Gojko Kačar

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

Gojko Kačar

Kačar with Hertha in 2009
Personal information
Date of birth	(1987-01-26) 26 January 1987
Place of birth	Novi Sad, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position	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	6	(0)
Total		266	(35)
International career
2006–2009	Serbia U21	16	(7)
2007–2012	Serbia	25	(0)
Medal record UEFA Under-21 Championship 2007
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

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

International career

Kačar was called up to the Serbian under-21 team for the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 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 U21 team in an 8–0 demolition of Hungary in a qualifying match for the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. 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.

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

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

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

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Vojvodina	2003–04	Superliga	1	0	?	?	—		1	0
	2004–05		12	2	?	?	—		12	2
	2005–06		26	2	?	?	—		26	2
	2006–07		22	1	?	?	—		22	1
	2007–08		17	11	?	?	4	1	21	12
	Total		78	16	?	?	4	1	82	17
Hertha BSC	2007–08	Bundesliga	17	1	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	—		23	2
	2011–12		21	1	2	0	—		23	1
	2012–13		3	0	0	0	—		3	0
	2013–14		0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2014–15		12	3	1	0	—		13	3
	2015–16		19	1	0	0	—		19	1
	Total		78	7	3	0	—		81	7
Cerezo Osaka (loan)	2014	J1 League	12	1	—		4	0	16	1
Augsburg	2016–17	Bundesliga	22	0	1	0	—		23	0
	2017–18		6	1	0	0	—		6	1
	Total		28	1	1	0	—		29	1
Anorthosis	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
Year	Apps	Goals
2007	1	0
2008	5	0
2009	8	0
2010	8	0
2011	2	0
2012	1	0
Total	25	0

External links

• Gojko Kačar at bundesliga.de at the Wayback Machine (archived 4 April 2015)
• Gojko Kačar at Reprezentacija.rs (in Serbian)
• Gojko Kačar at National-Football-Teams.com
• Gojko Kačar at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
• Gojko Kačar at Olympedia
• Gojko Kačar at Olympics.com