Duško Tošić

Duško Tošić
Tošić with Serbia at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Duško Tošić
Date of birth (1985-01-19) 19 January 1985
Place of birth Zrenjanin, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Playing position Left-back/Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Guangzhou R&F
Number 3
Youth career
1997–2002 Proleter Zrenjanin
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2006 OFK Beograd 80 (6)
2006–2007 Sochaux 40 (1)
2007–2010 Werder Bremen 22 (0)
2010 Portsmouth 0 (0)
2010 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 5 (0)
2010–2012 Red Star Belgrade 41 (2)
2011 → Betis (loan) 1 (0)
2012–2015 Gençlerbirliği 89 (2)
2015–2018 Beşiktaş 66 (7)
2018– Guangzhou R&F 8 (1)
National team‡
2006–2018 Serbia 26 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 October 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 June 2018

Duško Tošić (Serbian Cyrillic: Душко Тошић, pronounced [dǔʃko tǒʃitɕ, - tôː-]; born 19 January 1985) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Chinese club Guangzhou R&F in the Chinese Super League. In international competition he represents Serbia.

Club career

Early career

Born in Zrenjanin, Tošić began his career in his native Serbia playing for OFK Beograd before moving to French club Sochaux in the winter of 2006 but only spent one and a half seasons with the club as other European clubs from Italy, Germany and Spain were expressing an interest.

Werder Bremen

He transferred to Werder Bremen for the 2007–08 season, where he signed a contract until 2011. On 1 February 2010, his contract with Bremen was dissolved.[2]

Portsmouth

Tošić signed for Portsmouth on 12 February 2010, but as a result of Portsmouth's financial situation Tošić's registration with the Premier League was withheld and he was forced to leave the club within a month of signing for them.[3] Tošić was an unused substitute in Portsmouth's 4–1 FA Cup fifth-round win at Southampton in February, and failed to get on the pitch that season. He signed a loan deal to play for QPR until the end of the season on 25 March 2010.[4]

Red Star Belgrade

On 7 July 2010, he joined Red Star Belgrade, signing a three-year contract, rejecting the interest of some English clubs.[5] On 31 August 2011, it was announced he would join Real Betis on a two-year loan with an option of Betis buying the player afterwards.[6] He returned to Red Star on January 2012.

Gençlerbirliği

On 21 June 2012, it was announced that Tošić will leave Red Star Belgrade and join Turkish Süper Lig side Gençlerbirliği.[7] He played for three seasons there and was one of the best players in the team.

Beşiktaş

On 2 June 2015, Tošić signed a three-year contract for Beşiktaş. Beşiktaş won the title in the Süper Lig in 2015–16, as well as in 2016–17, with Tošić mainly occupying the left central defender position.

Guangzhou R&F

On 18 May 2018, Beşiktaş have announced that Tošić is set to sign for Guangzhou R&F, with a €5 million fee mooted. He signed two and a half year long contract worth €5.8 million per season.[8]

International career

Tošić made his national debut against Norway on 15 November 2006, a friendly which ended in a 1–1 draw.

In June 2018, Serbia manager Mladen Krstajić included Tošić in the final 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[9] There he appeared on two matches, against Costa Rica[10] and Switzerland.[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of end of 2017–18 season[12]
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
OFK Beograd 2002–03 14000——140
2003–04 2523021—303
2004–05 2421061—313
2005–06 1723220—224
Total 80672102—9710
Sochaux 2005–06 14010——150
2006–07 26190——351
Total 401100——501
Werder Bremen 2007–08 1202060—200
2008–09 901010—110
2009–10 100000—10
Total 2203070—320
Queens Park Rangers (loan) 2009–10 5000——50
Red Star 2010–11 2513020—301
2011–12 1613040—231
Total 4126060—532
Betis (loan) 2011–12 1010——20
Gençlerbirliği 2012–13 33120——351
2013–14 28000——280
2014–15 28130——311
Total 89250——942
Beşiktaş 2015–16 150702000240
2016–17 2621012010402
2017–18 255307010365
Total 667110210201007
Career total 344184324422043322

International

As of 22 June 2018
Serbia
YearAppsGoals
200610
200761
200820
200900
201000
201100
201220
201300
201430
201530
201620
201720
201850
Total261

International goal

GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.17 October 2007Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan Azerbaijan1–06–1UEFA Euro 2008 qualification

Honours

Club

Sochaux
Werder Bremen
Red Star Belgrade
Beşiktaş

International

Serbia

Individual

Personal life

Though born in Zrenjanin, Tošić grew up in a small village called Orlovat which is located nearby. He shares the same grandparents as Zoran Tošić, also a professional footballer. He married Serbian pop singer Jelena Karleuša in June 2008 and they have two daughters.[14]

References

  1. ↑ "Duško Tošić" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
  2. ↑ zur Brügge, Jan (3 February 2010). "Werder vertraut schwächelndem Team". Nordwest Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  3. ↑ "Wigan and Stoke enter race to sign Duško Tošić, the defender who was forced to leave Portsmouth". Mail Online. 3 March 2010. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
  4. ↑ "Queens Park Rangers swoop for Portsmouth's Dusko Tosic". BBC Sport. 25 March 2010. Retrieved 26 March 2010.
  5. ↑ "Tosic is set for Red Star". Sky Sports. 7 July 2010. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
  6. ↑ "Tošić, ipak, pozajmljen Betisu". b92.net. 31 August 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
  7. ↑ "Tosic signs for Gençlerbirliği". Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  8. ↑ "Tosic signs for Guangzhou". Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  9. ↑ "Soccer: Krstajic names Serbia's final 23-man World Cup squad". reuters.com. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  10. ↑ Timothy Abraham (17 June 2018). "Costa Rica 0–1 Serbia". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  11. ↑ Matthew Henry (23 June 2018). "Serbia 1–2 Switzerland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  12. ↑ "D. Tošić". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  13. ↑ "D. Tošić". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  14. ↑ "Jelena Karleusa – die Frau von Dusko Tosic" (in German). doktorfussball.de. 26 January 2009. Archived from the original on 9 September 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
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