Antonio Vojak

Football player infobox
playername = Antonio Vojak


fullname =
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date|1904|11|19|df=y
dateofdeath = 1977
cityofbirth = Pula
countryofbirth = Austria-Hungary (now Croatia)
height =
position = Striker
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1924-1925 1925-1929
1929-1935
1935-1936
1936-1937
clubs = Lazio Juventus Napoli
Genoa
Lucchese-Libertas
caps(goals) = 10 (7) 102 (46) 190 (102) 17 (4) 1 (0)
nationalyears = 1932
nationalteam = flagicon|Italy Italy
nationalcaps(goals) = 1 (0)

Antonio Vojak (19 November 1904 - 1977 in Pula) was a famous Italo-Croatian football player who's career was played out during the 1920s and 1930s.

He is most noted for his time with Juventus and Napoli, the latter of which he holds the second place all-time club record for goals scored in the Italian leagues.cite web | url=http://clubanglonapulitano.tripod.com/players.html | title=Napoli Player Statistics | work= ClubAngloNapulitano | accessdate=August | accessyear=2007]

Biography

Vojak was borned in Pola, at that time in Austria-Hungary until 1918 given to Italy and 1940s to Yugoslavia.

Vojak's football career started with Lazio during the 1924-25 season, his stay there was very short; playing only 10 games but scoring 7 goals. This caught the attention of Juventus, who signed up Vojak within that year.

During his three year stay with Turin giants, Vojak was part of a squad which won the Italian Football Championship amasing 46 goals in 102 games, as well as 2 European Cup appearances in 1929 against Slavia Prague. [ [http://www.forza-juventus.com/joueurs/bios/avojak.htm Forza-Juventus.com] ]

He moved on next to Napoli where he became an early legend at the club, playing in a squad that featured Attila Sallustro. He stayed with the club until 1935, scoring over 100 goals for them. Vojak also appeared for the Italian national football team once in 1932 where he played midfield. Due to fascist anti-slav laws, he was forced to use the name "Vogliani".

After leaving Napoli, Vojak played only two more seasons; first with Genoa and then with in 1936-37 Lucchese-Libertas where he played only 1 game. He died in 1977.

Honours

Italian Football Championship
*1925-26 ("with Juventus")

References