Frank Arok
Yugoslavian footballer and coach (1932–2021)
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Ferenc "Frank" Arok AM (Serbian Cyrillic: Ференц Арок, Hungarian: Árok Ferenc; 20 January 1932 – 12 January 2021) was a Yugoslavian footballer and coach.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ferenc Arok | ||
| Date of birth | 20 January 1932 | ||
| Place of birth | Kanjiža, Kingdom of Yugoslavia[citation needed] | ||
| Date of death | 12 January 2021 (aged 88) | ||
| Place of death | Subotica, Serbia[citation needed] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Jedinstvo Stara Pazova | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1961–1962 | Novi Sad | ||
| 1966–1967 | Vojvodina (assistant) | ||
| 1969–1972 | St George Saints | ||
| 1981–1983 | St George Saints | ||
| 1983–1989 | Australia | ||
| 1989–1991 | St George Saints | ||
| 1991–1994 | Marconi Fairfield | ||
| 1994–1996 | South Melbourne | ||
| 1996 | Port Melbourne | ||
| 1996–1998 | Gippsland Falcons | ||
| 1998–1999 | Sydney Olympic (coaching director) | ||
| 2000 | Port Melbourne | ||
| 2001–2003 | Perth Glory (youth) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Arok played for Jedinstvo in Yugoslavia during the 1950s before coaching. In the early 1960s Arok coached FK Novi Sad and FK Vojvodina before moving to Australia.[2][3] In Australia Arok coached St George Saints, South Melbourne FC, Port Melbourne, Gippsland Falcons, and Sydney Olympic, and the Australian national team. Arok coached Australia in 48 A internationals between 1983 and 1989.[4] In the 1990 Australia Day honours, Arok was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for "service to soccer, particularly as the Australian national coach".[5]
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