Robert_Gucher
Robert Gucher
Austrian footballer (born 1991)
Robert Franz Gucher (born 20 February 1991) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Italian Serie C Group B club Lucchese.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Franz Gucher | ||
| Date of birth | (1991-02-20) 20 February 1991 (age 33) | ||
| Place of birth | Graz, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lucchese | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Grazer AK | |||
| 2008–2010 | Frosinone | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2017 | Frosinone | 129 | (7) |
| 2010 | → Genoa (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → SV Kapfenberg (loan) | 21 | (1) |
| 2017 | Vicenza | 18 | (0) |
| 2017–2023 | Pisa | 163 | (11) |
| 2023 | Pordenone | 11 | (0) |
| 2023– | Lucchese | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2006–2008 | Austria U17 | 9 | (1) |
| 2008–2010 | Austria U19 | 14 | (2) |
| 2011 | Austria U20 | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 April 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:21, 18 December 2022 (UTC) | |||
Born in Graz, Gucher started his career at hometown club Grazer AK. In July 2008, aged 17, he joined Frosinone of Serie B along with Dieter Elsneg after his club was expelled from professional football.[1]
He played his league debut on 21 April 2009 as starter against Modena, he was replaced by Nunzio Di Roberto in the 60th minutes.[2] In the next season he played eight starts and two substitutes appearances in Serie B.
On 1 February 2010, he was loaned to Genoa[3] for €200,000,[4] while Elsneg joined Genoa's city rival Sampdoria earlier in January. He played at their Primavera Under-20 Team.
On 24 June 2010, Genoa signed him in a co-ownership deal, for €1.3 million,[4] co-currently, Frosinone signed the remain 50% rights of Salvatore Aurelio (for €800,000[4]) and Diogo Tavares (for €600,000[4]), and the loan of Selim Ben Djemia[5][6] (for €100,000[4][7]) But Gucher spent the first half of the 2010–11 season at Frosinone, and was loaned to Austrian Bundesliga side Kapfenberger SV for 1.5 years on 31 January 2011.[8]
In June 2012, Gucher returned to Frosinone.
On 31 January 2023, Gucher signed a two-and-a-half year contract with Pordenone in Serie C.[9]
On 21 July 2023, Gucher moved to Lucchese on a two-year deal.[10]
Gucher represented Austria at under-17 level before going on to play for the under-19 side at 2010 UEFA European Under-19 Championship and the under-20 side at the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[11]
Gucher got his first call up to the senior Austria squad for a friendly against Switzerland in November 2015.[12]
- "TRIS DI ACQUISTI DEL FROSINONE". Frosinone Calcio (in Italian). 10 July 2008. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
- "MARKET: TAKEN GUCHER, BIAVA GOES". Genoa CFC (in Italian). 1 February 2010. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
- "MERCATO, BASHA ALL'ALATALANTA E TROIANIELLO AL SIENA". Frosinone Calcio (in Italian). 25 June 2010. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
- "TRAFFICO MOLTO INTENSO SULLA A7" [INTENSE TRAFFIC ON THE A7]. Genoa CFC (in Italian). 24 June 2010. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
- €50,000 in 2010 accounts, €50,000 in 2011 accounts)
- "Robert Gucher bis Juni 2012 in Kapfenberg". Kapfenberger SV (in German). 31 January 2011. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
- "L'ESPERIENZA E LA CLASSE DI GUCHER PER RINFORZARE IL PORDENONE" (in Italian). Pordenone. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- "Robert Gucher è un nuovo giocatore rossonero" (in Italian). Lucchese. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- Robert Gucher at Soccerway
- "Austria vs Switzerland". skysports.com. 17 November 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- Profile at AIC.Football.it (in Italian) [dead link]
- Profile at Genoa (in Italian)