Attila Kerekes (born 4 April 1954) is a Hungarian former

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who played at both professional and international levels as a defender.

Career

Born in

Budapest Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...

, Kerekes played club football in both Hungary and Turkey for Békéscsaba and

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. He also earned 15 caps for the Hungary national team between 1976 and 1984, representing them at the

1982 FIFA World Cup The 1982 FIFA World Cup was the 12th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial Association football, football tournament for men's senior national teams, and was played in Spain between 13 June and 11 July 1982. The tournament was won by Italy national foo ...

References

1954 births Living people Hungarian men's footballers Hungarian expatriate men's footballers Hungary men's international footballers 1982 FIFA World Cup players Footballers from Budapest Békéscsaba 1912 Előre footballers Bursaspor footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Men's association football defenders {{Hungary-footy-defender-stub