Zsombor Kerekes (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈʒombor ˈkɛrɛkɛʃ], born 13 September 1973) is a Hungarian retired footballer.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 September 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Senta, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1987–1990 | AFK Ada | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1996 | Bečej | ||
| 1996–1999 | Spartak Subotica | ||
| 1999 | Nagykanizsa-LinAir | 15 | (2) |
| 2000–2003 | Debrecen | 83 | (32) |
| 2003 | Tianjin Teda | 10 | (1) |
| 2003–2004 | Pécs | 16 | (8) |
| 2004–2005 | Debrecen | 26 | (12) |
| 2005–2007 | Willem II | 27 | (3) |
| 2007–2009 | Debrecen | 36 | (14) |
| 2009–2011 | Báránd KSE | 30 | (31) |
| Total | 243 | (103) | |
| International career | |||
| 2004–2005 | Hungary | 9 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Kerekes was a forward who was born in Senta, Serbia (back then still part of SFR Yugoslavia) and was a member of the Hungarian minority in Serbia. Despite being born in Senta, he grew up in the nearly town Ada, from where was his family descents.
Kerekes started playing as senior for First League of FR Yugoslavia clubs FK Bečej and FK Spartak Subotica. Next, he signed with Debreceni VSC in the 1999–2000 season. He also played for Pécsi MFC before joining Willem II.[1] Kerekes retired from professional football in December 2009.
International career
editKerekes made his debut on 30 November 2004, in Bangkok against the Slovakian national team. He earned a total of 9 caps (2 goals) and his final international was an October 2005 World Cup qualification match away against Bulgaria.[2] He scored one of his most memorable goals against the France national team in 2005.
| Team | Year | Friendlies | International Competition |
Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| Hungary | 2005 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 2004 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 2 | |
International matches
edit| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 November 2004 | Bangkok |  Slovakia |
0–1 | King's Cup 2004 | - |
| 2 | 2 December 2004 | Bangkok |  Estonia |
5–0 | King's Cup 2004 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 February 2005 | Istanbul |  Saudi Arabia |
0–0 | Friendly | - |
| 4 | 30 March 2005 | Budapest |  Bulgaria |
1–1 | FIFA World Cup 2006 Qual. | - |
| 5 | 31 May 2005 | Metz |  France |
1–2 | Friendly | 1 |
| 6 | 4 June 2005 | Reykjavík |  Iceland |
3–2 | FIFA World Cup 2006 Qual. | - |
| 7 | 17 August 2005 | Budapest |  Argentina |
1–2 | Friendly | - |
| 8 | 7 September 2005 | Budapest |  Sweden |
0–1 | FIFA World Cup 2006 Qual. | - |
| 9 | 8 October 2005 | Sofia | Bulgaria |
0–2 | FIFA World Cup 2006 Qual. | - |
References
edit- ^ "De nieuwe spits van Willem II is een Hongaar". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 18 August 2005. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "Zsombor Kerekes, international football player". EU-football.info. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
External links
edit- Zsombor Kerekes – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Zsombor Kerekes at National-Football-Teams.com
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