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'''Ezio Loik''' ({{IPA-|it|ˈɛttsjo ˈlɔik}}; 26 September 1919 – 4 May 1949) was an Italian [[association football|footballer]] who played as [[Midfielder (association football)|midfielder]].
 
Born in [[Rijeka|Fiume]], Loik began his career with [[U.S. Fiumana|Fiumana]]. He made his [[Serie A]] debut with [[A.C. Milan|Milan]] in 1937, and after three seasons, moved to [[F.B.C. Unione Venezia|Venezia]]. In Venice, he formed a notable partnership with [[Valentino Mazzola]], and won the [[Coppa Italia]] in 1941. The following season, he moved to [[Torino F.C.|Torino]], where he immediately won the domestic double and five consecutive Serie A titles.
 
At the international level, Loik represented the [[Italy national football team|Italy national team]]. He died in the 1949 [[Superga air disaster]], along with the wholeentire [[Grande Torino]] team.<ref name=enciclopediadelcalcio.it>{{cite web|url=http://www.enciclopediadelcalcio.it/Loik.html|title=Loik, Ezio|publisher=Enciclopedia del Calcio|language=Italian|accessdate=30 May 2015}}</ref>
 
==Club career==
Loik was born in [[Fiume]] (then part of Italy, currentnow [[Rijeka]], Croatia). He played as a [[midfielder]], debuting for [[U.S. Fiumana]] aged 17 in the 1936–37 [[serie C]] tournament. After three seasons in [[Serie A]] with [[A.C. Milan]], he moved to [[F.B.C. Unione Venezia|Venezia]], where he obtained a third place and a [[Coppa Italia]] in 1941.<ref name=enciclopediadelcalcio.it/>
 
He moved to [[Torino F.C.|Torino]] in 1942, where he formed a notable midfield duo with [[Valentino Mazzola]], who had also previously played for Venezia.<ref name=enciclopediadelcalcio.it/>
 
With the ''Grande Torino'' side, Loik won five consecutive Serie A ''[[scudetto|scudetti]]'' and one further [[Coppa Itali]]aItalia (1942–43), until dying with most of the team in the [[Superga Air Disaster|Superga air disaster]] near [[Turin]], on 4 May 1949, which also made up much of the [[Italy national football team|Italy national team]] at the time.<ref name=enciclopediadelcalcio.it/>
 
==International career==
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