# Duško Tošić

Duško Tošić (Serbian Cyrillic: Душко Тошић, pronounced; born 19 January 1985) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a defender. He represented Serbia at the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2018 FIFA World Cup.

## 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.

### 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. 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.

### Red Star Belgrade

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

## 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, Mladen Krstajić included Tošić in Serbia's final 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, where he appeared in two matches against Costa Rica and Switzerland.

## Personal life

Born in Zrenjanin, Tošić grew up in the nearby Orlovat village. He married Serbian pop singer Jelena Karleuša in June 2008. The couple has two daughters, Atina and Nika. In September 2024, both Karleuša and Tošić confirmed in separate statements that they were filing for a divorce after years of separation.
Prior to the 2023 Serbian parliamentary election, Tošić pledged support to Aleksandar Vučić and his campaign.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of 18 April 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| OFK Beograd | 2002–03 | First League | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 0 |
| OFK Beograd | 2003–04 | First League | 25 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 30 | 3 |
| OFK Beograd | 2004–05 | First League | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 31 | 3 |
| OFK Beograd | 2005–06 | First League | 17 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 4 |
| OFK Beograd | Total | Total | 80 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 2 | — | — | 97 | 10 |
| Sochaux | 2005–06 | Ligue 1 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 0 |
| Sochaux | 2006–07 | Ligue 1 | 26 | 1 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 35 | 1 |
| Sochaux | Total | Total | 40 | 1 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 50 | 1 |
| Werder Bremen | 2007–08 | Bundesliga | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 |
| Werder Bremen | 2008–09 | Bundesliga | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 |
| Werder Bremen | 2009–10 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Werder Bremen | Total | 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 |
| Red Star | 2011–12 | Serbian SuperLiga | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 1 |
| Red Star | Total | 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 |
| Gençlerbirliği | 2013–14 | Süper Lig | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 0 |
| Gençlerbirliği | 2014–15 | Süper Lig | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 1 |
| Gençlerbirliği | Total | Total | 89 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 94 | 2 |
| Beşiktaş | 2015–16 | Süper Lig | 15 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 |
| Beşiktaş | 2016–17 | Süper Lig | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 2 |
| Beşiktaş | 2017–18 | Süper Lig | 25 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 5 |
| Beşiktaş | Total | Total | 66 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100 | 7 |
| Guangzhou R&F | 2018 | Chinese Super League | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 1 |
| Guangzhou R&F | 2019 | Chinese Super League | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 3 |
| Guangzhou R&F | 2020 | Chinese Super League | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 2 |
| Guangzhou R&F | Total | Total | 37 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 6 |
| Kasımpaşa | 2020–21 | Süper Lig | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 391 | 24 | 47 | 2 | 44 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 484 | 28 |
* 1 2 Appearances in Turkish Super Cup

### International

    As of 22 June 2018
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Serbia | 2006 | 1 | 0 |
| Serbia | 2007 | 6 | 1 |
| Serbia | 2008 | 2 | 0 |
| Serbia | 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| Serbia | 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| Serbia | 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| Serbia | 2012 | 2 | 0 |
| Serbia | 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| Serbia | 2014 | 3 | 0 |
| Serbia | 2015 | 3 | 0 |
| Serbia | 2016 | 2 | 0 |
| Serbia | 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| Serbia | 2018 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 26 | 1 |
    Scores and results list Serbia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tošić goal.
List of international goals scored by Duško Tošić :
| No. | 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

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
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