Frank Arok | |
Fullname: | Ferenc Arok |
Birth Date: | 20 January 1932 |
Birth Place: | Kanjiža, Kingdom of Yugoslavia |
Death Place: | Subotica, Serbia |
Position: | Defender |
Clubs1: | Jedinstvo Stara Pazova |
Manageryears1: | 1961–1962 |
Manageryears2: | 1966–1967 |
Manageryears3: | 1969–1972 |
Manageryears4: | 1981–1983 |
Manageryears5: | 1983–1989 |
Manageryears6: | 1989–1991 |
Manageryears7: | 1991–1994 |
Manageryears8: | 1994–1996 |
Manageryears9: | 1996 |
Manageryears10: | 1996–1998 |
Manageryears11: | 1998–1999 |
Manageryears12: | 2000 |
Manageryears13: | 2001–2003 |
Managerclubs1: | Novi Sad |
Managerclubs2: | Vojvodina (assistant) |
Managerclubs3: | St George Saints |
Managerclubs4: | St George Saints |
Managerclubs5: | Australia |
Managerclubs6: | St George Saints |
Managerclubs7: | Marconi Fairfield |
Managerclubs8: | South Melbourne |
Managerclubs9: | Port Melbourne |
Managerclubs10: | Gippsland Falcons |
Managerclubs11: | Sydney Olympic (coaching director) |
Managerclubs12: | Port Melbourne |
Managerclubs13: | Perth Glory (youth) |
Ferenc "Frank" Arok (Serbian: Ференц Арок, Hungarian: Árok Ferenc; 20 January 1932 – 12 January 2021) was a Yugoslavian footballer and coach.[1]
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]
He died on 12 January 2021 in Serbia, aged 88.[6] [7]