Dimitar Berbatov
Bulgarian association football player
Dimitar Berbatov (born 30 January 1981) is a Bulgarian former football player.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dimitar Ivanov Berbatov[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 January 1981[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 | |||
Career statistics
Club
| 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 | ||
International
| 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]
| 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
CSKA Sofia
- Bulgarian Cup: 1998–99[9]
Bayer Leverkusen
- DFB-Pokal runner-up: 2001–02[10]
- UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2001–02[11]
Tottenham Hotspur
- Football League Cup: 2007–08[12]
Manchester United
- Premier League: 2008–09, 2010–11[13]
- Football League Cup: 2009–10[14]
- FA Community Shield: 2010,[15] 2011[16]
- FIFA Club World Cup: 2008[17]
- UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2008–09, 2010–11[18]
Individual
- kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season: 2003–04,[19] 2004–05[20]
- Bulgarian Man of the Year: 2009[21]
- Bulgarian Footballer of the Year: 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010[22]
- Monaco Player of the Year: 2014[23]
- Fulham Player of the Season: 2012–13[24]
- Tottenham Hotspur Player of the Year: 2006–07[25]
- UNFP Ligue 1 Player of the Month: April 2014[26]
- Premier League Player of the Month: April 2007, January 2011[13]
- PFA Team of the Year: 2006–07 Premier League,[27] 2010–11 Premier League[28]
- Premier League Golden Boot: 2010–11[13]
- FIFA FIFPro World XI Nominee: 2007, 2008, 2010[29]
References
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