Ivan Korponai
Ivan Tyberiyovych Korponay (Ukrainian: Іван Тиберійович Корпонай; born 13 February 1969) is a Ukrainian retired footballer who played as a striker.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ivan Tyberiyovych Korponay | ||
Date of birth | 13 February 1969 | ||
Place of birth | Rakoshyno, Ukrainian SSR (now Ukraine) | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1990 | Zakarpattia Uzhhorod | 36 | (2) |
1990–1992 | Kremin Kremenchuk | 45 | (9) |
1992 | Metalurh Zaporizhzhia | 15 | (6) |
1993–1994 | Nyva Ternopil | 37 | (6) |
1994–1996 | Kremin Kremenchuk | 59 | (22) |
1996–1999 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 31 | (6) |
1997–1998 | → Mykolaiv (loan) | 27 | (8) |
1998 | → Nyva Vinnytsia (loan) | 18 | (6) |
1999 | Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk | 1 | (0) |
2000 | Chornomorets Odesa | 4 | (0) |
2000 | → Chornomorets-2 Odesa | 2 | (0) |
2002 | Atyrau | 14 | (3) |
2003 | Uholyok Dymytrov | 3 | (0) |
2004 | Zakarpattia Uzhhorod | 1 | (0) |
Total | 293 | (68) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Playing career
Korponay was born in Rakoshyno, Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine). From an early age, he was involved with football.[1] His first team was Zakarpattia Uzhhorod. He then joined his brother Adalbert at Kremin Kremenchuk. On 7 March 1992, Korponay became Kremin Kremenchuk's first-ever goalscorer in the Vyshcha Liha, then the Ukrainian top flight.[2] He was also the team's top scorer for the season with 7 goals.[3]
Managing career
After retiring as a player, Ivan coached youth teams in Zakarpattia Oblast with his older brother Tyberiy. By 2021, however, he was no longer involved with football.[1]
References
- Kuzmiak, Liubomyr (17 December 2021). "Тріо братів у Вищій лізі: сімейний відбір м'яча, інтерес Динамо та умисна помилка заради брата" [A trio of brothers in the Major League: family selection of the ball, the interest of Dynamo and a deliberate mistake for the sake of the brother]. football24.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- "Протокол" [Match Protocol]. Ukrainian Association of Football (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
- "Чемпіонат України з футболу 1992: вища ліга" [1992 Vyshcha Liha]. Ukrainian Association of Football (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 21 October 2014.
External links
- Ivan Korponai at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)
- Ivan Korponai at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)