Dimitar Berbatov, máximo goleador de la historia de la selección de Bulgaria, anunció este jueves el final de su carrera como futbolista, tras más de un año sin club.

"Nunca es el final porque seguiré en el fútbol de una manera o de otra, pero ha llegado el momento de decir que, después de veinte años jugando al final, termino mi carrera profesional", escribió el delantero de 38 años en su cuenta de Instagram.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

On this special day today, / if you don't know why, check the story --/ i decide to share this with you, which i was preparing to post a while ago, but didn't... I don't know why... I know some of you already thought that i retired, and now maybe you are like WTF Berbs we know that you don't play, but i did try to find something last year.. Didn't happened ------‍♂ So, someone told me i need to say something, and seeing that people where asking me, especially back home, i need to give a farewell message! So, here it is! My last game was more then one year ago, so i think its the right time now to stop and its long overdue! Although when i think about it, its never The End, because i will stay in the game in one way or another, the time has come to say that after almost 20 years playing football i am stoping with my proffesional ACTIVE football career! I will miss it! I will fucking miss it! Everything! The games, trainings, the goals, preparations, the presure, my teammates... the roar of the fans when i scored another banger ---- I was blessed and work hard to have the oportunity to play with one of the best ever and against some of the best ever! And coming from small country this makes it even more special for me! I had my highs and of course some lows in my career, won my fair share of trophies, score some goals along the way as well! I played the way i wanna play, and i scored the goals i wanted to score! Thank you to all the people who helped me develope, and became the player i always wanted to be! Thank you to all my former teams my teammates and my coaches and staff! It was a pleasure! I know at times i was not easy to work with, but i always gave my everything for the teams i played for! I hope you all have enjoyed my game, and everything i gave to entertain you on the pitch! ---- Damn it, i will miss all of this, peopleee, because i love football so much... But i am sure you will miss me as well -- Thank you! ---- DB9

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Berbatov, que vistió los colores de clubes europeos importantes como el Bayer Leverkusen, el Manchester United o el Mónaco, se había comprometido en 2017 con el Kerala Blasters de India, pero no tuvo éxito en esa aventura. Desde hace un año estaba sin equipo, sin estar oficialmente retirado.

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Con Bulgaria jugó 77 partidos y marcó 48 tantos, lo que le hace ser el máximo anotador de la historia de su selección, igualado con Hristo Bonev.

Únicamente pudo disputar un gran torneo de selecciones, la Eurocopa de Portugal-2004, en la que su equipo fue eliminado en la fase de grupos.

En su palmarés destacan especialmente dos títulos de la Premier League inglesa, conseguidos en su etapa en el Manchester United. (D)