Zsombor Kerekes

Zsombor Kerekes (born 13 September 1973) is a former Hungarian footballer.

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

Zsombor Kerekes
Personal information
Date of birth (1973-09-13) 13 September 1973
Place of birth Senta, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Striker
Youth career
1987–1990 AFK Ada
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1996 Bečej
1996–1999 Spartak Subotica
1999 Nagykanizsai 15 (2)
2000–2003 Debreceni VSC 83 (32)
2003 Tianjin Teda 10 (1)
2003–2004 Pécsi MFC 16 (8)
2004–2005 Debreceni VSC 26 (12)
2005–2007 Willem II 27 (3)
2007–2009 Debreceni VSC 36 (14)
2009–2011 Báránd KSE 30 (31)
Total 243 (103)
National team
2004–2005 Hungary 9 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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. He scored one of his most memorable goals against the French national team in 2005. Kerekes retired from professional football in December 2009.

National team

Kerekes made his debut on 30 November 2004, in Bangkok against the Slovakian national team.

National team performance
Team Year Friendlies International
Competition		 Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals
Hungary 2005 314071
2004 210021
Total 5 2 4 0 9 2

International matches
International matches
#DateVenueOpponentResultCompetition Goals
130 November 2004Bangkok Slovakia0–1King's Cup 2004 -
22 December 2004Bangkok Estonia5–0King's Cup 2004 1
32 February 2005Istanbul Saudi Arabia0–0Friendly -
430 March 2005Budapest Bulgaria1–1FIFA World Cup 2006 Qual. -
531 May 2005Metz France1–2Friendly 1
64 June 2005Reykjavík Iceland3–2FIFA World Cup 2006 Qual. -
717 August 2005Budapest Argentina1–2Friendly -
87 September 2005Budapest Sweden0–1FIFA World Cup 2006 Qual. -
98 October 2005Sofia Bulgaria0–2FIFA World Cup 2006 Qual. -


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