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'''Ferenc "Frank" Arok''' {{post-nominals|country=AUS|AM}} ({{lang-hu|Árok Ferenc}}; 20 January 1932 – 12 January 2021) was a Yugoslavian-Australian [[association football]] player and coach. |
'''Ferenc "Frank" Arok''' {{post-nominals|country=AUS|AM}} ({{lang-hu|Árok Ferenc}}; 20 January 1932 – 12 January 2021) was a Yugoslavian-Australian [[association football]] player and coach.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/5000247 |title=Frank Arok |work=Olympedia |access-date=13 January 2021}}</ref> |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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Arok played for [[FK Jedinstvo Ub|FK Jedinstvo]] in [[Yugoslavia]] during the 1950s before moving into coaching. In the early 1960s Arok coached [[FK Novi Sad]] and [[FK Vojvodina]] before moving to Australia. In Australia Arok coached [[St George FC|St George Saints]], as well as [[South Melbourne FC]], [[Port Melbourne Sharks|Port Melbourne]], [[Gippsland Falcons]], and [[Sydney Olympic]] but is perhaps best known for his role as coach of the [[Australia national association football team|Australian national team]].{{citation needed|date=February 2019}} 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".<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article120874672|title=Australia Day Honours|date=26 January 1990|work=Canberra Times (ACT: 1926 - 1995)|access-date=15 January 2019|page=4}}</ref> |
Arok played for [[FK Jedinstvo Ub|FK Jedinstvo]] in [[Yugoslavia]] during the 1950s before moving into coaching. In the early 1960s Arok coached [[FK Novi Sad]] and [[FK Vojvodina]] before moving to Australia. In Australia Arok coached [[St George FC|St George Saints]], as well as [[South Melbourne FC]], [[Port Melbourne Sharks|Port Melbourne]], [[Gippsland Falcons]], and [[Sydney Olympic]] but is perhaps best known for his role as coach of the [[Australia national association football team|Australian national team]].{{citation needed|date=February 2019}} 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".<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article120874672|title=Australia Day Honours|date=26 January 1990|work=Canberra Times (ACT: 1926 - 1995)|access-date=15 January 2019|page=4}}</ref> |
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After working with [[Perth Glory FC|Perth Glory]]'s youth team between 2001 and 2003, Arok moved back to [[Serbia]] with his wife to retire.{{citation needed|date=February 2019}} |
After working with [[Perth Glory FC|Perth Glory]]'s youth team between 2001 and 2003, Arok moved back to [[Serbia]] with his wife to retire.{{citation needed|date=February 2019}} |
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He died on 12 January 2021, aged 88.<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=Socceroos |number=1348927476223787009 |date=12 January 2021 |title=We are deeply saddened by the news that former @Socceroos coach, Frank Arok, passed away today.}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 16:11, 13 January 2021
| Personal information | |||
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| 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 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1950–1960 | FK Jedinstvo | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 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) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ferenc "Frank" Arok AM (Hungarian: Árok Ferenc; 20 January 1932 – 12 January 2021) was a Yugoslavian-Australian association football player and coach.[1]
Career
Arok played for FK Jedinstvo in Yugoslavia during the 1950s before moving into coaching. In the early 1960s Arok coached FK Novi Sad and FK Vojvodina before moving to Australia. In Australia Arok coached St George Saints, as well as South Melbourne FC, Port Melbourne, Gippsland Falcons, and Sydney Olympic but is perhaps best known for his role as coach of the Australian national team.[citation needed] 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".[2]
He oversaw the Australian team in its 1-0 loss to Fiji on 30 November 1988, a match which is still remembered fondly by Fiji soccer supporters today.
After working with Perth Glory's youth team between 2001 and 2003, Arok moved back to Serbia with his wife to retire.[citation needed]
He died on 12 January 2021, aged 88.[3]
References
- ^ "Frank Arok". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
- ^ "Australia Day Honours". Canberra Times (ACT: 1926 - 1995). 26 January 1990. p. 4. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- ^ @Socceroos (12 January 2021). "We are deeply saddened by the news that former @Socceroos coach, Frank Arok, passed away today" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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