McGhee eyeing Hungarian hit-man

[burrish gull]

From sky sports news

McGhee eyeing Hungarian hit-man
Friday, 16 July 2004



Brighton & Hove Albion


by Simon Fudge
Brighton & Hove Albion manager Mark McGhee may be lining up a move for Hungarian striker Zsombor Kerekes.
The tall hit-man may be seen as a replacement for the departed Chris Iwelumo, who joined German Second Division club Alemannia Aachen this week after failing to reach new terms with The Seagulls this summer.

Kerekes is thought to be looking for a club in England following stints with Hungarian club Debreceni VSC and, more recently, Chinese club Tianjin Taida.

Standing at six foot, five inches tall, Kerekes would be a big presence in Brighton's front line, should McGhee decide to sign the Eastern European marksman.

With Hungary officially entering the European Union recently, Kerekes would not need a work permit to sign a contract with a club in England, should he be offered one in the near future.

The news comes as McGhee signed influential centre back Adam Virgo to a new three-year deal while handing one-year contract extensions to Dean Hammond and Dan Beck.

David Lee and Darren Budd have also received short-term contract offers with the South Coast outfit.

 

[burrish gull]

Here's the link

http://skysports.planetfootball.com/Article.asp?id=214241

 

[Easy 10]

I told you this yesterday.

 

[Eggman]

This is him.

Big lad

 

[Bald Gull]

Hope he's good. I'm sure there are some good songs to be had with that name.

Presume he isn't one of the proven strikers that McGhee was talking about though....

 

[CHAPPERS]

6 foot 5!!

I hope he's decent, we need some aerial presence.

 

[y2dave]

In 2001 he scored 19 goals to top score for the hungarian side. Scored 32 in 2 seasons there.

 

[Indefatigable]

There used to be a lad called Kerekes in our class at school. Now that is kerekes.

 

[zefarelly]

That pic looks like a park near here !!!

Is he a footballing hit man who scores goals or does Magoo want him to bump off a few people ?

he's upright, near the ball and has a left and a right foot by the look of it so he must be better than Iwelumo !

 

[brighton rock]

who?

 

[The Wookiee]

Thats him off to Reading now then!!!!!!!!!

 

[Northstander]

Posh spice is a slapper
She likes to break the Law
Coz when she's shaggin Beckham
She dream of Zsombor!!!

 

[Deano's Right Foot]

If I know my Hungarian, his surname is probably pronounced Kerekesh.

 

[mk_bha]

Kerekes, woooooh, Kerekes, wooooh
he came from Hun-gary,
To sussex by the sea.

 

[flopalob]

I hope he's better than the last big man McGhee signed in his Millwall days Bob Petters what a pile of shite he was.

 

[The Wookiee]

He looks like Milan Baros

 

[Uncle C]

Now thats one big MF - bring him on

 

[maffew]

hes gonna look funny standing next to Leon

 

[Bald Gull]

From the photo - if that is where he is used to playing, Withdean will seem like the Millennium Stadium to him!!

 

[Ex Shelton Seagull]

Here's what I found by trawling RSSSF.

2000/2001 - 19 goals in league
Cup winners with Debrecen (scored in semi + final)

2001/2002 - 3 goals in the league

Scored 1 goal for Tianjin in the Chinese league in 2003.

Scored 5 for Pecsi in last seasons Hungarian league, but i'm assuming he didn't sign for them until near the end of the opening league phase (cos he was in China during 2003). He helped them avoid relegation.

Where's our Hungarian fan?