Antun Herceg

Antun Herceg
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

Antun Herceg (Serbian Cyrillic: Антун Херцег; 9 November 1927 – 16 April 2013) was a Yugoslav football manager and player.[1]

Club career

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]

International career

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]

Managerial career

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]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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

Appearances and goals by national team and year[6]
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

Honours

Partizan

References

  1. ^ "Antun Herceg – od Inđije do Baden-Virtemberga, preko Partizana" (in Serbian). crnobelanostalgija.com. 26 November 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Antun Herceg" (in Serbian). partizanopedia.rs. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Herceg Antun" (in Serbian). reprezentacija.rs. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  4. ^ "1970: Bergmüller wird Vorsitzender, Nachwuchskicker Dieter Schaupp" (in German). tsg1919.de. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  5. ^ "1959-60". historical-lineups.com. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Antun Herceg, international football player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 22 January 2024.