Antun Pogačnik

Antun Pogačnik
Personal information
Date of birth 1913
Place of birth Sarajevo, Austria-Hungary
Date of death 1963
Place of death Bali, Indonesia
Playing position Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1931-1933 SAŠK Sarajevo
1934-1938 HŠK Građanski Zagreb
1938-1941 HŠK Concordia
National team
1937 Yugoslavia 2 (0)
1941 Croatia 1 (0)
Teams managed
1947-1949 Metalac Zagreb
1952-1953 FK Partizan
1954-1964 Indonesia
1958-1960 Grasshopper-Club Zürich
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Antun "Toni" Pogačnik (1913–1963) was a Croatian footballer who played for both Yugoslavia and Croatia.

Pogačnik led arguably the most successful Indonesian national team. Under him, Indonesia held the Soviet Union to a 0-0 draw in the 1956 Melbourne Olympics quarter final game before losing 0-4 in the replay two days later. It was a strong Soviet team captained by the great Lev Yashin which then went on to win the gold medal.

As the Dutch East Indies, Indonesia competed in the 1938 World Cup but since then has not appeared in a world tournament at a senior level. Antun Pogačnik is the only coach who has been able to take the Indonesian national team to the Olympic Games. He is remembered very fondly in Indonesian football circles. [1] He later became a manager, with Metalac Zagreb, FK Partizan, Grasshopper-Club Zürich.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Players Appearing for Two or More Countries". RSSSF. http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/double-caps.html. Retrieved 2008-07-24. 
  2. ^ "Switzerland - Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs". RSSSF. http://www.rsssf.com/players/trainers-zwit-clubs.html. Retrieved 2008-07-24. 

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