Gojko Kačar

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

Gojko Kačar
Kačar with Hertha in 2009
Personal information
Full name Gojko Kačar
Date of birth (1987-01-26) 26 January 1987
Place of birth Novi Sad, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2008 Vojvodina 78 (16)
2008–2010 Hertha BSC 64 (10)
2010–2016 Hamburger SV 78 (7)
2013 → Hamburger SV II 14 (2)
2014 → Cerezo Osaka (loan) 12 (1)
2016–2018 FC Augsburg 28 (1)
2018–2019 Anorthosis Famagusta 6 (0)
Total 280 (37)
National team
2007–2012 Serbia 25 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:50, 30 December 2018 (UTC)

He made his senior international debut in 2007. A Serbian international on 25 occasions he represented 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, where he won a silver medal, 2008 Summer Olympics and 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Career

Kačar played for Vojvodina's youth academy before breaking into the first team. In January 2008 he transferred to Hertha for a fee of €3 million, which makes him the most expensive player in the history of FK Vojvodina. Kačar was selected to play for the Serbia U21s at the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship in the Netherlands. He only played one game, against England, losing 0–2.

On 7 September 2008, Kačar scored five goals for the Serbian U21 team in their 8–0 demolition of Hungary U21 in a qualifying match for the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.[1] In the tournament, in June 2009, he was the scorer of the only goal Serbia scored in three matches.

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

On 19 July 2016, he signed a contract at Augsburg.[2]

In August 2018, he joined Cypriot club Anorthosis Famagusta.

Personal life

Kačar competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China in a match against Australia on 7 August 2008. His uncle Slobodan Kačar won the Light Heavyweight Olympic Gold medal in boxing in 1980 competing for Yugoslavia. His other uncle, Tadija Kačar, won a silver Olympic medal in boxing in 1976, also competing for Yugoslavia.

Career statistics

Club
As of 30 December 2018[3]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vojvodina 2003–04 Superliga 10??0010
2004–05 122??00122
2005–06 262??00262
2006–07 221??00221
2007–08 1711??412112
Total 7816??418217
Hertha 2007–08 Bundesliga 1710000171
2008–09 2560061317
2009–10 2232063306
Total 6410201247814
Hamburger SV 2010–11 Bundesliga 2320000232
2011–12 2112000231
2012–13 30000030
2013–14 00000000
2014–15 1231000133
2015–16 1910000191
Total 7873000817
Cerezo Osaka (loan) 2014 J1 League 1210040161
Augsburg 2016–17 Bundesliga 2201000230
2017–18 61000061
Total 2811000291
Anorthosis Famagusta 2018–19 Cypriot First Division 60100070
Career total 266357020429339

International
Serbian national team[4]
YearAppsGoals
200710
200850
200980
201080
201120
201210
Total250

References
  1. UEFA (7 September 2008). "Kačar stars in Serbian rout". Archived from the original on 19 May 2008. Retrieved 8 September 2008.
  2. "Augsburg stellt Kacar vor" [Augsburg introduces Kacar] (in German). kicker. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  3. "Gojko Kačar » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  4. http://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=27146
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