Fanni Kenyeres

Fanni Kenyeres (born 1 October 1978 in Salgótarján)[1] is a retired Hungarian international handball player and World Championship bronze medalist.

The native form of this personal name is Kenyeres Fanni. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Fanni Kenyeres
Personal information
Full name Fanni Kenyeres
Born (1978-10-01) 1 October 1978
Salgótarján, Hungary
Nationality Hungarian
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Left Wing
Club information
Current club —
Senior clubs
Years Team
0000–1998
 Budapesti Spartacus SC
1998–2001
 Vasas SC
2001–2007
 Alcoa FKC
2008
 CS Tomis Constanţa
2008–2010
 Ferencvárosi TC
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2006
  Hungary 35 (68)
Medal record
World Championship
2005 Russia Team

Career

Kenyeres played for several clubs, including Budapest Spartacus SC and Vasas SC before joining Alcoa FKC, where she achieved her biggest successes on club level. In 2002, she failed with the Székesfehérvár-based team in the EHF Cup semifinals yet, but three years later they finally triumphed. In the semifinals they won an epic battle against domestic rivals Ferencvárosi TC with a one-goal aggregate difference (30–31; 29–31),[2] to face another Hungarian team, namely Győri ETO KC in the finals. After a six-goal loss in Győr (27–21), Alcoa made desperate efforts to turn the things around in the rematch. As a result, they won the second leg by nine goals (28–19), that was more than enough to win the cup, first time in the club's history.[3] In 2006 Kenyeres also added a Hungarian cup silver to her medal collection.

On 12 October 2007 she agreed a mutual termination over her contract and stayed away from handball for the rest of the season to concentrate fully on her college studies. She returned into action in the next summer, when, in July 2008 she accepted an offer from CS Tomis Constanţa.[4] However, this spell was cut short, as Kenyeres had many problems in the port city and eventually decided to terminate her contract with immediate effect. She left the club just after two months without playing a single competitive match. Not much later, on 26 August 2008 she signed to Ferencváros.[5] She spent two seasons with Fradi, during which time she has obtained a league and a cup silver. She retired from professional handball in 2010. Prior to her last match, played on 15 May 2010, she was awarded the Zöld Sas Trophy, a prize given by the supporters for the one who contributed the most to the club's success in that year.[6]

Kenyeres was capped 35 times for Hungary, in which she scored 68 goals.[1] She played on two World Championships in 1997 and in 2005, winning a bronze medal in the latter one.[7]

Achievements

References
  1. "Fanni Kenyeres Factsheet" (in Hungarian). Handball.hu. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
  2. "2004/05 Women's EHF Cup 1/2 Final". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
  3. "2004/05 Women's EHF Cup Final". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
  4. "Folytatódik a tendencia: Kenyeres Fanni a román Constantába tart" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport Online. 11 July 2008. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
  5. "Női kézilabda: Kenyeres Fanni a Ferencvárosba igazolt" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport Online. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
  6. "A "Zöld Sas" Trófea átadása 2010" (in Hungarian). FTC Baráti Kör Official Website. 16 May 2010. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
  7. "Magyarok a női világbajnokságokon, érmesek" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport Online. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
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