Gojko Kačar

Gojko Kačar

Personal information
Full name	Gojko Kačar
Date of birth	26 January 1987
Place of birth	Novi Sad, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	FC Augsburg
Number	20
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2008	Vojvodina	78	(16)
2008–2010	Hertha BSC	64	(10)
2010–2016	Hamburger SV	79	(7)
2013	→ Hamburger SV II (loan)	14	(2)
2014	→ Cerezo Osaka (loan)	12	(1)
2016–	FC Augsburg	11	(0)
National team^‡
2007–2012	Serbia	25	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 November 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15:51, 29 February 2012 (UTC)

Gojko Kačar (Serbian Cyrillic: Гојко Качар, born 26 January 1987) is a Serbian footballer who plays for FC Augsburg. He represented Serbia at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Career

Kačar played for FK Vojvodina's youth academy before breaking into the first team. In January 2008 he transferred to Hertha BSC 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 HSV, 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 FC Augsburg.^[2]

Club statistics

As of 16 May 2015

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Serbia			League		Serbian Cup		Europe		Total
2003–04	Vojvodina	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
Germany			League		DFB-Pokal		Europe		Total
2007–08	Hertha BSC	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
2010–11	Hamburger SV		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
2016–17	Augsburg		5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Japan			League		Cup		Continental		Total
2014	Cerezo Osaka	J1 League	12	1	0	0	4	0	16	1
Total	Serbia		78	16	?	?	4	1	82	17
	Germany		137	17	5	0	12	3	165	20
	Japan		12	1	0	0	4	0	16	1
Career total			227	34	5	0	20	4	252	38

National team statistics

Serbian national team[3]
Year	Apps	Goals
2007	1	0
2008	5	0
2009	8	0
2010	8	0
2011	2	0
2012	1	0
Total	25	0

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.

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. http://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=27146

External links

• Gojko Kačar at bundesliga.de
• Player profile on Serbian National Team page (Serbian)
• Gojko Kačar at National-Football-Teams.com