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Also known as Dimitar Ivanov Berbatov

Bulgarian footballer

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Dimitar Berbatov is a Bulgarian male association football player who played as a forward. Born on January 30, 1981, in Blagoevgrad, he represented Bulgaria in international competition, including participation in UEFA Euro 2004. His professional career spanned from 1998 to 2019.

During his time in the Premier League, Berbatov was a member of several clubs, including PFC CSKA Sofia, Fulham F.C., Tottenham Hotspur F.C., and Manchester United F.C. He is listed as a retired soccer player with a height of 189 and a mass of 80.

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Rwanda

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
103
Total plays
176

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Sports profile

Sport
Soccer
Team
_Retired Soccer
Position
Centre-Forward
Nationality
Bulgaria

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Encyclopedic overview

Dimitar Ivanov Berbatov (Bulgarian: Димитър Иванов Бербатов; born 30 January 1981) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer who played as a striker. Known for his technique and ball control, Berbatov is regarded as one of the greatest Bulgarian players of all time. He captained the Bulgarian national team from 2006 to 2010 and is the nation’s top goalscorer with 48 goals, a record shared with Hristo Bonev.

Born in Blagoevgrad, Berbatov started out with his home-town club Pirin before joining CSKA Sofia as a 17-year-old in 1998, where he won his first career trophy, the Bulgarian Cup in 1999. He was signed by German Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen in January 2001 and played in his first Champions League final 18 months later, coming on as a substitute in the 2002 UEFA Champions League Final, which Leverkusen lost 2–1 to Real Madrid.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Dimitar Berbatov” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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