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Dimitar Berbatov

Also known as Dimitar Ivanov Berbatov

Bulgarian footballer

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Dimitar Berbatov is a Bulgarian association football player who played as a forward. Born in Blagoevgrad in 1981, he holds Bulgarian citizenship and speaks the Bulgarian language. His professional career spanned from 1998 to 2019, during which he played for Manchester United F.C., PFC CSKA Sofia, Tottenham Hotspur F.C., and Fulham F.C. He competed in the Premier League and the Bundesliga, wearing the number 9 shirt.

Berbatov represented Bulgaria in international competition, including UEFA Euro 2004. He served as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and follows Eastern Orthodoxy. His birth name is Димитър Иванов Бербатов, and his name in native language is Димитър Бербатов.

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Sports profile

Sport: Soccer
Position: Centre-Forward
Nationality: Bulgaria

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Dimitar
Gender: male
Citizenship: Bulgaria
Place of birth: Blagoevgrad
Occupation: association football player
Position held: UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
Languages spoken: Bulgarian
Religion: Eastern Orthodoxy
Participant in: UEFA Euro 2004
Sport: association football
Member of team: PFC Pirin Blagoevgrad
Position played: forward
League: Premier League
Country for sport: Bulgaria
Mass: 80
Official website: berbatov.sportal.bg
Image: Mitko Berbatov.jpg
Height: 189

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Commons category: Dimitar Berbatov
date of birth: 1981-01-30
sport number: 9
end of work period: 2019-00-00
start of work period: 1998-00-00
birth name: Димитър Иванов Бербатов
name in native language: Димитър Бербатов
patronym or matronym: Ivanov
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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.

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