Frank Arok

Ferenc "Frank" Arok (Serbian Cyrillic: Ференц Арок, Hungarian: Árok Ferenc; 20 January 1932 – 12 January 2021) was a Yugoslavian-Australian association football player and coach. He played for FK Jedinstvo Stara Pazova in the 1950s. From 1983 to 1989, he managed Australia. He also managed St George many times.

Frank Arok
Personal information
Full nameFerenc Arok
Date of birth(1932-01-20)20 January 1932
Place of birthKanjiža, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Date of death12 January 2021(2021-01-12) (aged 88)
Place of deathSubotica, Serbia
Playing positionDefender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Jedinstvo Stara Pazova
Teams managed
1961–1962Novi Sad
1966–1967Vojvodina (assistant)
1969–1972St George Saints
1981–1983St George Saints
1983–1989Australia
1989St George Saints
1994–1996South Melbourne
1996Port Melbourne
1996–1998Gippsland Falcons
1998–1999Sydney Olympic (coaching director)
2000Port Melbourne
2001–2003Perth Glory (youth)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Arok died on 12 January 2021, aged 88.[1]

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