Želimir Terkeš

Želimir Terkeš (born 8 January 1981) is a former Bosnian-Herzegovinian football striker last played for Zadar. He previously played for NK Zadar, NK Zagreb, HNK Čapljina, HŠK Zrinjski Mostar, NK Inter Zaprešić, Chongqing Lifan and Perak FA.

Želimir Terkeš
Personal information
Date of birth (1981-01-08) 8 January 1981
Place of birth Čapljina, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina,
SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 FC Djubre
Number 0
Youth career
Čapljina
Zagreb
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2001 Zagreb 0 (0)
2001 Čapljina 15 (4)
2002–2003 Zrinjski Mostar 28 (16)
2003–2004 Inter Zaprešić 15 (0)
2004–2011 Zadar 110 (39)
2011 Chongqing Lifan 20 (3)
2012–2013 Zadar 16 (3)
2013 Perak FA 3 (0)
2014 Persija Jakarta 2 (0)
2014–2018 Zadar 42 (4)
National team
2008 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 February 2016

Career

Terkeš started his career in the youth ranks of his hometown club HNK Čapljina before moving the youth ranks of the Croatian club NK Zagreb. Unable to win a place in the first team, he returned to his home country, and after playing a year and a half for Zrinjski Mostar and featuring in the Bosnia and Herzegovina U-21 team, he secured a transfer back to Prva HNL, signing for NK Inter Zaprešić. Unable to get into a scoring form, he moved in the summer of 2004 to NK Zadar, but was relegated at the end of the season. Impressing in the Druga HNL, he helped his club get back to the top flight after two seasons. The 2007–2008 season was his most impressive by far. He was the top scorer of the league in the end with 21 goals, three goals ahead of the Rijeka's Radomir Đalović and four ahead of the Hajduk Split player Nikola Kalinić, also accumulating 7 assists, having a run of ten goals and three assists in six games (rounds 24–29) as well. His games secured him interest from foreign clubs and got him a call-up for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team, for which he made his debut on 1 June 2008 in the 1–0 friendly win against Azerbaijan. He remained in Zadar, however, but after having surgery, he struggled to regain his previous form. Somewhat plagued by injuries, he scored 14 goals in 66 games in the next two and a half seasons. In March 2011, he secured a transfer to the China League One side Chongqing Lifan and in his last match for NK Zadar before that, a 1–0 home win against NK Lokomotiva, he scored the winning goal. He signed for Malaysia Super League side Perak FA in December 2013 after a successful trial.[1]

On 28 February 2014, Terkeš joined Indonesia Super League team Persija Jakarta for one season contract.[2]

References
  1. "Perak Ikat Pemain Terbaik Liga Crotia Musim 2008". Peraknews.com. 12 December 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  2. "Liga Indonesia". Liga Indonesia. 8 January 1981. Retrieved 11 March 2014.

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