Gojko Kačar ( sr-Cyrl, Гојко Качар, ; born 26 January 1987) is a former

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who played as a

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Club career

Kačar played for

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's youth academy before being promoted to the first team. In January 2008, he moved to

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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

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, coming on as a substitute for

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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

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. In August 2018, Kačar joined the Cypriot club

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. He retired in 2019.

International career

Kačar was called up to the Serbian U-21 team for the

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in the

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. He made his debut in a 0–2 loss to

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, which was also his only match at the tournament. On 7 September 2008, Kačar scored five goals for the Serbian U-21 team in an 8–0 demolition of

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in a qualifying match for the

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. 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

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, where he appeared in group stage match against

. He went on to make 25 appearances at senior level.

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

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International

References

External links

Gojko Kačar
at bundesliga.de
Player profile on Serbia National Team page
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kacar, Gojko 1987 births Living people Footballers from Novi Sad Serbian people of Bosnia and Herzegovina descent Serbian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders 2010 FIFA World Cup players Serbia men's international footballers Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Serbia Serbia men's under-21 international footballers Serbian SuperLiga players Bundesliga players J1 League players FK Vojvodina players Hertha BSC players Hamburger SV players Cerezo Osaka players FC Augsburg players Anorthosis Famagusta FC players Serbian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Japan Serbia and Montenegro men's footballers Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Japan