Zsombor Kerekes

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 (age 51)
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

Zsombor Kerekes (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈʒombor ˈkɛrɛkɛʃ], born 13 September 1973) is a Hungarian retired footballer.

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

Kerekes 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.

National team performance

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

International matches

#	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

1. "De nieuwe spits van Willem II is een Hongaar". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 18 August 2005. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
2. "Zsombor Kerekes, international football player". EU-football.info. Retrieved 18 October 2024.

External links

• Zsombor Kerekes – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Zsombor Kerekes at National-Football-Teams.com