Frank Arok

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Ferenc "Frank" Arok (Ференц Арок, ; 20 January 1932 – 12 January 2021) was a Yugoslavian footballer and coach.

Career

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. 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. 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". He died on 12 January 2021 in Serbia, aged 88.

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