Personal information | |||
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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(s) | 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" Arok AM ( Serbian Cyrillic: 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]
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(s) | 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" Arok AM ( Serbian Cyrillic: 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]