Džemal Berberović

Bosnian footballer

Džemal Berberović
Personal information
Berberović with MSV Duisburg in 2012
Full name	Džemal Berberović
Date of birth	(1981-11-05) 5 November 1981 (age 42)
Place of birth	Sarajevo, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Right back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2003	Sarajevo	128	(5)
2003–2005	Bayer Leverkusen	0	(0)
2004	→ VfL Osnabrück (loan)	13	(0)
2005	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)
2014–2016	Sarajevo	44	(0)
Total		400	(8)
International career^‡
	Bosnia and H. U-18	3	(0)
	Bosnia and Herzegovina U21
2003–2010	Bosnia and Herzegovina	33	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 June 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4.10.2014.

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

Club 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-HerzegovinianPremier 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.^[2]

International career

He has made some very important appearances for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national under-21 football 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

As of 15 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
2003–04	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	Litex Lovech	A Group	13	0	?	?	3	0	16	0
2006–07	Kuban Krasnodar	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	FK Sarajevo	Premijer liga BiH	22	0	2	0	4	0	28	0
2015–16	FK Sarajevo	Premijer liga BiH	14	0	2	0	0	0	16	0
Total	FK 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			361	8	44	0	27	0	432	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

Club

FK 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.