Dimitar Berbatov

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Dimitar Ivanov Berbatov
Personal information
Full name Dimitar Ivanov Berbatov[1]
Date of birth (1981-01-30) 30 January 1981 (age 43)[2]
Place of birth Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria[3]
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[4]
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1991–1998 Pirin Blagoevgrad
1998 CSKA Sofia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2001 CSKA Sofia 50 (26)
2001 Bayer Leverkusen II 7 (6)
2001–2006 Bayer Leverkusen 154 (69)
2006–2008 Tottenham Hotspur 70 (27)
2008–2012 Manchester United 108 (48)
2012–2014 Fulham 51 (19)
2014–2015 Monaco 38 (13)
2015–2016 PAOK 17 (4)
2017–2018 Kerala Blasters 9 (1)
Total 504 (213)
National team
1999 Bulgaria U18 2 (2)
1999–2000 Bulgaria U21 3 (3)
1999–2010 Bulgaria 78 (48)
Teams managed
2021 Etar (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Dimitar Berbatov (born 30 January 1981) is a Bulgarian former football player.

Career statistics[change | change source]

Club[change | change source]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[1][5][6]
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
CSKA Sofia 1998–99 PFG 11 3 5 3 — 0 0 — 16 6
1999–2000 PFG 27 14 4 2 — 3 0 — 34 16
2000–01 PFG 12 9 0 0 — 4 7 — 16 16
Total 50 26 9 5 — 7 7 — 66 38
Bayer Leverkusen II 2000–01 Oberliga Nordrhein 7 6 — — — — 7 6
Bayer Leverkusen 2000–01 Bundesliga 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 6 0
2001–02 Bundesliga 24 8 6 6 0 0 11 2 — 41 16
2002–03 Bundesliga 24 4 2 0 1 0 7 2 — 34 6
2003–04 Bundesliga 33 16 3 3 0 0 — — 36 19
2004–05 Bundesliga 33 20 1 1 2 0 10 5 — 46 26
2005–06 Bundesliga 34 21 2 3 0 0 2 0 — 38 24
Total 154 69 14 13 3 0 30 9 — 201 91
Tottenham Hotspur 2006–07 Premier League 33 12 5 3 3 1 8 7 — 49 23
2007–08 Premier League 36 15 2 2 6 1 8 5 — 52 23
2008–09 Premier League 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
Total 70 27 7 5 9 2 16 12 — 102 46
Manchester United[7] 2008–09 Premier League 31 9 3 1 0 0 9 4 — 43 14
2009–10 Premier League 33 12 1 0 2 0 6 0 1[a] 0 43 12
2010–11 Premier League 32 20 2 0 0 0 7 0 1[a] 1 42 21
2011–12 Premier League 12 7 1 0 3 1 4 1 1[a] 0 21 9
Total 108 48 7 1 5 1 26 5 3 1 149 56
Fulham 2012–13 Premier League 33 15 2 0 0 0 — — 35 15
2013–14 Premier League 18 4 0 0 1 1 — — 19 5
Total 51 19 2 0 1 1 — — 54 20
Monaco 2013–14 Ligue 1 12 6 3 3 0 0 — — 15 9
2014–15 Ligue 1 26 7 1 0 2 1 9 1 — 38 9
Total 38 13 4 3 2 1 9 1 — 53 18
PAOK 2015–16 Super League Greece 17 4 3 1 — 5 0 — 25 5
Kerala Blasters 2017–18 Indian Super League 9 1 — — — — 9 1
Career total 504 213 46 28 20 5 93 34 3 1 666 281
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Appearance in FA Community Shield

International[change | change source]

Appearances and goals by national team and year[8]
National team Year Apps Goals
Bulgaria 1999 1 0
2000 3 2
2001 8 4
2002 5 2
2003 8 7
2004 12 9
2005 10 7
2006 6 0
2007 9 8
2008 7 2
2009 8 7
2010 1 0
Total 78 48
Scores and results list Bulgaria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Berbatov goal.[8]
List of international goals scored by Dimitar Berbatov
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 12 February 2000 Estadio Playa Ancha, Valparaíso  Chile 1–2 2–3 Friendly
2 11 October 2000 Parken Stadium, Copenhagen  Denmark 1–1 1–1 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 24 March 2001 Balgarska Armiya Stadium, Sofia  Iceland 2–1 2–1 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
4 6 June 2001 Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík  Iceland 1–1 1–1 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
5 1 September 2001 Ta' Qali National Stadium, Valletta  Malta 1–0 2–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
6 2–0
7 21 August 2002 Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia  Germany 1–0 2–2 Friendly
8 12 October 2002 Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia  Croatia 2–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 2004 qualification
9 30 April 2003 Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia  Albania 1–0 2–0 Friendly
10 2–0
11 7 June 2003 Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia  Belgium 1–1 2–2 UEFA Euro 2004 qualification
12 20 August 2003 Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia  Lithuania 2–0 3–0 Friendly
13 6 September 2003 Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia  Estonia 2–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 2004 qualification
14 10 September 2003 Estadi Comunal d'Aixovall, Andorra la Vella  Andorra 1–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2004 qualification
15 2–0
16 31 March 2004 Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia  Russia 1–1 2–2 Friendly
17 2–2
18 28 April 2004 Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia  Cameroon 1–0 3–0 Friendly
19 2–0
20 4 September 2004 Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík  Iceland 1–0 3–1 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
21 2–0
22 9 October 2004 Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb  Croatia 2–2 2–2 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
23 13 October 2004 Ta' Qali National Stadium, Valletta  Malta 1–1 4–1 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
24 3–1
25 17 August 2005 Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia  Turkey 1–1 3–1 Friendly
26 3–1
27 7 September 2005 Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia  Iceland 1–2 3–2 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
28 8 October 2005 Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia  Hungary 1–0 2–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
29 12 November 2005 Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia  Georgia 3–0 6–2 Friendly
30 4–0
31 16 November 2005 Reliant Stadium, Houston  Mexico 3–0 3–0 Friendly
32 7 February 2007 GSP Stadium, Nicosia  Cyprus 1–0 3–0 Friendly
33 3–0
34 2 June 2007 Dinamo Stadium, Minsk  Belarus 1–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 2008 qualification
35 2–0
36 12 September 2007 Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia  Luxembourg 1–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2008 qualification
37 2–0
38 17 October 2007 Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana  Albania 1–1 1–1 UEFA Euro 2008 qualification
39 21 November 2007 Arena Petrol, Celje  Slovenia 2–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 2008 qualification
40 20 August 2008 Bilino Polje, Zenica  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–0 2–1 Friendly
41 2–0
42 5 September 2009 Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia  Montenegro 3–1 4–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
43 10 October 2009 Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca  Cyprus 1–2 1–4 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
44 14 October 2009 Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia  Georgia 1–0 6–2 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
45 3–0
46 5–1
47 18 November 2009 Hibernians Ground, Paola  Malta 2–1 4–1 Friendly
48 4–1

Honours[change | change source]

CSKA Sofia

Bayer Leverkusen

Tottenham Hotspur

Manchester United

Individual

References[change | change source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "D. Berbatov". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  2. ↑ "Dimitar Berbatov". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
  3. ↑ "Dimitar Berbatov: factfile – Manchester United". Manchester Evening News. 2 September 2008. Retrieved 4 September 2008.
  4. ↑ "Dimitar Berbatov". Manchester United F.C. Archived from the original on 3 May 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
  5. ↑ "Berbatov, Dimitar". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
  6. ↑ "Dimitar Berbatov Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Archived from the original on 21 April 2009. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
  7. ↑ Endlar, Andrew. "Dimitar Berbatov". StretfordEnd.co.uk. Barn End Media. Retrieved 24 October 2010.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Dimitar Berbatov – Goals in International Matches". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
  9. ↑ "Bulgaria at Euro 2004: Berbatov". Novinite. 6 June 2004. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  10. ↑ "FC Schalke 04 4:2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen: Takt. aufstellung" [FC Schalke 04 4:2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen: Tactical lineup]. Kicker (in German). Olympia-Verlag. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  11. ↑ "Real crowned champions of Europe". BBC Sport. 15 May 2002. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  12. ↑ Stevenson, Jonathan (24 February 2008). "Tottenham 2–1 Chelsea". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 "Dimitar Berbatov: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  14. ↑ McNulty, Phil (28 February 2010). "Aston Villa 1–2 Man Utd". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  15. ↑ Fletcher, Paul (8 August 2010). "Chelsea 1–3 Man Utd". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  16. ↑ Bevan, Chris (7 August 2011). "Manchester City 2–3 Manchester United". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 1 October 2013.
  17. ↑ Saaid, Hamdan (8 September 2016). "FIFA Club World Cup 2008". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  18. ↑ McNulty, Phil (27 May 2009). "Barcelona 2–0 Man Utd". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  19. ↑ "Bundesliga Historie 2003/04". Kicker (in German). Olympia-Verlag.
  20. ↑ "Bundesliga Historie 2004/05". Kicker (in German). Olympia-Verlag.
  21. ↑ "Dimitar Berbatov Wins Bulgaria Man of the Year Award". Novinite. 4 December 2009. Retrieved 4 December 2009.
  22. ↑ "Berbatov Wins 7th 'Bulgarian Football Player of the Year' Prize". Novinite. 20 December 2010. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
  23. ↑ "Quel est votre Top Player 2014". AS Monaco FC. Archived from the original on 7 October 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  24. ↑ "Berba named Player of the Season". Fulham F.C. 12 May 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  25. ↑ "DIMITAR IN THE SWING". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Archived from the original on 21 July 2006. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  26. ↑ "Bulgaria's Berbatov signs one-year deal at Monaco". The Sofia Globe. 16 May 2014.
  27. ↑ "Ronaldo secures PFA awards double". BBC Sport. 22 April 2007. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  28. ↑ "Spurs' Gareth Bale wins PFA player of the year award". BBC Sport. 17 April 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  29. ↑ "The Players". FIFPro. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
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