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

• Yugoslav Cup: 1952, 1954, 1956–57

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.

External links

• Antun Herceg at WorldFootball.net
• Antun Herceg at National-Football-Teams.com