Duško Tošić

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.

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(s)	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	26	(4)
National team^‡
2006–2018	Serbia	26	(1)
Honours UEFA Under-21 Championship 2007
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 August 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 June 2018

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. During his time at Sochaux, they won the 2006–07 Coupe de France.[2]

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.[3]

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.[4] 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.[5]

Red Star Belgrade

On 7 July 2010, he joined Red Star Belgrade, signing a three-year contract, rejecting the interest of some English clubs.[6] 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.[7] He returned to Red Star in January 2012.

Gençlerbirliği

On 21 June 2012, it was announced that Tošić will leave Red Star Belgrade and join Turkish Süper Lig side Gençlerbirliği.[8] 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.[9]

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.[10] There he appeared on two matches, against Costa Rica[11] and Switzerland.[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of 16 August 2020.[13]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
OFK Beograd	2002–03	Second League of Serbia and Montenegro	14	0	0	0	—		—		14	0
	2003–04	First League of Serbia and Montenegro	25	2	3	0	2	1	—		30	3
	2004–05		24	2	1	0	6	1	—		31	3
	2005–06		17	2	3	2	2	0	—		22	4
	Total		80	6	7	2	10	2	—		97	10
Sochaux	2005–06	Ligue 1	14	0	1	0	—		—		15	0
	2006–07		26	1	9	0	—		—		35	1
	Total		40	1	10	0	—		—		50	1
Werder Bremen	2007–08	Bundesliga	12	0	2	0	6	0	—		20	0
	2008–09		9	0	1	0	1	0	—		11	0
	2009–10		1	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
	Total		22	0	3	0	7	0	—		32	0
Queens Park Rangers (loan)	2009–10	EFL Championship	5	0	0	0	—		—		5	0
Red Star	2010–11	Serbian SuperLiga	25	1	3	0	2	0	—		30	1
	2011–12		16	1	3	0	4	0	—		23	1
	Total		41	2	6	0	6	0	—		53	2
Betis (loan)	2011–12	La Liga	1	0	1	0	—		—		2	0
Gençlerbirliği	2012–13	Süper Lig	33	1	2	0	—		—		35	1
	2013–14		28	0	0	0	—		—		28	0
	2014–15		28	1	3	0	—		—		31	1
	Total		89	2	5	0	—		—		94	2
Beşiktaş	2015–16	Süper Lig	15	0	7	0	2	0	—		24	0
	2016–17		26	2	1	0	12	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	40	2
	2017–18		25	5	3	0	7	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	36	5
	Total		66	7	11	0	21	0	2	0	100	7
Guangzhou R&F	2018	Chinese Super League	13	1	4	0	—		—		17	1
	2019		12	3	0	0	—		—		12	3
	2020		1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	Total		26	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	30	4
Career total			370	22	47	2	44	2	2	0	463	26

1. Appearances in Turkish Super Cup

International

As of 22 June 2018

Serbia
Year	Apps	Goals
2006	1	0
2007	6	1
2008	2	0
2009	0	0
2010	0	0
2011	0	0
2012	2	0
2013	0	0
2014	3	0
2015	3	0
2016	2	0
2017	2	0
2018	5	0
Total	26	1

International goal

Scores and results list Serbia's goal tally first.[14]

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	17 October 2007	Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan	Azerbaijan	1–0	6–1	UEFA Euro 2008 qualification

Honours

Club

Sochaux

• Coupe de France: 2006–07

Werder Bremen

• DFB-Pokal: 2008–09
• UEFA Cup Runner-up: 2008–09

Red Star Belgrade

• Serbian Cup: 2011–12

Beşiktaş

• Süper Lig: 2015–16, 2016–17

International

Serbia

• UEFA Under-21 Championship: Runner-up 2007

Individual

• UEFA European Under-21 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2007
• Serbian SuperLiga Team of the Season: 2010–11, 2011–12

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.[15]

References

1. "Duško Tošić" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
2. "Sochaux the defending champions". ligue1.com. 12 May 2007. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
3. zur Brügge, Jan (3 February 2010). "Werder vertraut schwächelndem Team". Nordwest Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 15 September 2017.
4. "Paulo Sousa hoping to seal Dusko Tosic deal for Swansea". BBC Sport. 20 March 2010. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
5. "Queens Park Rangers swoop for Portsmouth's Dusko Tosic". BBC Sport. 25 March 2010. Retrieved 26 March 2010.
6. "Tosic is set for Red Star". Sky Sports. 7 July 2010. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
7. "Tošić, ipak, pozajmljen Betisu". b92.net. 31 August 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
8. "Tosic signs for Gençlerbirliği". Retrieved 21 June 2012.
9. "Tosic signs for Guangzhou". Retrieved 18 May 2018.
10. "Soccer: Krstajic names Serbia's final 23-man World Cup squad". reuters.com. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
11. Timothy Abraham (17 June 2018). "Costa Rica 0–1 Serbia". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
12. Matthew Henry (23 June 2018). "Serbia 1–2 Switzerland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
13. "D. Tošić". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
14. "D. Tošić". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
15. "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.

External links

• Duško Tošić at Soccerbase
• Duško Tošić – FIFA competition record
• Duško Tošić – UEFA competition record
• Duško Tošić at National-Football-Teams.com