Zsombor Kerekes (, born 13 September 1973) is a Hungarian retired

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. Kerekes was a forward who was born in

Senta Senta ( sr-cyrl, Сента, ; Hungarian language, Hungarian: ''Zenta'', ; Romanian language, Romanian: ''Zenta'') is a town and municipality located in Vojvodina, Serbia. It is situated on the bank of the Tisza, Tisa river in the geographical ...

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(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 The First League of Serbia and Montenegro () was the top football league of Serbia and Montenegro, before the country's dissolution in 2006. The league was formed as the First League of FR Yugoslavia following the breakup of Yugoslavia in 1992, ef ...

clubs FK Bečej and

FK Spartak Subotica Fudbalski klub Spartak Ždrepčeva Krv () is a professional football club from Subotica, Serbia, that plays in the Serbian SuperLiga. The club was founded in 1945 and was named after Jovan Mikić Spartak, the leader of the Partisans in Subotic ...

. Next, he signed with

Debreceni VSC Debreceni Vasutas Sport Club is a Hungarian professional football club based in Debrecen that competes in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I, the first tier of Hungarian football. They are best known internationally for reaching the group stages of the U ...

in the 1999–2000 season. He also played for Pécsi MFC before joining Willem II. Kerekes retired from professional football in December 2009.

International career

Kerekes made his debut on 30 November 2004, in

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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

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. He scored one of his most memorable goals against the France national team in 2005.

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* * 1973 births Living people People from Ada, Serbia Footballers from Senta Hungarians in Vojvodina Men's association football forwards Yugoslav men's footballers Serbia and Montenegro men's footballers Hungarian men's footballers Hungary men's international footballers OFK Bečej 1918 players FK Spartak Subotica players Nagykanizsa FC footballers Debreceni VSC players Tianjin Jinmen Tiger F.C. players Pécsi MFC players Willem II Tilburg players Yugoslav First League players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Chinese Super League players Eredivisie players Hungarian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in China Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in China Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia and Montenegro Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Serbia and Montenegro {{Hungary-footy-forward-stub