Džemal Berberović

Džemal Berberović
Berberović with MSV Duisburg in 2012
Personal information
Full name Džemal Berberović
Date of birth (1981-11-05) 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 Apps (Gls)
1999–2003 Sarajevo 102 (5)
2003–2005 Bayer Leverkusen 0 (0)
2004 → VfL Osnabrück (loan) 13 (0)
2005 Sarajevo 22 (2)
2005–2009 Litex Lovech 62 (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)
2014–2016 Sarajevo 36 (0)
Total 358 (8)
International career
Bosnia and Herzegovina U18 3 (0)
1999-2003. Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 14 (0)
2003–2010 Bosnia and Herzegovina 33 (0)
*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
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 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 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 Sarajevo Bosnian Premier League 22 0 2 0 4 0 28 0
2015–16 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

References

  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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