Gojko Kačar

Gojko Kačar
Гојко Качар
Personal information
Full name Gojko Kačar
Date of birth 26 January 1987 (1987-01-26) (age 25)
Place of birth Novi Sad, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Hamburger SV
Number 44
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2003–2008 Vojvodina 78 (16)
2008–2010 Hertha BSC 64 (10)
2010– Hamburger SV 35 (2)
National team‡
2006–2009 Serbia U21 16 (7)
2007– Serbia 24 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:29, 17 December 2011 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 08:15, 15 November 2011 (UTC)

Gojko Kačar (Serbian Cyrillic: Гојко Качар, born 26 January 1987) is a Serbian footballer who plays for Hamburger SV and the Serbia national team also representing his country at the 2010 World Cup.

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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 Sunday 7 September 2008, Kačar scored five goals for the Serbian Under-21 team in their 8–0 demolition of Hungary Under-21 in a qualifying match for the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.[2] In the tournament, in June 2009, he was the scorer of the only goal Serbia scored in three matches.

On Saturday 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 21 December 2011
Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
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 0 31 6
2009–10 22 3 2 0 6 3 30 6
2010–11 Hamburger SV 23 2 0 0 0 0 23 2
2011–12 12 0 2 0 0 0 14 0
League Cup Continental Total
Total Germany 99 12 4 0 12 3 115 15
Career total 99 12 4 0 12 3 115 15

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. ^ "KAČAR (Gojko Kačar)". herthabsc.de. http://www.herthabsc.de/index.php?id=575. Retrieved 3 June 2010. 
  2. ^ UEFA (7 September 2008). "Kačar stars in Serbian rout". Archived from the original on 19 May 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20080519190109/http://www.uefa.com/competitions/under21/fixturesresults/round=15084/match=300233/index.html. Retrieved 8 September 2008. 

External links

Serbia squad – 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship Runners-up
1 Stojković (c) • 2 Jovanović • 3 Kolarov • 4 Kačar • 5 Rajković • 6 Pavlović • 7 Smiljanić • 8 Gulan • 9 Rakić • 11 D. Tošić • 12 Tadić • 13 Fejsa • 14 Mrdaković • 15 Živković • 16 Tomović • 17 Z. Tošić • 18 Stamenković • 19 Kaluđerović • Coach: Đukić
Serbia squad – 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
Serbia squad – 2010 FIFA World Cup
Hamburger SV – current squad