Dimitar Berbatov

Quick Facts

Full Name	Dimitar Berbatov
Occupation	Soccer Player
Date Of Birth	Jan 30, 1981(1981-01-30)
Age	43
Birthplace	Blagoevgrad
Country	Bulgaria
Horoscope	Capricorn

Dimitar Berbatov Biography

Dimitar Berbatov is one of the most popular and richest Soccer Player who was born on January 30, 1981 in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria. Bulgarian striker who was with Tottenham Hotspur from 2006 to 2008 and Manchester United from 2008 to 2012. He was part of the Bulgarian national team from 1999 until 2010. He also been a player for Monaco as well as PAOK, the Greek side PAOK.

He was a teammate of He was teammates with Wayne Rooney on Manchester United before he left the team in 2012. on Manchester United before he left the club in the year 2012.

Dimitar Ivanov Berbatov (Bulgarian: Димитър Иванов Бербатов [diˈmitɐr bɛrˈbatɔf] ; born 30 January 1981) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer. A striker, he captained the Bulgaria national team from 2006 to 2010, and is the country’s all-time leading goalscorer. He is regarded as one of the greatest Bulgarian players of all time.

Berbatov began his youth career with his home-town club, Pirin, where his talent was spotted and he scored 77 goals for their reserve team in 92 appearances. Berbatov joined the youth squad of his father’s former club, CSKA Sofia, after being spotted by scout and manager Dimitar Penev in 1998. He signed his first professional contract with the club and made his debut during the 1998–99 season, at the age of 18. He won the Bulgarian Cup with CSKA at the end of that season. Berbatov’s first game in Europe came in September 1999, in a 2–0 defeat against his childhood team Newcastle United; it was during that season, 1999–2000, that he started to make his name, scoring 14 goals in 27 league matches. Berbatov nearly signed for Italian side Lecce in June 2000, even passing a medical before the move collapsed at the last minute.

He has one child, Dea who is married to his long-time girlfriend Elena Shtilyanova.

Dimitar Berbatov Net Worth

Dimitar Berbatov is one of the richest Soccer Player from Bulgaria. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Dimitar Berbatov 's net worth $19.5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He made his professional debut at the age of 17 , and made his professional debut at the age of 17 with CSKA Sofia.

He enjoyed his best seasons of 2010-2011 when He recorded more than 20 Premier League goals on his way to winning the Golden Boot Award.

Berbatov was born on 30 January 1981 in Blagoevgrad to Ivan Berbatov and Margarita Berbatova, both themselves professional athletes: Ivan was a footballer with Pirin and CSKA Sofia, while Margarita was a handball player. His favoured team was the Italian club Milan, and he consequently modelled himself after Marco van Basten, the Dutch forward for that team.

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During the next season, Berbatov scored 16 goals and made important contributions to the club’s Champions League campaign, scoring in a 4–2 win over English club Liverpool in the quarter-finals as Leverkusen eventually reached the final. In the final itself, against Real Madrid, Berbatov came on as a substitute for Thomas Brdarić after 38 minutes before Leverkusen lost 2–1. Leverkusen also finished as runners-up in the Bundesliga behind Borussia Dortmund, and lost the DFB–Pokal final 4–2 to Schalke 04, thus completing an unusual treble of runners-up finishes. Berbatov established his place as the first-choice forward during the next season, 2002–03, and netted his team’s goal against Manchester United on 24 September 2002, during a 2–1 defeat for Leverkusen. He scored 16 goals in 24 league appearances during the 2003–04 season, before the following two seasons saw the Bulgarian raise awareness of his talent by netting 46 goals in the league over the two seasons and five times in the 2004–05 Champions League. During this time, he was linked with numerous foreign clubs, including Celtic, Atlético Madrid and Liverpool.

Facts & Trivia

Dimitar Ranked on the list of most popular Soccer Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Bulgaria. Dimitar Berbatov celebrates birthday on January 30 of every year.

Tottenham Hotspur reached an agreement with Bayer Leverkusen for Berbatov’s transfer in May 2006; the fee of €16 million (£10.9 million) made him the most expensive Bulgarian footballer ever. After he was granted a British work permit, the transfer was completed on 1 July 2006. After Tottenham lost 2–0 to Bolton Wanderers in Berbatov’s first league match in England on 19 August 2006, he scored his first goal for Spurs three days later in a 2–0 home victory against Sheffield United.

Does Berbatov still play?

After a year-and-a-half without a club, but training several times with Beroe Stara Zagora and CSKA 1948, Berbatov officially announced his retirement from football on 19 September 2019.

When did Berbatov leave United?

When he left United in 2012 he said that he did not say goodbye to Ferguson but a long time has passed and, as he contemplates a career in management, he knows that one day he too will have to disappoint some players.

What age is Berbatov?

41 years (January 30, 1981)

What teams did Dimitar Berbatov play for?

• 17/18. Aug 23, 2017. Kerala Blasters. –
• 15/16. Sep 2, 2015. PAOK Salonika.
• 13/14. Jan 31, 2014. Monaco.
• 12/13. Aug 31, 2012. Fulham. £4.50m.
• 08/09. Sep 1, 2008. Man Utd. £34.20m.
• 06/07. Jul 1, 2006. Spurs. £14.13m.
• 00/01. Jan 16, 2001. Bay. Leverkusen. £2.25m.
• 98/99. Jul 1, 1998. CSKA Sofia. –

Why did Berbatov not play Champions League final?

Asked about his Champions League final snub, Berbatov explained: “ It was difficult to take. “It was not pleasant, it was not good for me because as I was the leading goalscorer of my team and the league and I was so confident.