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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1919-09-26)26 September 1919 | ||
| Place of birth | Fiume,Italian Carnaro | ||
| Date of death | 4 May 1949(1949-05-04) (aged 29) | ||
| Place of death | Superga, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1936–1937 | Fiumana | 41 | (12) |
| 1937–1940 | A.C. Milan | 53 | (10) |
| 1940–1942 | Venezia | 60 | (13) |
| 1942–1949 | Torino | 176 | (70) |
| International career | |||
| 1942–1949 | Italy | 9 | (4) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ezio Loik (Italian pronunciation:[ˈɛttsjoˈlɔik]; 26 September 1919 – 4 May 1949) was an Italianfootballer who played as amidfielder.
Born inFiume, Loik began his career withFiumana. He made hisSerie A debut withA.C. Milan in 1937, and after three seasons, moved toVenezia. In Venice, he formed a notable partnership withValentino Mazzola, and won theCoppa Italia in 1941. The following season, he moved toTorino, where he immediately won the domestic double and five consecutive Serie A titles.
At the international level, Loik represented theItaly national team. He died in the 1949Superga air disaster, along with the entireGrande Torino team.[1]
Loik was born inFiume (then part of Italy, nowRijeka, Croatia). He played as amidfielder, debuting forU.S. Fiumana aged 17 in the 1936–37serie C tournament. After three seasons inSerie A withA.C. Milan, he moved toVenezia, where he obtained a third place and aCoppa Italia in 1941.[1]
He moved toTorino in 1942, where he formed a notable midfield duo withValentino Mazzola, who had also previously played for Venezia.[1]
With theGrande Torino side, Loik won five consecutive Serie Ascudetti and one further Coppa Italia (1942–43), until dying with most of the team in theSuperga air disaster nearTurin, on 4 May 1949, which also made up much of theItaly national team at the time.[1]
Loik was also capped nine times for theItaly national team between 1942 and 1949, scoring four goals.[2]
Venezia[1]
Torino[1]
Individual