Antonio Vojak

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Antonio Vojak
Full name	Antonio Vojak
Date of birth	19 November 1904
Place of birth	Pola, Croatia
Date of death	1977
Playing position	Striker
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1924-1925 1925-1929 1929-1935 1935-1936 1936-1937	Lazio Juventus S.S.C. Napoli Genoa Lucchese-Libertas	10 (7) 102 (46) 190 (102) 17 (4) 1 (0)
National team
1932	Italy	1 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Antonio Vojak (19 November 1904 - 1977) born in Pola, Croatia, was a famous Italo-Croatian football player who's career was played out during the 1920s and 1930s.

He is most noted for his time with Juventus and S.S.C. Napoli, the latter of which he holds the all-time club record for goals scored in the Italian top league.

[edit] Biography

Vojak's football career started with S.S. Lazio during the 1924-25 season, his stay there was very short; playing only 10 games but scoring 7 goals. This caught the attention of Juventus, who signed up Vojak within that year.

During his three year stay with Turin giants, Vojak was part of a squad which won the Italian Football Championship amasing 46 goals in 102 games, as well as 2 European Cup appearences in 1929 against Slavia Prague. ^[1]

He moved on next to S.S.C. Napoli where he became an early legend at the club, playing in a squad that featured Attila Sallustro. He stayed with the club until 1935, scoring over a 100 goals for them. Vojak also appeared for the Italian national football team once in 1932 where he played midfield. Due to fascist anti-slav laws, he was forced to use the name Vogliani.

After leaving Napoli, Vojak played only two more seasons; first with Genoa and then with in 1936-37 Lucchese-Libertas where he played only 1 game. He died in 1977.