Džemal Berberović

Džemal Berberović
	Berberović with MSV Duisburg in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Džemal Berberović
Date of birth	5 November 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth	Sarajevo, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Right-back
Senior career*
Years	Team
1999–2003	Sarajevo
2003–2005	Bayer Leverkusen
2004	→ VfL Osnabrück (loan)
2005	Sarajevo
2005–2009	Litex Lovech
2007	→ Kuban Krasnodar (loan)
2009–2010	Denizlispor
2010–2011	Litex Lovech
2011–2013	MSV Duisburg
2013–2014	Litex Lovech
2014–2016	Sarajevo
Total
International career
	Bosnia and Herzegovina U18
	Bosnia and Herzegovina U21
2003–2010	Bosnia and Herzegovina
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Džemal Berberović (Bosnian pronunciation: [berběːroʋitɕ]; born 5 November 1981) is a Bosnian former professional footballer who played as a right-back.

Club career

Berberović started his career at hometown club Sarajevo. At age 22, he signed with German club Bayer Leverkusen, but did not play in any official matches. In January 2005, he returned for six months to Bosnia and Herzegovina. Berberović played for and captained Sarajevo in the Bosnian Premier League before he moved to Litex Lovech in June 2005. In January 2009, he was transferred to the Turkish Süper Lig side Denizlispor.^[1] In June 2010, he moved back to Litex. In July 2011, he was transferred to 2. Bundesliga club MSV Duisburg.^[2]

International career

Berberović has made some very important appearances for the Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 national team. He made his senior debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in a February 2003 friendly match away against Wales and has earned a total of 33 caps, scoring no goals.^[3] His final international was a June 2010 friendly against Germany.^[4]

Berberović concluded his international career on 29 July 2010.^[5]

Career statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bosnia and Herzegovina			League		Cup		Europe		Total
1999–2000	Sarajevo	Bosnian First League	12	0	0	0	–		12	0
2000–01		Bosnian Premier League	34	2	10	0	–		44	2
2001–02			24	0	6	0	2	0	32	0
2002–03			31	3	4	0	4	0	39	3
2003–04			1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2003–04	VfL Osnabrück	2. Bundesliga	13	0	0	0	–		13	0
2004–05	Sarajevo	Bosnian Premier League	22	2	7	0	–		29	2
2005–06	Litex Lovech	A Group	24	0	?	?	7	0	31	0
2006–07	Litex Lovech	A Group	13	0	?	?	3	0	16	0
2007	Kuban Krasnodar	Russian Premier League	5	0	0	0	–		5	0
2007–08	Litex Lovech	A Group	11	0	?	?	–		11	0
2008–09	Litex Lovech	A Group	14	0	?	?	2	0	16	0
2008–09	Denizlispor	Süper Lig	12	0	1	0	–		13	0
2009–10	Denizlispor	Süper Lig	24	0	5	0	-		29	0
2010–11	Litex Lovech	A Group	23	0	4	0	2	0	29	0
2011–12	Litex Lovech	A Group	–		–		3	0	3	0
2011–12	MSV Duisburg	2. Bundesliga	29	1	2	0	–		31	1
2012–13	MSV Duisburg	2. Bundesliga	14	0	2	0	–		16	0
2012–13	MSV Duisburg II	Regionalliga West	4	0	-		–		4	0
2013–14	Litex Lovech	A Group	16	0	0	0	–		16	0
2014–15	Sarajevo	Bosnian Premier League	22	0	2	0	4	0	28	0
2015–16	Sarajevo	Bosnian Premier League	14	0	2	0	0	0	16	0
Total	Sarajevo		160	7	31	0	10	0	201	7
	VFL Osnabruck		13	0	0	0	0	0	13	0
	Litex Lovech		101	0	4	0	17	0	122	0
	Kuban Krasnodar		5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
	Denizlispor		36	0	6	0	0	0	42	0
	MSV Duisburg		43	1	4	0	0	0	47	1
	MSV Duisburg II		4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Career Total			362	8	45	0	27	0	434	8

International

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
	2003	4	0
	2004	1	0
	2005	6	0
	2006	3	0
	2007	7	0
	2008	6	0
	2009	4	0
	2010	2	0
Total		33	0

Honours

Sarajevo

Litex Lovech

Individual

Ismir Pintol trophy: 2005

References

^ "DZEMAL BERBEROVIC". TFF. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
^ German career stats – FuPa
^ Mamrud, Roberto (16 July 2009). "Bosnia and Herzegovina – Record International Players". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
^ "Džemal Berberović rekao zbogom reprezentaciji" (in Bosnian). ljiljan.ba. 29 July 2010. Archived from the original on 3 March 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2012.

External links

Džemal Berberović at National-Football-Teams.com

[1] "DZEMAL BERBEROVIC". TFF. Retrieved 29 August 2009.

[2] German career stats – FuPa

[3] Mamrud, Roberto (16 July 2009). "Bosnia and Herzegovina – Record International Players". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 30 January 2021.

[4] "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 30 January 2021.

[5] "Džemal Berberović rekao zbogom reprezentaciji" (in Bosnian). ljiljan.ba. 29 July 2010. Archived from the original on 3 March 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2012.

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