Kerekes made his senior debut with
Bečej in the
1991–92 Yugoslav Second League, appearing in three games, as the club finished as champions and earned promotion to the top flight for the first time in history. In the summer of 1999, Kerekes moved to Hungary to play for
Nagykanizsa. He was transferred to fellow
NB I club
Debrecen in the 2000 winter transfer season. In early 2003, Kerekes moved to China and signed with
Tianjin Kangshifu. He would later play for
Debrecen on two more occasions, winning two championships (
2004–05 and
2008–09). In his late 30s and early 40s, Kerekes played in the lower leagues of Hungarian football. ==International career==