 Pogačnik in 1952 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1913-01-06)6 January 1913 | ||
| Place of birth | Livno,Condominium of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Austria-Hungary | ||
| Date of death | 1 May 1978(1978-05-01) (aged 65) | ||
| Place of death | Bali,Indonesia | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1931–1933 | SAŠK Sarajevo | ||
| 1934–1938 | Građanski Zagreb | 36 | (9) |
| 1938–1941 | Concordia Zagreb | ||
| International career | |||
| 1937 | Yugoslavia | 2 | (0) |
| 1941 | Independent State of Croatia | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1947–1949 | Metalac Zagreb | ||
| 1952–1953 | Partizan | ||
| 1954–1963 | Indonesia | ||
| 1958–1960 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Antun "Toni" Pogačnik (6 January 1913 – 21 May 1978) was aCroatian footballer who played for bothYugoslavia andCroatia. He is notable for being a manager ofIndonesia between 1954 and 1963 and is considered one of the best in the history of the Indonesia national team.
Pogačnik started his football career inSAŠK Sarajevo in 1931. In 1934 he was transferred toGrađanski Zagreb and then in 1938 toConcordia Zagreb where he ended his club career.
Pogačnik played two matches forYugoslavia, one againstTurkey (3–1) and the other againstRomania (2–1). Both matches were played inBelgrade. He also played one match for theIndependent State of Croatia, aWorld War II-erapuppet state ofNazi Germany. againstNazi Germany inVienna on 15 June 1941 (1–5).[1]
Pogačnik led arguably the most successful Indonesia 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 greatLev Yashin which then went on to win the gold medal.
As the Dutch East Indies, Indonesia competed in the1938 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 Indonesia national team to the Olympic Games. He is remembered very fondly in Indonesian football circles.[2] He later became a manager, withMetalac Zagreb,FK Partizan,Grasshopper Club Zürich.[3]
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