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

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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

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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 Eljero Elia in the 79th minute of a 2–1 home win against

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. After an unsuccessful stint in

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playing for

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, on 19 July 2016, Kačar left Hamburg to join

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

International career

Kačar was called up to the Serbian U-21 team for the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship 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 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. At the main tournament, he also scored once, but it was the only goal that Serbia ever scored. Kačar represented Serbia at the

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, making his debut against

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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. His final international was a February 2012

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away against

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Personal life

Kačar's two uncles, Slobodan and Tadija, are Olympic medalists in boxing. Slobodan won a gold medal at the

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, while Tadija won silver in

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