Josip Takač

For the Hungarian footballer, see József Takács.

Josip Takač (Serbian Cyrillic: Јосип Такач, Hungarian: Takács József; 11 November 1919 – 1991) was a Yugoslav footballer.

Joška Takač

Personal information
Full name	Josip Takač
Date of birth	(1919-11-11)11 November 1919
Place of birth	Subotica, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
Date of death	1991 (aged 71–72)
Place of death	Subotica, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1933–1937	ŽAK Subotica
1937–1942	UTK Novi Sad	1	(0)
1942–1944	Újvideki AC	5	(0)
1944–1945	ŽAK Subotica	[1]0	(0)
1945–1948	Spartak Subotica	42	(7)
1948–1950	Red Star Belgrade	23	(4)
1951–1956	Spartak Subotica	92	(6)
International career
1948	Yugoslavia Olympic
Managerial career
	Bačka Bačka Palanka
	Sutjeska Nikšić
1963	Iraklis Thessaloniki
Medal record Men's Football Representing  Yugoslavia Olympic Games 1948 London Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Born in Subotica,^[2] Takač started playing in 1933 with local ŽAK Subotica.^[2] In 1937 he moved to Novi Sad where he joined UTK (Újvidéki Textil SK)^[2] a regular competitor in the first league of the Novi Sad Football Subassociation. With Second World War already started and the region occupied by Hungarian authorities, he joins Újvidékí AC in June 1942, the local club that was playing in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I.^[2] He played 3 seasons in Hungarian top level. However, in 1944 the season was interrupted as Hungary was losing the war, and Takač left UTC and Novi Sad and returned to his hometown, Subotica, where he rejoined his former team ŽAK.

As the region came back to Yugoslav authorities, ŽAK was merged with other local clubs and formed FK Spartak Subotica^[2] in 1945. Takač will become one of its most influential players, and his skills got him to join powerhouse Red Star Belgrade in 1948.^[2] In 1950 he will return to Subotica and rejoin Spartak.^[2] He will finish his playing career in 1962. During his club career, he won 3 Yugoslav Cup titles.

International career

Takač will be the member of the Yugoslav team that won silver at the 1948 Summer Olympics,^[3] but he did not play in any matches.^[4]

Coaching career

Later he became a coach and managed Bačka Bačka Palanka^[5] and other clubs.

References

1. Note: No national championship was played those years.
2. Takács József at magyarfutball.hu, retrieved 18-7-2019
3. Josip Takač at sportskisavezsubotice.org, retrieved 18-7-2019 (in Serbian)
4. "Josip Takač". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
5. Book: "Deset Godina Sporta u Bačkoj Palanci 1945 - 55", pag. 8, (in Serbian)