Robert Gucher

Robert Gucher
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 37 (4)
International career‡
2006–2008 Austria U17 9 (1)
2008–2010 Austria U19 14 (2)
2011 Austria U20 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:21, 18 December 2022 (UTC)

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.

Club career

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]

International career

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]

References

  1. ^ "TRIS DI ACQUISTI DEL FROSINONE". Frosinone Calcio (in Italian). 10 July 2008. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
  2. ^ "Home Page | Lega Serie A".
  3. ^ "MARKET: TAKEN GUCHER, BIAVA GOES". Genoa CFC (in Italian). 1 February 2010. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
  4. ^ a b c d e Genoa CFC Report and Accounts on 31 December 2010 (in Italian) CCIAA
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "TRAFFICO MOLTO INTENSO SULLA A7" [INTENSE TRAFFIC ON THE A7]. Genoa CFC (in Italian). 24 June 2010. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
  7. ^ €50,000 in 2010 accounts, €50,000 in 2011 accounts)
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "L'ESPERIENZA E LA CLASSE DI GUCHER PER RINFORZARE IL PORDENONE" (in Italian). Pordenone. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  10. ^ "Robert Gucher è un nuovo giocatore rossonero" (in Italian). Lucchese. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  11. ^ Robert Gucher at Soccerway
  12. ^ "Austria vs Switzerland". skysports.com. 17 November 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.