Džemal Berberović (Bosnian pronunciation: [berběːroʋitɕ]; born 5 November 1981) is a retired Bosnian professional footballer who played as a right back.
![]() Berberović with MSV Duisburg in 2012 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Džemal Berberović | ||
Date of birth | (1981-11-05) 5 November 1981 (age 40) | ||
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) | |
National team‡ | |||
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. |
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]
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]
Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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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 | 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 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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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 |