Gojko Kačar

Gojko Kačar
Kačar with Hertha in 2009
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-01-26) 26 January 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Novi Sad, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Vojvodina
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2008 Vojvodina 78 (16)
2008–2010 Hertha BSC 64 (10)
2010–2016 Hamburger SV 78 (7)
2014 → Cerezo Osaka (loan) 12 (1)
2016–2018 Augsburg 28 (1)
2018–2019 Anorthosis Famagusta 6 (0)
Total 266 (35)
International career
2006–2009 Serbia U21 16 (7)
2007–2012 Serbia 25 (0)
Medal record
Silver medal – second place UEFA Under-21 Championship 2007
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gojko Kačar (Serbian Cyrillic: Гојко Качар, pronounced [ɡôːjko kâtʃaːr]; born 26 January 1987) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

Kačar played for Vojvodina's youth academy before being promoted to the first team. In January 2008, he moved to Germany to play for Hertha BSC for a fee of €3 million, which made him the most expensive player that Vojvodina ever sold.

On 21 August 2010, Kačar debuted for Hamburger SV, coming on as a substitute for Eljero Elia in the 79th minute of a 2–1 home win against Schalke.

After an unsuccessful stint in Japan playing for Cerezo Osaka, on 19 July 2016, Kačar left Hamburg to join FC Augsburg.[1]

In August 2018, Kačar joined the Cypriot club Anorthosis Famagusta. He retired in 2019.

International career

Kačar was called up to the Serbian U-21 team for the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship in the Netherlands. He made his debut in a 0–2 loss to England, which was also his only match at the tournament.

On 7 September 2008, Kačar scored five goals for the Serbian U-21 team in an 8–0 demolition of Hungary in a qualifying match for the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.[2] At the main tournament, he also scored once, but it was the only goal that Serbia ever scored.

Kačar represented Serbia at the 2008 Summer Olympics, making his debut against Australia on 7 August 2008.[3]

In June 2010, he was selected in Serbia's squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup,[4] where he appeared in group stage match against Germany.

He went on to make 25 appearances at senior level.[5] His final international was a February 2012 friendly match away against Cyprus.[6]

Personal life

Kačar's two uncles, Slobodan and Tadija, are Olympic medalists in boxing. Slobodan won a gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics, while Tadija won silver in 1976.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[7]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Vojvodina 2003–04 Superliga 1 0 ? ? 0 0 1 0
2004–05 12 2 ? ? 0 0 12 2
2005–06 26 2 ? ? 0 0 26 2
2006–07 22 1 ? ? 0 0 22 1
2007–08 17 11 ? ? 4 1 21 12
Total 78 16 ? ? 4 1 82 17
Hertha 2007–08 Bundesliga 17 1 0 0 0 0 17 1
2008–09 25 6 0 0 6 1 31 7
2009–10 22 3 2 0 6 3 30 6
Total 64 10 2 0 12 4 78 14
Hamburger SV 2010–11 Bundesliga 23 2 0 0 0 0 23 2
2011–12 21 1 2 0 0 0 23 1
2012–13 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2013–14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2014–15 12 3 1 0 0 0 13 3
2015–16 19 1 0 0 0 0 19 1
Total 78 7 3 0 0 0 81 7
Cerezo Osaka (loan) 2014 J1 League 12 1 0 0 4 0 16 1
Augsburg 2016–17 Bundesliga 22 0 1 0 0 0 23 0
2017–18 6 1 0 0 0 0 6 1
Total 28 1 1 0 0 0 29 1
Anorthosis Famagusta 2018–19 Cypriot First Division 6 0 1 0 0 0 7 0
Career total 266 35 7 0 20 4 293 39

International

Serbia national team[8]
Year Apps Goals
2007 1 0
2008 5 0
2009 8 0
2010 8 0
2011 2 0
2012 1 0
Total 25 0

References

  1. ^ "Augsburg stellt Kacar vor" [Augsburg introduces Kacar] (in German). kicker. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  2. ^ UEFA (7 September 2008). "Kačar stars in Serbian rout". Archived from the original on 19 May 2008. Retrieved 8 September 2008.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gojko Kačar". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Serbia cuts goalkeeper Brkic to make 23". espn.com. 1 June 2010. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Yugoslavia (Serbia (and Montenegro)) - Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Gojko Kačar, international football player". EU-football.info. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Gojko Kačar » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Gojko Kačar, international football player".
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