Ferenc Plattkó
Ferenc Plattkó (born in Budapest, Hungary, 2 December 1898, died Santiago, Chile, 2 September 1983), also known as Ferenc Platko or Francisco Platko (in Spain his mothers maiden name "Kopiletz" has been appended according to local customs) was a Hungarian footballer and manager of Austrian origin. 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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ferenc Plattkó | ||
| Date of birth | 2 December 1898 | ||
| Place of birth | Budapest, Austria-Hungary | ||
| Date of death | 2 September 1983 (aged 84) | ||
| Place of death | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1917–1920 | Vasas | 0 | (0) |
| 1920 | Wiener AF | 7 | (0) |
| 1921–1922 | KAFK | 0 | (0) |
| 1922–1923 | MTK Hungária | 17 | (0) |
| 1923–1930 | Barcelona | 189 | (0) |
| 1930 | Ripensia Timișoara | 0 | (0) |
| 1932–1933 | Recreativo de Huelva | 8 | (0) |
| 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 | |||
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 (1934–35, 1955–56). Plattkó played 6 matches for the Hungarian national team between 1917 and 1923.