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Born in Kikinda, Social Research Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia, his father was a football player.
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Mihalj Keri
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Keri started his career by playing in local side ŽAlaska Kikinda where he debuted in the first-team being only 16. At that time Miljan Miljanić was Red Star coach and he fancied Keri because of his calm character, specially when compared to other established stars which had exuberant lives. Initially he played as a striker, but he also played as a midfielder and a full-back as well.
Since then he became a regular in the team for the following decade only missing the 1976-1977 season because of the Yugoslav Army conscription.
He left Red Star during the winter break of the 1978-1979 season and moved to the United States. In 1979, he moved to the United States where he signed with the Los Angeles Aztecs of the North American Soccer League.
He played three outdoor and one indoor seasons with the Aztecs before moving to the Jacksonville Tea Men for the beginning of the 1982 season. He was a 1979, 1980 and 1981 Second Team All Star with the Aztecs.
He played three seasons with the Earthquakes, the last two with the team under the name Golden Bay Earthquakes.
Keri and his team mates also spent the 1982–1983 indoor season playing in the Major Indoor Soccer League.
