Džemal Berberović

Džemal Berberović

Personal information
Full name	Džemal Berberović
Date of birth	5 November 1981
Place of birth	Sarajevo, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Right back
Club information
Current team	FK Sarajevo
Number	23
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1999–2003	FK Sarajevo	128	(5)
2003–2005	Bayer Leverkusen	0	(0)
2004	→ VfL Osnabrück (loan)	13	(0)
2005	FK Sarajevo	29	(2)
2005–2009	Litex Lovech	63	(0)
2007	→ Kuban Krasnodar (loan)	5	(0)
2009–2010	Denizlispor	36	(0)
2010–2011	Litex Lovech	23	(0)
2011–2013	MSV Duisburg	43	(1)
2013–2014	Litex Lovech	16	(0)
2014–	FK Sarajevo	28	(0)
Total		384	(8)
National team^‡
	Bosnia and H. U-18	3	(0)
2000–2002	Bosnia and Herzegovina U21	15	(0)
2002–	Bosnia and Herzegovina	33	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 June 2015. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4.10.2014.

Džemal Berberović (born 5 November 1981) is a Bosnian football defender who plays for FK Sarajevo.

Career

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

International career

Bosnia-Herzegovina squad during UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying.

On 12 February 2002, Berberović made his debut for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team in a friendly game against Wales national football team in Cardiff. He has made some very important appearances for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national under-21 football team.

Berberović concluded his international career on 29 July 2010 with 33 caps.^[2]

Career statistics

As of 4 May 2016

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bosnia and Herzegovina			League		Cup		Europe		Total
1999-00	FK Sarajevo	Premijer liga BiH	12	0	0	0	–		12	0
2000–01			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
	VfL Osnabrück	2. Bundesliga	13	0	0	0	–		13	0
2004–05	FK Sarajevo	Premijer liga BiH	22	2	7	0	–		29	2
2005–06	Litex Lovech	A Group	24	0	?	?	7	0	31	0
2006–07			13	0	?	?	3	0	16	0
	Kuban Krasnodar	Premier League	5	0	0	0	–		5	0
2007–08	Litex Lovech	A Group	11	0	?	?	–		11	0
2008–09			14	0	?	?	2	0	16	0
	Denizlispor	Süper Lig	12	0	1	0	–		13	0
2009–10			24	0	5	0	-		29	0
2010–11	Litex Lovech	A Group	23	0	4	0	2	0	29	0
2011-12			–		–		3	0	3	0
	MSV Duisburg	2. Bundesliga	29	1	2	0	–		31	1
2012-13			14	0	2	0	–		16	0
	MSV Duisburg II	Regionalliga West	4	0	-		–		4	0
2013–14	Litex Lovech	A Group	16	0	0	0	–		16	0
2014–15	FK Sarajevo	Premijer liga BiH	22	0	2	0	4	0	28	0
2015–16			13	0	2	0	0	0	15	0
Total	FK Sarajevo		159	7	31	0	10	0	200	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			360	8	44	0	27	0	431	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

FK Sarajevo

• Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina:
  • Winners (1): 2014–15
• Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup:
  • Winners (2): 2001–02, 2004–05

Litex Lovech

• Bulgarian Cup:
  • Winners (1): 2007–08
• Bulgarian A PFG:
  • Winners (1): 2010–11

References

1. "DZEMAL BERBEROVIC". TFF. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
2. "Džemal Berberović rekao zbogom reprezentaciji" (in Bosnian). ljiljan.ba. 29 July 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2012.

External links

• Džemal Berberović at National-Football-Teams.com