Profile
Dimitar Berbatov
Footballer
Male
Born
Jan 30, 1981
Age
32
Hometown
Blagoevgrad
Team
Pirin + CSKA Sofi...
Position
Striker
Other Names
Berbatov, Dimitar
Dimitar Ivanov Berbatov; born 30 January 1981) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a striker for Manchester United F.C.. He captained the Bulgarian national team from 2006 to 2010, and is its all-time leading goalscorer and has also won the Bulgarian… Read More
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Romance
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Elena ShtilianovDated 2007
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Daniela ArnautDated 2007 - 2008
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Video: Is This The Best Harlem Shake Ever? Berbatov Keeps Calm And Steals The Show As Fulham Join CrazeDaily Mail (UK) - Feb 28, 2013 -
Berbatov To Miss United ClashFox News - Feb 01, 2013
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Dimitar Berbatov Heading Back To Manchester United As Phil Jones Plans To Ruin Fa Cup DreamDaily Mail (UK) - Jan 22, 2013 -
Soccer Fulham Start Year With Win At West BromYahoo News - Jan 01, 2013
Timeline
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CHILDHOOD
1981
Birth
Born on January 30, 1981.
TEENAGE
1996
15 Years Old
However, the 1996 European Championship, held in England, gave Berbatov a new role model; the 15-year-old Berbatov began to look up to the English front man Alan Shearer, who played for Newcastle United.
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Berbatov joined the youth squad of his father's former club, CSKA Sofia, after being spotted by scout and manager Dimitar Penev in 1998.
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.
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2000
19 Years Old
Berbatov nearly signed for Italian Serie A side Lecce in June 2000, even passing a medical before the move collapsed at the last minute.
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TWENTIES
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He was signed by Bayer Leverkusen of Germany 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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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.
He scored his first FA Cup goals on 18 February 2007 when he came on as a second-half substitute in a 4–0 win over Fulham and netted two of the four goals.
His first cup final for Tottenham came on 24 February 2008 in the Football League Cup; Spurs faced Chelsea at Wembley Stadium.
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He played in his second Champions League final in 2009, during his side's 2–0 defeat against Barcelona.
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Berbatov scored United's third goal in the 92nd minute of their 3–1 win over Chelsea in the 2010 Community Shield on 8 August.
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THIRTIES
Berbatov netted his first goals of the 2011 calendar year with his third hat-trick of the season in a 5–0 home win over Birmingham City on 22 January.
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In the 2012 January transfer window, Berbatov was linked with a move to Bayern Munich, but the rumour was quashed when Berbatov's contract was extended for another year.
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