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{{short description|Serbian footballer (born 1987)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name           = Gojko Kačar
| image          = Gojko Kačar - Hertha BSC Berlin (1).jpg
| image_size     = 200
| caption        = Kačar with [[Hertha BSC|Hertha]] in 2009
| fullname       = 
| birth_date     = {{Birth date and age|1987|01|26|df=y}}
| birth_place    = [[Novi Sad]], [[Socialist Republic of Serbia|SR Serbia]], [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]]
| height         = 1.85 m
| position       = [[Midfielder]]
| currentclub    = 
| clubnumber     =
| youthyears1    =   |youthclubs1 = [[FK Vojvodina|Vojvodina]]
| years1 = 2003–2008 |clubs1 = [[FK Vojvodina|Vojvodina]]                         |caps1 = 78 |goals1 = 16
| years2 = 2008–2010 |clubs2 = [[Hertha BSC]]                                     |caps2 = 64 |goals2 = 10
| years3 = 2010–2016 |clubs3 = [[Hamburger SV]]                                   |caps3 = 78 |goals3 = 7
| years4 = 2014      |clubs4 = → [[Cerezo Osaka]] (loan)                          |caps4 = 12 |goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2016–2018 |clubs5 = [[FC Augsburg|Augsburg]]                           |caps5 = 28 |goals5 = 1
| years6 = 2018–2019 |clubs6 = [[Anorthosis Famagusta F.C.|Anorthosis Famagusta]] |caps6 = 6  |goals6 = 0
| totalcaps = 266    |totalgoals = 35
| nationalyears1 = 2006–2009 |nationalteam1 = [[Serbia national under-21 football team|Serbia U21]] |nationalcaps1 = 16 |nationalgoals1 = 7
| nationalyears2 = 2007–2012 |nationalteam2 = [[Serbia national football team|Serbia]] |nationalcaps2 = 25 |nationalgoals2 = 0
| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Silver|[[UEFA European Under-21 Championship|UEFA Under-21 Championship]]|[[2007 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|2007]]}}
}}

'''Gojko Kačar''' ({{lang-sr-Cyrl|Гојко Качар}}, {{IPA|sh|ɡôːjko kâtʃaːr|pron}}; born 26 January 1987) is a Serbian former professional [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[midfielder]].

==Club career==
Kačar played for [[FK Vojvodina|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 04|Schalke]].

After an unsuccessful stint in [[Japan]] playing for [[Cerezo Osaka]], on 19 July 2016, Kačar left Hamburg to join [[FC Augsburg]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Augsburg stellt Kacar vor|trans-title=Augsburg introduces Kacar|language=de|date=19 July 2016|access-date=20 July 2016|publisher=[[Kicker (sports magazine)|kicker]]|url=https://www.kicker.de/augsburg-stellt-kacar-vor-656300/artikel}}</ref>

In August 2018, Kačar joined the Cypriot club [[Anorthosis Famagusta F.C.|Anorthosis Famagusta]]. He retired in 2019.

==International career==
Kačar was called up to the [[Serbia national under-21 football team|Serbian U-21 team]] for the [[2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship]] in the [[Netherlands]]. He made his debut in a 0–2 loss to [[England national under-21 football team|England]], 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 [[Hungary national under-21 football team|Hungary]] in a qualifying match for the [[2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/competitions/under21/fixturesresults/round=15084/match=300233/index.html |author=UEFA |title=Kačar stars in Serbian rout |access-date=8 September 2008 |date=7 September 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080519190109/http://www.uefa.com/competitions/under21/fixturesresults/round%3D15084/match%3D300233/index.html |archive-date=19 May 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 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 men's national soccer team|Australia]] on 7 August 2008.<ref>{{cite Sports-Reference}}</ref>

In June 2010, he was selected in Serbia's squad for the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]],<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.espn.com/espn/wire?id=5238038 | title=Serbia cuts goalkeeper Brkic to make 23 | work=espn.com | date=1 June 2010 | access-date=25 March 2017}}</ref> where he appeared in group stage match against [[Germany national football team|Germany]].

He went on to make 25 appearances at [[Serbia national football team|senior level]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/joeg-recintlp.html|title=Yugoslavia (Serbia (and Montenegro)) - Record International Players|access-date=28 September 2024|website=[[RSSSF]]}}</ref> His final international was a February 2012 [[Exhibition game|friendly match]] away against [[Cyprus national football team|Cyprus]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=27146|title=Gojko Kačar, international football player|access-date=28 September 2024|website=EU-football.info}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Kačar's two uncles, [[Slobodan Kačar|Slobodan]] and [[Tadija Kačar|Tadija]], are Olympic medalists in boxing. Slobodan won a gold medal at the [[1980 Summer Olympics]], while Tadija won silver in [[1976 Summer Olympics|1976]].

==Career statistics==
===Club===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref>{{cite web |title=Gojko Kačar » Club matches |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/gojko-kacar/2/ |website=worldfootball.net |access-date=15 August 2018}}</ref>
|-
!rowspan=2|Club
!rowspan=2|Season
!colspan=3|League
!colspan=2|Cup
!colspan=2|Continental
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals
|-
|rowspan="6"|[[FK Vojvodina|Vojvodina]]
|[[2003–04 First League of Serbia and Montenegro|2003–04]]
|rowspan="5"|[[Serbian Superliga|Superliga]]
||1||0||?||?||0||0||1||0
|-
|[[2004–05 First League of Serbia and Montenegro|2004–05]]
||12||2||?||?||0||0||12||2
|-
|[[2005–06 First League of Serbia and Montenegro|2005–06]]
||26||2||?||?||0||0||26||2
|-
|[[2006–07 Serbian Superliga|2006–07]]
||22||1||?||?||0||0||22||1
|-
|[[2007–08 Serbian Superliga|2007–08]]
||17||11||?||?||4||1||21||12
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!78||16||?||?||4||1||82||17
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Hertha BSC|Hertha]]
|[[2007–08 Bundesliga|2007–08]]
|rowspan="3"|[[Bundesliga]]
|17||1||0||0||0||0||17||1
|-
|[[2008–09 Bundesliga|2008–09]]
|25||6||0||0||6||1||31||7
|-
|[[2009–10 Bundesliga|2009–10]]
|22||3||2||0||6||3||30||6
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!64||10||2||0||12||4||78||14
|-
|rowspan="7"|[[Hamburger SV]]
|[[2010–11 Bundesliga|2010–11]]
|rowspan="6"|Bundesliga
|23||2||0||0||0||0||23||2
|-
|[[2011–12 Bundesliga|2011–12]]
|21||1||2||0||0||0||23||1
|-
|[[2012–13 Bundesliga|2012–13]]
|3||0||0||0||0||0||3||0
|-
|[[2013–14 Bundesliga|2013–14]]
|0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0
|-
|[[2014–15 Bundesliga|2014–15]]
|12||3||1||0||0||0||13||3
|-
|[[2015–16 Bundesliga|2015–16]]
|19||1||0||0||0||0||19||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!78||7||3||0||0||0||81||7
|-
|[[Cerezo Osaka]] (loan)
|[[2014 J. League Division 1|2014]]
|[[J1 League]]
|12||1||0||0||4||0||16||1
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[FC Augsburg|Augsburg]]
|[[2016–17 Bundesliga|2016–17]]
|rowspan="2"|Bundesliga
|22||0||1||0||0||0||23||0
|-
|[[2017–18 Bundesliga|2017–18]]
|6||1||0||0||0||0||6||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!28||1||1||0||0||0||29||1
|-
|[[Anorthosis Famagusta]]
|[[2018–19 Cypriot First Division|2018–19]]
|[[Cypriot First Division]]
|6||0||1||0||0||0||7||0
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!266||35||7||0||20||4||293||39
|}

===International===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan=3 | [[Serbia national football team|Serbia national team]]<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=27146 | title=Gojko Kačar, international football player }}</ref>
|-
!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|2007||1||0
|-
|2008||5||0
|-
|2009||8||0
|-
|2010||8||0
|-
|2011||2||0
|-
|2012||1||0
|-
!Total||25||0
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Gojko Kačar}}
* {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150404102744/http://www.bundesliga.com/en/liga/clubs/hamburger-sv/index.php?firsttab=kader&player=37732 |date=dmy |title=Gojko Kačar at bundesliga.de}}
* {{Reprezentacija}}
* {{NFT player}}
* {{J.League player}}
* {{Olympedia}}
* {{Olympics.com|gojko-kacar}}

{{Serbia men's football squad 2008 Summer Olympics}}
{{Serbia squad 2010 FIFA World Cup}}

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