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{{Short description|Yugoslavian footballer and coach (1932–2021)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Frank Arok
| fullname = Ferenc Arok
| image =
| birth_date  = {{birth date|1932|1|20|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Kanjiža]], [[Kingdom of Yugoslavia]]{{citation needed|date=September 2022}}
| death_date  = {{death date and age|2021|1|12|1932|1|20|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Subotica]], Serbia{{citation needed|date=September 2022}}
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = 
| years1 = 
| clubs1 = [[FK Jedinstvo Stara Pazova|Jedinstvo Stara Pazova]]
| caps1 = 
| goals1 = 
| manageryears1 = 1961–1962
| manageryears2 = 1966–1967
| manageryears3 = 1969–1972
| manageryears4 = 1981–1983
| manageryears5 = 1983–1989
| manageryears6 = 1989–1991
| manageryears7 = 1991–1994
| manageryears8 = 1994–1996
| manageryears9 = 1996
| manageryears10 = 1996–1998
| manageryears11 = 1998–1999
| manageryears12 = 2000
| manageryears13 = 2001–2003
| managerclubs1 = [[FK Novi Sad|Novi Sad]]
| managerclubs2 = [[FK Vojvodina|Vojvodina]] (assistant)
| managerclubs3 = [[St George FC|St George Saints]]
| managerclubs4 = [[St George FC|St George Saints]]
| managerclubs5 = [[Australia men's national soccer team|Australia]]
| managerclubs6 = [[St George FC|St George Saints]]
| managerclubs7 = [[Marconi Stallions|Marconi Fairfield]]
| managerclubs8 = [[South Melbourne FC|South Melbourne]]
| managerclubs9 = [[Port Melbourne Sharks|Port Melbourne]]
| managerclubs10 = [[Gippsland Falcons]]
| managerclubs11 = [[Sydney Olympic]] (coaching director)
| managerclubs12 = [[Port Melbourne Sharks|Port Melbourne]]
| managerclubs13 = [[Perth Glory FC|Perth Glory]] (youth)
}}

'''Ferenc "Frank" Arok''' {{post-nominals|country=AUS|AM}} ({{lang-sr-Cyrl|Ференц Арок}}, {{langx|hu|Árok Ferenc}}; 20 January 1932 – 12 January 2021) was a Yugoslavian [[Association football|footballer]] and coach.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/5000247 |title=Frank Arok |work=Olympedia |access-date=13 January 2021}}</ref>

==Career==
Arok played for [[FK Jedinstvo Stara Pazova|Jedinstvo]] in [[Yugoslavia]] during the 1950s before coaching. In the early 1960s Arok coached [[FK Novi Sad]] and [[FK Vojvodina]] before moving to Australia.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Cockerill |first=Michael |date=1988-10-07 |title=Arok agrees to stay with Socceroos for 1990 World Cup |pages=49 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/110100981/arok-agrees-to-stay-with-socceroos-for/ |access-date=2022-09-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Schwab |first=Laurie |date=1988-07-16 |title=Socceroos create a wonderful world for Arok |pages=2 |work=The Age |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/110100240/socceroos-create-a-wonderful-world-for/ |access-date=2022-09-24}}</ref> In Australia Arok coached [[St George FC|St George Saints]], [[South Melbourne FC]], [[Port Melbourne Sharks|Port Melbourne]], [[Gippsland Falcons]], and [[Sydney Olympic]], and the [[Australia men's national soccer team|Australian national team]]. Arok coached Australia in 48 A internationals between 1983 and 1989.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Monteverde |first=Marco |date=2021-01-12 |title=Former Socceroos coach and much-loved mentor Frank Arok dies at the age of 88 |language=en |work=Fox Sports |url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/football/former-socceroos-coach-and-muchloved-mentor-frank-arok-dies-at-the-age-of-88/news-story/541406433b6c1cc15ee77a97e89bba5b |access-date=2022-09-24}}</ref> 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>

He died on 12 January 2021 in Serbia, 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><ref>{{Cite news |last=Rugari |first=Vince |date=2021-01-13 |title='He made people believe': Postecoglou, Arnold pay tribute to former Socceroos coach Arok |language=en |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/your-passion-was-infectious-former-socceroos-coach-arok-dies-aged-88-20210113-p56tnw.html |access-date=2022-09-24}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071009171737/http://www.theworldgame.com.au/europe/index.php?pid=st&cid=86616 TWG article]
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