By Daily Sports on September 20, 2019
Former Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur striker Dimitar Berbatov announced his retirement from football on Thursday, 18 months after leaving India's Kerala Blasters, bringing an end to a glittering 20-year career.
The 38-year-old, Bulgaria's record goalscorer, also played for CSKA Sofia, Bayer Leverkusen, Fulham, Monaco and Greek side PAOK, but he has been without a club since leaving the Blasters.
“Someone told me I need to say something, and seeing that people were asking me, especially back home, I need to give a farewell message," Berbatov wrote on Instagram.
“My last game was more than one year ago, so I think it's the right time now to stop, and it’s long overdue.”
The gifted striker, who won two Premier League titles with Manchester United and was named Bulgaria’s Footballer of the Year seven times between 2004 and 2010, added that he planned to remain in football in some capacity.
Berbatov joined Manchester United from Tottenham in 2008 for what was then a club record fee of £30.75 million ($38.38 million). (ESPN)
•Photo shows Dimitar Berbatov
Source Daily Sports
Posted September 20, 2019
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