# Džemal Berberović

Džemal Berberović (Bosnian pronunciation:; 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. In June 2010, he moved back to Litex. In July 2011, he was transferred to 2. Bundesliga club MSV Duisburg.

## 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. His final international was a June 2010 friendly against Germany.
Berberović concluded his international career on 29 July 2010.

## Career statistics

| Club performance | Club performance | Club performance | League | League | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | Total | Total |
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Bosnia and Herzegovina | League | League | Cup | Cup | Europe | Europe | Total | Total |
| 1999–2000 | Sarajevo | Bosnian First League | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 0 |
| 2000–01 | Sarajevo | Bosnian Premier League | 34 | 2 | 10 | 0 | – | – | 44 | 2 |
| 2001–02 | Sarajevo | Bosnian Premier League | 24 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| 2002–03 | Sarajevo | Bosnian Premier League | 31 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 3 |
| 2003–04 | Sarajevo | Bosnian Premier League | 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 | Sarajevo | 160 | 7 | 31 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 201 | 7 |
| Total | VFL Osnabruck | VFL Osnabruck | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Total | Litex Lovech | Litex Lovech | 101 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 122 | 0 |
| Total | Kuban Krasnodar | Kuban Krasnodar | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | Denizlispor | Denizlispor | 36 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| Total | MSV Duisburg | MSV Duisburg | 43 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 1 |
| Total | MSV Duisburg II | MSV Duisburg II | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Career Total | Career Total | Career Total | 362 | 8 | 45 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 434 | 8 |

### International

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

## Honours

Sarajevo
* Bosnian Premier League: 2014–15
* Bosnian Cup: 2001–02, 2004–05
Litex Lovech
* Bulgarian A PFG: 2010–11
* Bulgarian Cup: 2007–08
Individual
* Ismir Pintol trophy: 2005