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.

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)
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.

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