Frank Arok facts for kids
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ferenc Arok | ||
| Date of birth | 20 January 1932 | ||
| Place of birth | Kanjiža, Kingdom of Yugoslavia | ||
| Date of death | 12 January 2021 (aged 88) | ||
| Place of death | Subotica, Serbia | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1950–1960 | FK Jedinstvo | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1961–1962 | FK Novi Sad | ||
| 1966–1967 | FK Vojvodina (assistant coach) | ||
| 1969–1972 | St George Saints | ||
| 1981–1983 | St George Saints | ||
| 1983–1989 | Australia | ||
| 1989 | St George Saints | ||
| 1994–1996 | South Melbourne | ||
| 1996 | Port Melbourne | ||
| 1996–1998 | Gippsland Falcons | ||
| 1998–1999 | Sydney Olympic (Director of Coaching) | ||
| 2000 | Port Melbourne | ||
| 2001–2003 | Perth Glory (youth coach) | ||
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Ferenc "Frank" Arok AM (Hungarian: Árok Ferenc; 20 January 1932 – 12 January 2021) was a Yugoslavian-Australian ethnic Hungarian association football player and coach.
Career
Arok played for FK Jedinstvo in Yugoslavia during the 1950s before coaching. In the early 1960s Arok coached FK Novi Sad and FK Vojvodina before moving to Australia. 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. 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".
He died on 12 January 2021 in Serbia, aged 88.
