Silvester Šereš (, ; 7 March 1918 – 20 January 2000) was a Yugoslav
footballer
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of Hungarian descent.
Career
During
World War II
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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
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Events
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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
inaugural
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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
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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) ...
:
1946–47
References
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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