Dušan Kerkez
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Dušan Kerkez is a Bosnia and Herzegovina
international footballer. He last played for Cypriot club AEL Limassol
.
at FK Partizan
from 1997 to 1998, but did not manage any first team appearances under head coach Ljubiša Tumbaković
.
He would continue playing in the Serbian football league system
for lower league teams such as Jedinstvo Ub
and Radnički Obrenovac
until 2002.
At the age of 26 he got noticed and signed by Herzegovinian club FK Leotar Trebinje
, helping them win the domestic league title.
After two years in FK Leotar, Kerkez was signed by HŠK Zrinjski Mostar
, the oldest football club in Boznia and Herzegovina. Kerkez's participation in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina
would not go unnoticed and around the same time was called up to join his national football team.
In 2005, Kerkez left the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina
for Croatia
n club NK Rijeka
in the Prva HNL, the top Croatian football league. His participation in this team would last until 2007 when he joined the squad of AEL Limassol
, from the Cypriot First Division
, where has currently had 65 appearances and scored 4 goals.
, earning his first call-up in 2004 along with team-mate Ninoslav Milenković
.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
international footballer. He last played for Cypriot club AEL Limassol
AEL Limassol
Athlitiki Enosi Lemesou , commonly known as AEL Limassol , is a Greek Cypriot multisport club based in the city of Limassol, the port of Cyprus....
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Club career
Kerkez began his football career in SerbiaSerbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
at FK Partizan
FK Partizan
Fudbalski klub Partizan is a professional football club based in Belgrade, Serbia. In its long history, FK Partizan won as many as 37 trophies. The club is the holder of 23 national championships, 12 national cups and 1 national supercup, and has also won the Mitropa Cup in 1978...
from 1997 to 1998, but did not manage any first team appearances under head coach Ljubiša Tumbaković
Ljubiša Tumbakovic
Ljubiša Tumbaković is a Serbian soccer manager. Tumbaković is the most successful coach in the history of Partizan Belgrade where he won six national championships and three national cups...
.
He would continue playing in the Serbian football league system
Football in Serbia
Football is the most popular sport in Serbia. The Football Association of Serbia is the national governing body and is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the game of football in the country, both professional and amateur...
for lower league teams such as Jedinstvo Ub
FK Jedinstvo Ub
FK Jedinstvo is a football club based in Ub, Serbia.-History:The club was founded in 1920 and will play in the Serbian League in the years of 1966, 1978, 1981 and 1986...
and Radnički Obrenovac
FK Radnicki Obrenovac
FK Radnički Obrenovac is a football club from Obrenovac, Serbia.-History:The greatest club archivements were the 12th place in the First League of Serbia and Montenegro archived in the 2003-04, and the reaching of the quarter-finals of the Cup in 2000-01.-Recent seasons:- Squad :As of November...
until 2002.
At the age of 26 he got noticed and signed by Herzegovinian club FK Leotar Trebinje
FK Leotar Trebinje
FK Leotar is a football club from the city of Trebinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Founded in 1925 in the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, the club served as a training ground for many players who went on to enjoy notable careers elsewhere...
, helping them win the domestic league title.
After two years in FK Leotar, Kerkez was signed by HŠK Zrinjski Mostar
HŠK Zrinjski Mostar
HŠK Zrinjski Mostar is a football team from the city of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club plays in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and has been one of the top teams in the country over the years....
, the oldest football club in Boznia and Herzegovina. Kerkez's participation in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the top football league in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the country's most prestigious level of football competition currently contested by 16 clubs with last two teams relegated at the end of every season....
would not go unnoticed and around the same time was called up to join his national football team.
In 2005, Kerkez left the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the top football league in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the country's most prestigious level of football competition currently contested by 16 clubs with last two teams relegated at the end of every season....
for Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
n club NK Rijeka
NK Rijeka
HNK Rijeka is a Croatian football club, from Rijeka on the Croatian coast.-History:The club was founded as NK Kvarner in 1946, after Rijeka passed from Italy to Yugoslavia following the end of World War II. During its early period in Yugoslavia, the club had moderate success in various Yugoslav...
in the Prva HNL, the top Croatian football league. His participation in this team would last until 2007 when he joined the squad of AEL Limassol
AEL Limassol
Athlitiki Enosi Lemesou , commonly known as AEL Limassol , is a Greek Cypriot multisport club based in the city of Limassol, the port of Cyprus....
, from the Cypriot First Division
Cypriot First Division
The Cypriot Championship First Division is the top tier football league competition in Cyprus. As of 2007 it is sponsored by Marfin Popular Bank and is hence officially known as Marfin Laiki League .-Format:...
, where has currently had 65 appearances and scored 4 goals.
International
Kerkez was part of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national football teamBosnia and Herzegovina national football team
The Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team is the national football team of Bosnia and Herzegovina, governed by the Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina...
, earning his first call-up in 2004 along with team-mate Ninoslav Milenković
Ninoslav Milenkovic
Ninoslav Milenković is a Bosnian international footballer who plays for Croatian First Division side NK Istra 1961.-Club career:...
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Career statistics
| International appearances and goals | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Goal | Competition |
| 1. | 18 February 2004 | Skopje Skopje Skopje is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Macedonia with about a third of the total population. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre... , Republic of Macedonia Republic of Macedonia Macedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991... |
0–1 | 0 | Friendly Exhibition game An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition... |
|
| 2. | 8 September 2004 | Zenica Zenica Zenica is an industrial city in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the capital of the Zenica-Doboj Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina entity... , Bosnia and Herzegovina |
1–1 | 0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) Listed below are the dates and results for the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for UEFA teams. A total of 51 teams took part, divided in 8 Groups - five groups of 6 teams each and three groups of 7 teams each - competing for 13 places in the World Cup... |
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| 3. | 4 June 2005 | Serravalle, San Marino San Marino San Marino, officially the Republic of San Marino , is a state situated on the Italian Peninsula on the eastern side of the Apennine Mountains. It is an enclave surrounded by Italy. Its size is just over with an estimated population of over 30,000. Its capital is the City of San Marino... |
3–1 | 0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 4. | 6 September 2006 | Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1–3 | 0 | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying | |
External links
- Profile at AEL
- Profile at World Football
- Profile at 1HNL.net
- Profile at jelenfootball
- Profile at BIHFA
- Kerkez interview; sportnet.hr, 30 March 2010