Ferenc Rónay

The native form of this personal name is Rónay Ferec. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Ferenc Rónay / Francisc Rónay
Personal information
Date of birth (1900-04-29)29 April 1900
Place of birth Arad, Austria-Hungary (now Romania)
Date of death 6 April 1967(1967-04-06) (aged 66)
Place of death Târgu Mureș, Romania
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1912–1920 AMEF Arad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1920–1935 CA Oradea 30 (16)
1935–1936 Craiovan Craiova
1936–1937 CA Oradea 4 (3)
1937 Electrica Oradea
Total 34 (19)
International career
1922–1932 Romania 8 (3)
Managerial career
1936 CAO Oradea
1940–1944 Nagyváradi AC
1947 Romania
1947 Rapid București
1948–1949 CSM Mediaş
1950 Steaua București
1952 CA Câmpulung Moldovenesc
1953 Steaua București
1954 Steaua București
1954–1959 Rapid București
1960–1962 Crişana Oradea
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ferenc Rónay or Francisc Rónay (29 April 1900 – 6 April 1967) was a Hungarian-Romanian footballer and manager.

Rónay was the first ever scorer of the Romania national football team, giving them the equaliser against Yugoslavia in their debut, part of the 1922 King Alexander's Cup. Romania went on to win the game 2–1 thanks to Aurel Guga.[1][2] He was also part of Romania's squad for the football tournament at the 1924 Summer Olympics, but he did not play in any matches.[3]

Honours

Manager

Steaua București

References

  1. ^ "Yugoslavia vs. Romania 1–2". EU Football. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Ferenc Rónay". European Football. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Ferenc Rónay". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 August 2021.


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