentacijahrvatska19x.htm Croatia vs Slovakia] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207041443/http://www.sveosportu.com/hrvatskareprezentacijanogomet/Hrvatskareprezentacijahrvatska19x.htm |date=7 February 2009 }}

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.