Ferenc Plattkó

Ferenc Plattkó
Plattkó in 1946
Personal information
Date of birth (1898-12-02)2 December 1898
Place of birth Budapest, Austria-Hungary
Date of death 2 September 1983(1983-09-02) (aged 84)
Place of death Santiago, Chile
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1916–1919 Vasas 29 (3)
1919 Wiener AF 7 (0)
1920 Vasas 3 (0)
1921–1922 KAFK
1922–1923 MTK 17 (0)
1923–1930 Barcelona 17 (0)
1930 Ripensia Timișoara
1931 Onuba
1932 Basel
1933 Mulhouse
International career
1917–1923 Hungary 6 (0)
Managerial career
1932 Basel (assistant)
1932–1933 Mulhouse
1933–1934 Roubaix
1934–1935 Barcelona
1935 Académico do Porto
1936 USA Olympic
1936–1937 Venus București
1937 Dacia Unirea Brăila
1937 Gloria CFR Galați
1938 Cracovia
1938–1939 Celta Vigo
1939–1940 Colo-Colo
1940 River Plate
1941 Colo-Colo
1941–1945 Chile
1942 Magallanes
1942–1943 Santiago Wanderers
1943–1944 River Plate (techn. director)
1949 Boca Juniors
1950 Chile
1953 Colo-Colo
1953 Chile
1955–1956 Barcelona
1965 San Luis
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ferenc Plattkó (2 December 1898 – 2 September 1983), also known as Franz or Francisco (in Spain his mothers maiden name "Kopiletz" has been appended according to local customs) 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, and 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. Plattkó was an early FC Barcelona great 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 (1934–35, 1955–56). Plattkó played 6 matches for the Hungarian national team between 1917 and 1923.