Dušan Kerkez (Serbian Cyrillic: Душан Керкез; born 1 May 1976) is a Bosnian football manager and former player. He played as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 May 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Belgrade, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Partizan | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 199ɂ–199ɂ | Voždovac | ||
| 2001–2002 | Radnički Obrenovac | 26 | (1) |
| 2002–2004 | Leotar | 63 | (9) |
| 2004–2005 | Zrinjski Mostar | 27 | (3) |
| 2005–2007 | Rijeka | 41 | (1) |
| 2007–2011 | AEL Limassol | 93 | (5) |
| 2011–2014 | Aris Limassol | 82 | (2) |
| Total | 332 | (21) | |
| International career | |||
| 2004–2006 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2014–2018 | AEL Limassol (youth) | ||
| 2018–2021 | AEL Limassol | ||
| 2022–2023 | Čukarički | ||
| 2023– | Botev Plovdiv | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editIn the 2001–02 season, Kerkez played regularly for Radnički Obrenovac and helped the club earn promotion to the First League of FR Yugoslavia for the first time in history. He then moved to Bosnia and Herzegovina and joined Leotar in the summer of 2002, helping them win the national championship in their debut appearance in the top flight.[1]
After two years at Leotar, Kerkez switched to fellow Bosnian side Zrinjski Mostar in the summer of 2004, celebrating his second league title in his only season at the club. He subsequently moved to Croatia and signed with Rijeka, winning the national cup in his first year.
In the summer of 2007, Kerkez was transferred to Cypriot side AEL Limassol. He spent four seasons with the club, before switching to cross-town rivals Aris Limassol in the summer of 2011.
International career
editKerkez received his first call-up to the Bosnia and Herzegovina squad by manager Blaž Slišković[2] and made his debut for them in a February 2004 friendly match away against Macedonia. He has earned a total of four. He also played in an unofficial game against Iran in 2005. His final international was a September 2006 European Championship qualification against Hungary.[3]
Personal life
editKerkez's son Strahinja Kerkez is also a professional footballer, and is a youth international for Cyprus.[citation needed]
Managerial statistics
editAs of 23 November 2024
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||||
| AEL Limassol | 6 March 2018 | 6 December 2021 | 142 | 72 | 25 | 45 | 50.70 | |||
| Čukarički | 31 May 2022 | 15 August 2023 | 50 | 33 | 6 | 11 | 66.00 | |||
| Botev Plovdiv | 4 September 2023 | Pressent | 62 | 36 | 9 | 17 | 58.06 | |||
| Career total | 254 | 141 | 40 | 73 | 55.51 | |||||
Honours
editPlayer
edit- Leotar
- Zrinjski Mostar
- Bosnian Premier League: 2004–05
- Rijeka
Manager
edit- AEL Limassol
- Čukarički
- Serbian Cup runner-up: 2022–23
- Botev Plovdiv
Individual
- Serbian SuperLiga Manajer of the Month: September 2022[4]
References
edit- ^ "Leotar prvak Premier lige BiH" (in Croatian). rtl.hr. 25 May 2003. Archived from the original on 26 August 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ "Sliškovic selects new names". uefa.com. 11 February 2004. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
- ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
- ^ "Dušan Kerkez trener meseca u Mozzart Bet Superligi: Moramo i mi da budemo čarobnjaci, efikasan fudbal vraća publiku". mozzartsport.com. 3 October 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
External links
edit- Dušan Kerkez at WorldFootball.net
- Dušan Kerkez at Croatian Football Statistics (archived) (in Croatian)
- Dušan Kerkez at National-Football-Teams.com