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Antun Herceg
Yugoslav football manager and player (1927–2013)
Antun Herceg (Serbian Cyrillic: Антун Херцег; 9 November 1927 – 16 April 2013) was a Yugoslav football manager and former player.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1927-11-09)9 November 1927 | ||
| Place of birth | Inđija, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes | ||
| Date of death | 16 April 2013(2013-04-16) (aged 85) | ||
| Place of death | Backnang, Germany | ||
| Position(s) | Left winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1949–1950 | Sloga Novi Sad | 8 | (2) |
| 1951–1958 | Partizan | 141 | (38) |
| 1960 | Proleter Zrenjanin | 4 | (0) |
| 1962–1965 | TSG Backnang | ||
| Total | 153 | (40) | |
| International career | |||
| 1950–1957 | Yugoslavia | 12 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1962–1965 | TSG Backnang (player-manager) | ||
| 1970–1971 | TSG Backnang | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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Following his stint in the Yugoslav Second League with Sloga Novi Sad (later reverted to Vojvodina), Herceg played regularly for Partizan from 1951 to 1958, making 141 appearances and scoring 38 goals in the Yugoslav First League. He also helped the club win the Yugoslav Cup on three occasions (1952, 1954, and 1956–57).[2]
At international level, Herceg played 12 times and scored two goals for Yugoslavia. He made his national team debut in a 2–1 friendly win against Sweden on 3 September 1950, netting the winning goal. His final cap came on 5 May 1957 in a World Cup qualifier against Greece that ended in a goalless draw.[3]
In the summer of 1970, Herceg returned to TSG Backnang as manager, having previously served as the club's player-manager from 1962 to 1965.[4]
Club
| Club | Season | League | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sloga Novi Sad | 1950 | Yugoslav Second League | 8 | 2 |
| Partizan | 1951 | Yugoslav First League | 9 | 3 |
| 1952 | Yugoslav First League | 16 | 9 | |
| 1952–53 | Yugoslav First League | 19 | 7 | |
| 1953–54 | Yugoslav First League | 24 | 7 | |
| 1954–55 | Yugoslav First League | 20 | 2 | |
| 1955–56 | Yugoslav First League | 24 | 5 | |
| 1956–57 | Yugoslav First League | 18 | 1 | |
| 1957–58 | Yugoslav First League | 11 | 4 | |
| Total | 141 | 38 | ||
| Proleter Zrenjanin | 1959–60[5] | Yugoslav Second League | 4 | 0 |
| Career total | 153 | 40 | ||
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yugoslavia | 1950 | 4 | 2 |
| 1951 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1952 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1953 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1954 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1955 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1956 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1957 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 2 | |
Partizan
- "Antun Herceg – od Inđije do Baden-Virtemberga, preko Partizana" (in Serbian). crnobelanostalgija.com. 26 November 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- "Antun Herceg" (in Serbian). partizanopedia.rs. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- "Herceg Antun" (in Serbian). reprezentacija.rs. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- "1970: Bergmüller wird Vorsitzender, Nachwuchskicker Dieter Schaupp" (in German). tsg1919.de. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- "Antun Herceg, international football player". 11v11.com. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- Antun Herceg at WorldFootball.net
- Antun Herceg at FootballDatabase.eu
- Antun Herceg at National-Football-Teams.com