Ferenc Rónay

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

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

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	120	(133)
1935–1936	Craiovan Craiova
1936–1937	CA Oradea	4	(4)
1937	Electrica Oradea
Total		124	(137)
International career
1922–1932	Romania	8	(3)
Managerial career
1936	CA 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	Crișana Oradea
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

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] He played for most of his career in Club Atletic Oradea jersey, club for which he played in over 120 matches and scored over 130 goals.^[4] Rónay was a football star of the 1920s in Romania and a fearsome striker.

Honours

Manager

Steaua București

• Cupa României: 1950