Manchester United's £ 30m transfer deadline-day signing Dimitar Berbatov will almost certainly make his debut for the club this weekend in the Premier League Big Match at Anfield.
Here's everything you need to know about the new man United number 9…
1) Dimitar Berbatov Ivanov was born in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria on January 30, 1981. that clearly has genes sports: Margarita mom was a professional handball player and dad Ivan a professional footballer with CSKA Sofia. Brother Asen also played in Bulgaria.
2) When the football game as a child, always pretended to be AC Milan striker Marco van Basten. After 96 euros, although Berbatov became obsessed with Alan Shearer. It was a Newcastle shirt number nine of its 18 years of age and even used to sleep in it.
3) After starting with local side Pirin Blagoevgrad, which was discovered by Dimitar Penev - the director who led Bulgaria third in the 1994 World Cup - and joined CSKA Sofia 17 years of age. Berbatov share a bedroom with five other players, when they first arrived and made his debut for CSKA Sofia 18. Then Result 14 goals in 27 games in his first season and won the Bulgarian Cup.
4) Nine goals in 11 games for Sofia in 2000-01 attracted Bayer Leverkusen, Berbatov and made his first move abroad in January 2001. He suffered triple disappointment in the 'Neverkusen team - also with Chelsea's Michael Ballack - which ended as finalists in three competitions.
5) The goals were slow to enter Germany, but when they did, in fact derived. Berbatov final two seasons at Leverkusen saw him achieve a phenomenal strike rate of 41 goals in only 67 games. That rich vein of scoring earned him a £ 10.9million move to Tottenham - the highest rate ever paid by a Bulgarian footballer. Ironically, Sir Alex Ferguson also tried to sign him at that time to replace Ruud van Nistelrooy.
6) To date, Berbatov has won only two trophies: the National Cup of Bulgaria in his first season, and the Carling Cup with Tottenham last year. Manchester United trophy cabinet is expected to begin filling quickly, but with such skills within the current champion of the Premier League, which certainly can not spend too much time with empty hands:
7) In his first season at Tottenham who wore an armband with the slogan "You are not alone", who are fighting for the release of five Bulgarian nurses sentenced to death in Libya on charges of injecting hundreds of children with HIV in the 1990's. Berbatov is also goodwill ambassador for Unicef.
8) Your time in Spurs saw him cement his reputation as one of the best strikers in Europe, capable of scoring some fantastic goals. Here is his Top 10:
9) The Bulgarian made his debut against Greece, with an average age only 18 years old. At present the side of captain, Berbatov in the past to win 47 caps and 28 goals Result - improving the international registration of Bulgarian legend Hristo Stoichkov. All Dimitar needed now is more or less a dozen trophies and a Ballon d'Or to boot - but at least is finally in a position to win.
10) He learned English watching movies The Godfather - which explains why he joined Manchester United. Obviously Berbatov and Fergie did offer that he could not refuse ... Berbatov also asserts that never swears. So what will make this lack of potable new song is anyone's guess (warning: contains bad words)
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