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	34	(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 4 May 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. 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.

External links

• Profile at AIC.Football.it (in Italian)^{[ dead link ]}
• Profile at Genoa (in Italian)