Gojko Kačar (Serbian Cyrillic: Гојко Качар, pronounced [ɡôːjko kâtʃaːr]; born 26 January 1987) is a Serbian former footballer who played as a midfielder.
![]() Kačar with Hertha in 2009 | |||||||
Personal information | |||||||
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Full name | Gojko Kačar | ||||||
Date of birth | (1987-01-26) 26 January 1987 (age 35) | ||||||
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) | ||||
Honours
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* 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.
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.
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.
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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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 |
Serbian national team[4] | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2007 | 1 | 0 |
2008 | 5 | 0 |
2009 | 8 | 0 |
2010 | 8 | 0 |
2011 | 2 | 0 |
2012 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 25 | 0 |
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Serbia men's football squad – 2008 Summer Olympics | ||
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Serbia squad – 2010 FIFA World Cup | ||
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