Désiré Koranyi

Désiré Koranyi (28 January 1914 – 9 January 1981), a.k.a. Dezsõ Korányi or Dezsõ Kronenberger, was a Hungarian-French football player. He played club soccer most notably with FC Sète where he won the Division 1 in 1938-39. He was capped five times for France, scoring five goals. He then enjoyed a coaching career with FC Sète and FC Metz.^[2]

Désiré Koranyi

Personal information
Date of birth	(1914-01-28)28 January 1914
Place of birth	Szeged, Austria-Hungary
Date of death	9 January 1981(1981-01-09) (aged 66)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1934-1935	Kecskeméti AC
1935–1950	FC Sète	252	(157)
1950–1951	AC Arles
1951–1952	Montpellier	20	(6)
1952–1955	ESA Brive
1955–1956	FC Sète	5	(1)
Total		277	(164[1])
International career
1939–1942	France	5	(5)
Managerial career
1950–1951	AC Arles
1952–1955	ESA Brive
1955–1956	FC Sète
1958–1959	Metz
1962–1964	ESA Brive
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He had two brothers who were also footballers: Lajos Korányi and Mátyás Korányi. Désiré played for FC Sète for 15 years and scored 174 goals in 196 games.^[3]

References

1. "Désiré Koranyi".
2. France - Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs Archived May 31, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
3. "Désiré Koranyi".

• Barreaud, Marc (1998). Dictionnaire des footballeurs étrangers du championnat professionnel français (1932-1997). L'Harmattan, Paris. ISBN 2-7384-6608-7.

External links

• Désiré Koranyi at the French Football Federation (in French)
• Désiré Koranyi at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)
• Profile at French federation official site (in French)