Loik was born in
Fiume (then part of Italy, now
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
Venezia, where he obtained a third place and a
Coppa Italia in 1941. He moved to
Torino in 1942, where he formed a notable midfield duo with
Valentino Mazzola, who had also previously played for Venezia. With the
Grande Torino side, Loik won five consecutive Serie A
scudetti and one further Coppa Italia (1942–43), until dying with most of the team in the
Superga air disaster near
Turin, on 4 May 1949, which also made up much of the
Italy national team at the time. ==International career==