Dimitar Berbatov

Dimitar Ivanov Berbatov

Profile :
Full name : Dimitar Ivanov Berbatov
Date of birth : January 30, 1981
Place of birth : Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
Nickname : Berbo, Berba
Playing position : Striker
Career Club :
Youth clubs
PFC Pirin Blagoevgrad
Senior clubs
Years Club

1999-2001 : CSKA Sofia

2001-2006 : Bayer Leverkusen
2006-2008 : Tottenham Hotspur
2008- : Manchester United

Brief Biography :
He was born in Blagoevgrad near the border with Yugoslavia where his father was a professional footballer with local outfit Pirin Blagoevgrad. His career began at the same club but he was spotted by legendary scout and coach Dimitar Penev and, only 17, moved to the most successful Bulgarian club CSKA Sofia following in the footsteps of his father, Ivan, who also played for the club as a left winger and later as a defender. He played for CSKA in the Bulgarian A PFG between 1998 and January 2001 making his debut as an 18-year-old in the 1998/99 season. He started to make his name the following year when he scored 14 goals in 27 league games and won the Bulgarian National Cup in 1999. He didn't get on well with the fans of the club though, because he rued chances in crucial games, like the one in may 2000 when CSKA lost to arch rivals Levski and also gave up the title, despite dominating the whole match