Duško Tošić

Duško Tošić
Душко Тошић

Tošić with Werder Bremen in 2009
Personal information
Full name	Duško Tošić
Date of birth	19 January 1985
Place of birth	Zrenjanin, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Playing position	Left back/Centre back
Club information
Current team	Beşiktaş
Number	6
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	90	(2)
2015–	Beşiktaş	25	(0)
National team^‡
2006–	Serbia	19	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 December 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2016

Duško Tošić (Serbian Cyrillic: Душко Тошић; born 19 January 1985 in Zrenjanin) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Turkish club Beşiktaş in the Süper Lig. 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 for the 2006–07 season but only spent one season 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.

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.^[2] 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.^[3]

Red Star Belgrade

On 7 July 2010 he joined Red Star Belgrade, signing a three-year contract, rejecting the interest of some English clubs.^[4]

Real Betis

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.^[5] He returned to Red Star on January 2012.

Beşiktaş

On 2 June 2015, Tošić signed three-year contract for Beşiktaş. Beşiktaş J.K. won the title in Spor Toto Süper Lig.

International career

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

Career statistics

Club

As of 3 December 2016^[6]

Club	Season	League		Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
OFK Beograd	2002–03	14	0	?	?	0	0	0	0	14	0
	2003–04	25	2	?	?	0	0	0	0	25	2
	2004–05	24	2	?	?	0	0	0	0	24	2
	2005–06	17	2	?	?	0	0	0	0	17	2
	Total	80	6	?	?	0	0	0	0	80	6
Sochaux	2005–06	14	0	?	?	0	0	0	0	14	0
	2006–07	26	1	?	?	0	0	0	0	26	1
	Total	40	1	?	?	0	0	0	0	40	1
Werder Bremen	2007–08	12	0	2	0	6	0	0	0	20	0
	2008–09	9	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	11	0
	2009–10	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Total	22	0	3	0	7	0	0	0	32	0
Q.P.R. (loan)	2009–10	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
	Total	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Red Star	2010–11	25	1	3	0	2	0	0	0	30	1
	2011–12	16	1	3	0	4	0	0	0	23	1
	Total	41	2	6	0	6	0	0	0	53	2
Betis (loan)	2011–12	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	Total	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Gençlerbirliği	2012–13	33	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	35	1
	2013–14	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	0
	2014–15	29	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	31	1
	Total	90	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	94	2
Beşiktaş	2015–16	15	0	7	0	2	0	0	0	24	0
	2016–17	10	0	0	0	5	0	1	0	16	0
	Total	25	0	7	0	7	0	1	0	40	0
Career total		311	11	21	0	20	0	1	0	353	11

International

Serbian national team
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
Total	19	1

International goals

Scores and results list Serbia's goal tally first.^[7]

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

Awards

Club

Sochaux

• Coupe de France: 2006–07

Werder Bremen

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

Red Star

• Serbian Cup: 2011–12

Beşiktaş

• Süper Lig: 2015–16

Individual

• Serbian SuperLiga Team of the Year: 2010–11, 2011–12

Personal life

Though born in Zrenjanin, Tošić grew up in a small village called Orlovat which was 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.^[8]

References

1. "Duško Tošić" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
2. "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.
3. "Queens Park Rangers swoop for Portsmouth's Dusko Tosic". BBC Sport. 25 March 2010. Retrieved 26 March 2010.
4. "Tosic is set for Red Star". Sky Sports. 7 July 2010. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
5. "Tošić, ipak, pozajmljen Betisu". b92.net. 31 August 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
6. "Serbia - D. Tošić - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
7. "D. Tošić". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
8. "Jelena Karleusa – die Frau von Dusko Tosic" (in German). doktorfussball.de. 26 January 2009. Retrieved 31 August 2011.

External links

• Betis official profile (Spanish)
• Duško Tošić career statistics at Soccerbase
  
• Duško Tošić biografija (serbian)
• Duško Tošić at National-Football-Teams.com
• Duško Tošić – FIFA competition record