| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ferenc Arok | ||
| Date of birth | (1932-01-20)20 January 1932 | ||
| Place of birth | Kanjiža,Kingdom of Yugoslavia[citation needed] | ||
| Date of death | 12 January 2021(2021-01-12) (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 | |||
Ferenc "Frank" ArokAM (Serbian Cyrillic:Ференц Арок,Hungarian:Árok Ferenc; 20 January 1932 – 12 January 2021) was a Yugoslavianfootballer and coach.[1]
Arok played forJedinstvo inYugoslavia during the 1950s before coaching. In the early 1960s Arok coachedFK Novi Sad andFK Vojvodina before moving to Australia.[2][3] In Australia Arok coachedSt George Saints,South Melbourne FC,Port Melbourne,Gippsland Falcons, andSydney Olympic, and theAustralian national team. Arok coached Australia in 48 A internationals between 1983 and 1989.[4] In the 1990 Australia Day honours, Arok was made aMember 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]
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