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	Hamburger SV
Number	40
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2003–2008	Vojvodina	78	(16)
2008–2010	Hertha BSC	64	(10)
2010–	Hamburger SV	73	(7)
2013	→ Hamburger SV II (loan)	14	(2)
2014	→ Cerezo Osaka (loan)	12	(1)
National team^‡
2007–2012	Serbia	25	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 April 2016. † Appearances (goals) ‡ 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 Hamburger SV. 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.

Career 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
Japan			League		Cup		Continental		Total
2014	Cerezo Osaka	J. League	12	1	0	0	4	0	16	1
Total	Serbia		78	16	?	?	4	1	82	17
	Germany		113	16	5	0	12	3	141	19
	Japan		12	1	0	0	4	0	16	1
Career total			213	33	5	0	20	4	238	37

International statistics

Serbian national team[2]
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 match against Australia, 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. 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