Silvester Šereš (, ; 7 March 1918 – 20 January 2000) was a Yugoslav

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of Hungarian descent.

Career

During

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, Šereš played for Újvidéki AC (formerly NAK) in the 1943–44 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season, scoring 12 goals in 29 appearances. He also spent some time with fellow NB I club MTK in

1945 1945 marked the end of World War II, the fall of Nazi Germany, and the Empire of Japan. It is also the year concentration camps were liberated and the only year in which atomic weapons have been used in combat. Events World War II will be ...

. In October 1945, Šereš joined newly formed Partizan, scoring the club's first ever goal in a friendly match against the representative team of Zemun. He was also a member of the team that won the

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Yugoslav First League The Yugoslav First League ( Bosnian: Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, sr-Cyrl-Latn, Прва савезна лига у фудбалу, Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, , , , , ) was the premier football league in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918–1941) ...

title.

Career statistics

Honours

Partizan *

: 1946–47

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Seres, Silvester 1918 births 2000 deaths People from Temerin Footballers from South Bačka District Yugoslav people of Hungarian descent Hungarians in Vojvodina Yugoslav men's footballers Men's association football forwards NAK Novi Sad players MTK Budapest FC players FK Partizan players FK Spartak Subotica players FK Vojvodina players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Yugoslav First League players Yugoslav Second League players