Ferenc Plattkó
Football, Football player
1898 – 1983
Who was Ferenc Plattkó?
Ferenc Plattkó also known Franz Platko Kopiletz, Francisco Platko, also known as Ferenc Platko or Francisco Platko, was a Hungarian footballer and manager. During the 1910s and 1920s he played as a goalkeeper for Vasas SC, WAC Vienna, KAFK Kula, MTK Hungária FC, FC Barcelona, Recreativo de Huelva. He subsequently worked as a coach in Europe and South America, most notably with FC Barcelona, Colo-Colo, River Plate, Boca Juniors and Chile. Platko was an early FC Barcelona legend and was a team-mate of Paulino Alcántara, Josep Samitier and Sagibarba. His bravery as a goalkeeper was immortalized by Rafael Alberti in the poem Oda A Platko. After retiring as a player he returned to the club as a coach on two occasions.
He played 6 matches for the Hungarian national team between 1917 and 1923.
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- Born
- Dec 2, 1898
Budapest - Nationality
- Hungary
- Lived in
- Budapest
- Died
- Sep 2, 1983
Santiago
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on July 23, 2013
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